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Mookie Betts is a man on a mission as he continues his ninth MLB season.
The 2018 AL MVP and two-time World Series champion didn’t mince words in a recent conversation with Sports Illustrated, highlighting his ultimate individual goal for his career: “I want to one day have a Hall of Fame speech,” Betts says. “Pretty simple for me.”
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Betts is on track to achieve his lofty aspirations.