I showed up a bit late to my first Dodger game, thanks to the abysmal traffic that clogs up Stadium Way on game days. As I walked to the entrance, I heard the crowd roar. I pulled out my phone and checked the score, and of course, Mookie Betts had led the game off with a home run.
The race for the Most Valuable Player award in the National League has been a tight one, although Atlanta’s Ronald Acuna Jr. is an overwhelming favorite according to sportsbooks.
While Acuna has had a historic season, becoming just the fifth player to reach 40 stolen bases and 40 home runs in the same season (Acuna has 68 stolen bases), Dodgers outfielder and occasional second basemen Mookie Betts has done everything to make his case for his second MVP award, having won the AL MVP in 2018 with the Red Sox.