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Dodgers to move Mookie Betts to infield in 2025, seek pitching and outfielders this offseason
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Dodgers to move Mookie Betts to infield in 2025, seek pitching and outfielders this offseason

LA Times  

The big news from Gomes’ media session on Wednesday: Mookie Betts is likely heading back to the infield in 2025. Now, however, the club’s “assumption,” as Gomes put it, is that Betts will return to the dirt next season, though exactly how that will look is not yet “set in stone.” “I know the toll on the body is less …

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Weston Wilson drives in tiebreaking run with infield single as Phillies beat Rays 3-2 for sweep
3 months, 1 week ago

Weston Wilson drives in tiebreaking run with infield single as Phillies beat Rays 3-2 for sweep

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — Weston Wilson drove in the tiebreaking run with an infield single down the third-base line, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Tampa Rays 3-2 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep. Nick Castellanos homered and Zack Wheeler struck out nine batters over six innings as the Phillies reduced their magic number to clinch their first National League …

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Where do the Dodgers play Mookie Betts when he returns from injury?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Where do the Dodgers play Mookie Betts when he returns from injury?

LA Times  

Mookie Betts, above working out before a game at Dodger Stadium in July, is getting closer to coming back from a broken hand. One of the greatest defensive right fielders in baseball history, Mookie Betts moved to second base last year because the Dodgers needed him to. But look at the players the Dodgers picked up before the trade deadline, …

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‘Uncharted territory’: Is Mookie Betts at shortstop a sustainable solution for the Dodgers?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Uncharted territory’: Is Mookie Betts at shortstop a sustainable solution for the Dodgers?

LA Times  

Three months in, the amazement has yet to dissipate. “I take a lot of pride in it, how I’ve come a long way,” Betts said this weekend, reflecting on the process while from a visiting locker at Yankee Stadium last weekend. “I was talking to Lux,” Betts said after a recent game, “and I was like, ‘This is the hardest …

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Infield fly and interference call loom large during 1st inning of Yankees-Angels game
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Infield fly and interference call loom large during 1st inning of Yankees-Angels game

Associated Press  

ANAHEIM, Calif. — An infield fly and interference call loomed large in a game for the second time in less than a week. Umpires called an infield fly, but Soto bumped into Angels shortstop Zach Neto with his hip as he tried to get back to second base, causing Neto to lose track of the ball and it landing in …

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Motivated by move to shortstop, Dodgers veteran Mookie Betts is on a tear
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Motivated by move to shortstop, Dodgers veteran Mookie Betts is on a tear

LA Times  

Mookie Betts has a reputation for seeking challenges. When the Dodgers started evaluating their shortstop options near the end of spring camp — amid repeated defensive miscues from then-starting shortstop Gavin Lux — Betts didn’t outwardly ask to move to the position. “I’m very proud of myself for making those plays, and all the work.” Indeed, Betts’ approach to his …

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Bryce Harper to play first base full-time for Phillies as franchise moves on from Rhys Hoskins
1 year, 1 month ago

Bryce Harper to play first base full-time for Phillies as franchise moves on from Rhys Hoskins

Associated Press  

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Philadelphia Phillies have decided two-time Most Valuable Player Bryce Harper is the team’s first baseman of the future, which means the franchise also is moving on from slugger Rhys Hoskins. Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said Tuesday the front office and manager Rob Thomson came to the conclusion Harper was the best option at …

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‘I’ve always considered myself a middle infielder.’ How Mookie Betts excels beyond right field
1 year, 5 months ago

‘I’ve always considered myself a middle infielder.’ How Mookie Betts excels beyond right field

LA Times  

Mookie Betts, throwing to first base in a game against the Kansas City Royals on July 1, has made 19 starts at second base and 12 at shortstop for the Dodgers this season. “All the way out there and back 18 times,” Betts said last week, pointing to the Dodgers’ dugout and out to right field. “Not just today, but …

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Is rookie Miguel Vargas’ dynamic bat worth making risky infield move? Dodgers think so
1 year, 10 months ago

Is rookie Miguel Vargas’ dynamic bat worth making risky infield move? Dodgers think so

LA Times  

Miguel Vargas of the Dodgers runs the bases after hitting the first home run of his career, against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sept. 24, 2022. But it won’t deter the Dodgers, who will open spring training in Phoenix this week with highly touted prospect Miguel Vargas, the best pure hitter in their farm system, penciled in at second base, …

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