Since Declaring His Season ‘over,’ Dodgers’ Mookie Betts Has Turned It Around

Since declaring his season ‘over,’ Dodgers’ Mookie Betts has turned it around

LOS ANGELES — Mookie Betts’ season ended a month ago. After the Dodgers’ win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Aug. 8, Betts was batting .239 with a .680 OPS (despite two hits including a home run that night). He declared that he was done worrying about those numbers. “This season’s over,” Betts said that month. “My season’s kind of over. We’re going to have to chalk that up to not a great season.” Since that night, Betts’ season has taken a turn. G…

Mookie Betts Is Finding His Form Just in Time for the Dodgers

For most of 2025, Mookie Betts has looked like a shell of himself. A preseason illness shed 15–25 crucial pounds from his frame and cost him the Japan opening series against the Chicago Cubs. It’s safe to say that this illness zapped his energy and got his season started off on the wrong foot. By early August, Betts was slashing just .231/.302/.355 with a .657 OPS, the worst stretch of his perennial All-Star and MVP career. He wasn’t hitting for…

'He looks like Mookie': Betts continues late-season resurgence as Dodgers pad NL West lead

LOS ANGELES -- One month ago, Mookie Betts was at peace with the idea of his season being over.