{"id":91719,"date":"2025-09-12T08:56:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T08:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=91719"},"modified":"2025-09-12T08:56:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T08:56:06","slug":"dodgers-dave-roberts-declares-mookie-betts-back-amid-hot-streak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=91719","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers&#8217; Dave Roberts Declares Mookie Betts Back Amid Hot Streak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesportingtribune.com\/img\/random\/usatsi_22555960_168399360_lowres-1600x900.jpg\" alt=\"Dave Roberts makes bold call, benches Mookie Betts\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is the Mookie Betts everyone was expecting to see this season.<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles Dodgers star shortstop has had a tumultuous season to say the least. Enduring a strange stomach issue which reportedly led to him losing 20 pounds at the beginning of the season truly put Betts behind the proverbial 8-ball. As major creatures of habit, baseball players are notoriously strict with how they get ready for a full 162-game slate.<\/p>\n<p>In Betts\u2019s case, the physical problem totally threw his season out of whack \u2014 and we\u2019ve seen the results. A career .291 hitter, Betts had seen his numbers plummet as he worked to regain strength. The mental toll was evident, and he appeared to be pressing at a level no one had seen before.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately for the Dodgers, the funk appears to be over.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote data-dnt=\"true\" data-width=\"550\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>Most consecutive games with multiple RBI, Dodgers history (RBI official since 1920):<\/p>\n<p>1953 Roy Campanella: 6<br \/>\n2025 Mookie Betts: 5 *active<br \/>\n2010 Matt Kemp: 5<br \/>\n1993 Mike Piazza: 5<br \/>\n1962 Tommy Davis: 5<br \/>\n1960 Wally Moon: 5<br \/>\n1930 Babe Herman: 5 https:\/\/t.co\/j51CuPlret<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/SlangsOnSports\/status\/1966001172805742838?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Betts has been tearing the cover off the ball in recent weeks \u2014\u00a0hitting .342 over his last 30 games. His batting average has risen about 30 points over the last month. Betts has also clubbed seven homers and accrued an elite .957 OPS during this stretch.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote data-dnt=\"true\" data-width=\"550\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>Mookie Betts over his last 30 games for the Dodgers:<\/p>\n<p>41-for-120 (.342)<br \/>\n7 HR<br \/>\n26 RBI<br \/>\n8 K\/11 BB<br \/>\n.957 OPS<\/p>\n<p>His season OPS on August 4 was .657. After this grand slam, it&#8217;s .737.<\/p>\n<p>What an unbelievable turnaround.pic.twitter.com\/tNTSl7dATC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/noahcamras\/status\/1966003945928798462?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1966003945928798462%7Ctwgr%5E884054d30c11f453161ae6d4ccdf32c3987fde97%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdodgersnation.com%2Fdodgers-dave-roberts-declares-mookie-betts-back-amid-hot-streak%2F2025%2F09%2F11%2F<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>After Wednesday\u2019s game, manager Dave Roberts specifically spoke about the level Betts is playing at \u2014 and this includes his prowess as a defensive player.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cI think what that means is there\u2019s real confidence, there\u2019s edge, just letting his ability to just play,\u201d Roberts said Wednesday. \u201cI think that we\u2019re seeing that at shortstop now, and in the batter\u2019s box. There\u2019s just that edge, and he\u2019s not in between as he was for a lot of the season. So I think that for me, that\u2019s what I mean when I say Mookie looks like Mookie right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Defensively, Betts is a plus-16 in saved runs \u2014\u00a0the most of any shortstop. He also ranks in the 87th percentile in overall range compared to the rest of his peers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-11-at-12.27.47-PM.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-11-at-12.27.47-PM.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-11-at-12.27.47-PM-768x393.jpg 768w\" alt=\"Dodgers' Dave Roberts Declares Mookie Betts Back Amid Hot Streak\" width=\"1200\" height=\"614\" \/><figcaption><em>Baseball Savant\/Mookie Betts<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This is the sort of run that can carry a ballclub well into October. Given that Betts is starting to heat up, it would enable Shohei Ohtani to see better pitches in front of him \u2014 as well as whomever is hitting behind Betts whether it be Will Smith, Freddie Freeman, or potentially Teoscar Hernandez.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote data-dnt=\"true\" data-width=\"550\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>Mookie Betts has a +33 DRS season as a RF, a +11 DRS season as a CF, a +16 DRS season as a SS, and a +7 DRS season as a 2B.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not hyperbole to say he\u2019s one of the best pure athletes baseball\u2019s ever seen. pic.twitter.com\/KeRzRoMjyc<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/explore?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1965762538706260025%7Ctwgr%5E884054d30c11f453161ae6d4ccdf32c3987fde97%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdodgersnation.com%2Fdodgers-dave-roberts-declares-mookie-betts-back-amid-hot-streak%2F2025%2F09%2F11%2F<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>While some were quick to assume that Betts may be dropping off as an elite player, the underlying numbers \u2014 and the visibly tangible ones \u2014 suggest otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is over-the-moon in how his star player Mookie Betts has recently been performing at the plate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":91722,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Dodgers&#039; 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