{"id":31708,"date":"2025-02-05T20:14:30","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T20:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=31708"},"modified":"2025-02-05T20:14:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T20:14:30","slug":"exclusive-dodgers-mookie-betts-provides-exciting-update-on-playing-shortstop-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=31708","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive: Dodgers\u2019 Mookie Betts Provides Exciting Update on Playing Shortstop in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Mookie Betts experiment at shortstop is going to make a return during spring training.<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles Dodgers remain confident that Betts will be their Opening Day shortstop, expecting that an offseason of work with new first-base coach Chris Woodward will lead to defensive improvements \u2014 something difficult to achieve during his brief stint at the position last season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like I\u2019m just a completely new person out there,\u201d Betts said of his work at the position this winter during Dodger Fest on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/USATSI_22816013_168396005_lowres.jpg\" alt=\"Dodgers' Mookie Betts Provides Exciting Update on Playing Shortstop in 2025 | Dodgers Nation\" \/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=dodgersnation&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1885851762608771272&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fdodgersnation.com%2Fdodgers-mookie-betts-provides-exciting-update-on-playing-shortstop-in-2025%2F2025%2F02%2F04%2F&amp;sessionId=620f693aaba6d39e5d77f4d0b551b90969975c20&amp;siteScreenName=dodgersnation&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1885851762608771272\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes\u00a0made Betts\u2019 move back to the infield official during the Winter Meetings, announcing Betts was going to be given an opportunity at the position again.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHe\u2019s ready for the challenge,\u201d Gomes said. \u201cHe feels like, with a full offseason, he can go and tackle that. Like we\u2019ve said before, he\u2019s one of the guys that I certainly wouldn\u2019t bet against.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Betts, a six-time Gold Glove winner in right field, transitioned to second base during spring training last year, then shifted to shortstop to start the season before returning to right field on Aug. 12 after recovering from a fractured hand.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"stream-item-size\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1254144,54622027\/dodgersnation_com-large-leaderboard-2_0__container__\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-dodgersnation_com-large-leaderboard-2-0_charity\">\n<div>He started 61 games at shortstop, committing nine errors \u2014 eight on throws. The Dodgers believe that with more experience and a full offseason to prepare, he can thrive defensively at the position.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>\u201cI think with Mook what was most impressive, if you look at all of the most challenging parts of the position, he does really well. And where he struggled was throwing,\u201d Gomes said. \u201cYou go watch him in right field it\u2019s one of the best arms in the game. It\u2019s incredibly accurate.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo those things that are most challenging to teach \u2014 getting off the ball, range, making exceptional plays, his pre-pitch timing \u2014 he nailed those. It was really syncing up his throw from that because he\u2019s been so used to the outfield throw.<\/p>\n<p>So I think that\u2019ll be the majority of his work is how does he access what is an elite arm and have that translate to the infield.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With Betts penciled in at short, Tommy Edman will play more center field. Hyeseong Kim will most likely play second base and\u00a0Miguel Rojas\u00a0will return to his utility backup role.<\/p>\n<p>The same goes for\u00a0Chris Taylor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mookie Betts experiment at shortstop is going to make a return during spring training. 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