Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts was off to a strong start before a hand fracture sidelined him for two months, derailing his MVP hopes.
was having quite the start to his season when he was hit on the hand by a pitch. He was diagnosed with a fracture and missed two months, which effectively thwarted any chance he had at winning the National League MVP award.
Full-time designated hitters have placed as high as second in MVP voting on four occasions. David Ortiz came closest in 2005 with the Boston Red Sox, earning 11 first-place votes, but finishing behind Alex Rodriguez, who received 16. “I always thought that ,” said Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman, who made two starts at DH while winning the NL award with Atlanta in 2020. “But the things he’s doing this year, it’s hard to argue against it.”
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