Mookie Betts’ return to Fenway Park was an emotional one for all involved. The former Red Sox star and current Dodger came back to his old stomping grounds for the first time since he was tra…
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Mookie Betts tips his helmet as he comes up to bat against the Boston Red Sox during the first inning of baseball game Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, in Boston.Betts didn’t have any theatrics in his first at-bat though, as he popped out to first base.
One of the players he was traded for, however, showed some thunder in the bottom of the first inning. Alex Verdugo led off for Boston and smacked a home run into the right-field bullpen, just over outfielder Jason Heyward’s reach. Betts, winner of the 2018 American League MVP with the Red Sox, has been an All-Star three times in Los Angeles and is a candidate to win top NL honors this year.
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