Mookie Betts
American baseball player
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2024 | Won the World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers. |
2024 | Betts won another World Series with the Dodgers. |
2024 | Betts was awarded his seventh Silver Slugger award, recognizing his outstanding offensive performance during the season. |
August 2024 | Betts returned from the injured list and resumed playing as the right fielder for the remainder of the season. |
June 16 2024 | Betts suffered a fracture in his left hand after being hit by a fastball from Kansas City Royals pitcher Dan Altavilla, resulting in a lengthy stay on the injured list. |
March 8 2024 | Mookie Betts was announced to become the Los Angeles Dodgers' starting shortstop for the 2024 season due to changes in team strategy. |
2023 | Mookie Betts was elected by the fans as a National League starter in the 2023 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
2023 | Betts had a career-high 39 home runs and 107 RBI, and he won his sixth Silver Slugger award. |
2023 | During the 2023 season, Betts displayed his versatility by spending significant time at second base and made his first-ever career appearance as a shortstop in a game against the Chicago Cubs. |
August 7 2023 | On August 7, 2023, Betts hit his fifth career grand slam home run as a lead-off batter, tying a Major League record. |
2022 | Betts was selected as a starting outfielder for the National League All-Star Team, marking his sixth appearance at the MLB All-Star game. |
2022 | Betts finished fifth in voting for the National League Most Valuable Player award. |
2022 | Mookie Betts achieved another All-Star selection, continuing to showcase his elite talent with the Los Angeles Dodgers. |
2022 | He won his fifth Silver Slugger award. |
August 2022 | In August 2022, Mookie Betts participated in the production of the film 'Jackie Robinson: Get to the Bag,' which was shown in a preview event at a New York museum. |
July 23 2022 | Mookie Betts hit his 200th career home run off of Alex Wood of the San Francisco Giants. |
January 2022 | In January 2022, Mookie Betts signed a movie production agreement with Propagate Content. |
2021 | In the postseason, Mookie Betts had two hits in four at-bats during the Wild Card Game. |
2021 | Mookie Betts was selected to the National League All-Star Team, marking his fifth All-Star appearance. |
2021 | Mookie Betts recorded nine hits in 20 at-bats and hit one home run during the 2021 NLDS. |
2021 | Mookie Betts won the Gold Glove Award for his outstanding defensive performance in the right field with the Dodgers. |
2021 | Mookie Betts played in 122 games for the Los Angeles Dodgers during the regular season. |
2021 | Mookie Betts was named an All-Star for the fifth time in his career while playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers. |
2021 | In the 2021 NLCS, Mookie Betts had four hits in 23 at-bats. |
December 1 2021 | Mookie Betts married Brianna Hammonds on December 1, 2021, in Palos Verdes Estates, California. |
January 2021 | Mookie Betts and Brianna Hammonds announced their engagement in January 2021. |
2020 | Betts finished second in NL MVP voting behind Freddie Freeman of the Atlanta Braves. |
2020 | He won the World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers. |
2020 | After the season, Mookie Betts was awarded his fifth consecutive Gold Glove and fourth Silver Slugger award, including his first Gold Glove in the National League. |
August 2020 | Betts achieved a multi-homer, multi-steal game against the Colorado Rockies, becoming the first Dodger and only the 19th player in MLB history to do so. |
August 27 2020 | On this date, Mookie Betts reached 1,000 MLB career hits. |
August 13 2020 | Mookie Betts hit three home runs in a game against the San Diego Padres, marking his sixth three-homer game of his career and tying Sammy Sosa and Johnny Mize for the most in MLB history. |
July 31 2020 | Betts hit his first home run as a Dodger against Zac Gallen of the Arizona Diamondbacks. |
July 23 2020 | Mookie Betts made his Dodgers debut on Opening Day against the San Francisco Giants and recorded his first hit as a Dodger, a single off pitcher Tyler Rogers. |
July 22 2020 | The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Mookie Betts to a 12-year contract extension worth $365 million, including a $65 million signing bonus, making it the richest contract in Dodgers history. |
February 10 2020 | The Boston Red Sox traded Mookie Betts, along with David Price and cash considerations, to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Alex Verdugo, Connor Wong, and Jeter Downs. |
2019 | Mookie Betts appeared in 150 games, batting .295 with a .915 OPS, leading the major leagues with 135 runs, hitting 29 home runs, and recording 80 RBIs, 40 doubles, and 16 stolen bases. |
2019 | After the season, Mookie Betts was awarded his fourth consecutive Gold Glove and his third Silver Slugger and finished eighth in the 2019 AL MVP voting. |
July 26 2019 | Mookie Betts achieved the fifth three-homer game of his career, hitting a home run in each of his first three at bats against James Paxton of the Yankees. |
2018 | Betts finished the season leading the major leagues with a .346 batting average and the desire to help the Red Sox to finish the year with a record of 108–54, culminating in a World Series victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. |
2018 | During spring training in 2018, a 13-year-old fan gifted Mookie Betts a necklace, which he continued to wear throughout his successful season. |
November 2018 | Mookie Betts and his girlfriend Brianna Hammonds welcomed their first child, a daughter, in November 2018. |
November 15 2018 | Betts was named the American League MVP, receiving 28 of 30 first place votes, making him the only player in AL history to win the World Series, a Gold Glove, a Silver Slugger, and the AL MVP in the same season. |
September 26 2018 | Betts stole his 30th base of the season, becoming only the second player in Red Sox history to join the 30–30 club. |
August 9 2018 | In a game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Betts hit for the cycle, becoming the 21st player in Red Sox history to achieve this feat. |
July 8 2018 | Betts was named as an American League starting outfielder in the 2018 MLB All-Star Game, while batting .343 with 22 home runs and 44 RBIs at the time. |
July 6 2018 | Betts hit his 22nd home run of the season, achieving the milestone of 100 home runs in his MLB career, becoming the fourth Red Sox player to reach this before turning 26. |
May 2 2018 | Betts set a new Red Sox franchise record by hitting three home runs in a game against the Kansas City Royals, marking the fourth three-homer game of his career. |
April 17 2018 | Mookie Betts hit three home runs in a game against the Los Angeles Angels, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 10–1 victory, tying him with Ted Williams for the most three-homer games in Red Sox history. |
2017 | Mookie Betts ended the 2017 season with a batting average of .264, scoring 101 runs, stealing 26 bases, hitting 24 home runs, and achieving 102 RBIs. |
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