5 days ago

Mookie Betts Shrugs Off MVP Talk: ‘I Just Want to Win’

“Don’t care about none of that,” Betts said to the New York Post after Dave Roberts predicted MVP talk. A stomach virus cost him 20 pounds last year, and his average fell to .231 in August. He rebounded late, focused on shortstop, and finished a Gold Glove finalist. Betts batted .317 over the final 47 games of the regular season.