The Boston Red Sox are close to breaking through as a team. How do they break through? They need their young stars to reach stardom. The Red Sox are hoping for the best with Jackie Bradley Jr. and Xander Bogaerts, but they need one player in specific to reach his potential: Mookie Betts.
Betts had a terrific year in 2016, batting .318 with 31 home runs and 113 runs batted in. These numbers were what so many fans got excited about, reminiscing about the possibility of those numbers further increasing.
However, Betts’ 2017 season took a downward spiral and never quite rekindled 2016’s magic, hitting .