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LAD • Infielder • #50
10 days ago
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts will stick with Betts in the cleanup spot for the winner-take-all affair in Toronto after he delivered a two-run single in Game 6 to help Los Angeles keep their season alive. Here’s the full lineup as the Dodgers attempt to repeat as World Series champions: Shohei Ohtani (P/DH), Will Smith (C), Freddie Freeman (1B), Betts (SS), Max Muncy (3B), Teoscar Hernández (RF), Tommy Edman (CF), Enrique Hernández (LF) and Miguel Rojas (2B).
Source: MLB.com
LAD • Infielder • #50
10 days ago
Betts extended the Dodgers’ lead to 3-0 with a two-run single in the third off Kevin Gausman. He also drew a walk. It has not been a great postseason for the 33-year-old star, as seen in a .657 OPS over October, but that hit — and the Dodgers’ pitching — now has Los Angeles just a win away from back-to-back championships. He’ll
LAD • Infielder • #50
11 days ago
With their backs up against the wall and looking to stave off elimination, Dodgers’ skipper Dave Roberts has opted to shake up his lineup a bit. Miguel Rojas will start at second base while Tommy Edman will move out to center field. Here’s the full lineup that the Dodgers will send out against Jays’ right-hander Kevin Gausman: Shohei Ohtani (DH), Will Smith (C), Freddie Freeman (1B), Betts (SS), Teoscar Hernández (RF), Max Muncy (3B), Kiké Hernandez (LF), Tommy Edman (CF) and Miguel Rojas (2B).
LAD • Infielder • #50
18 days ago
The Dodgers will go with the same lineup they have since Game 2 of the NLCS in their quest to win back-to-back championships. The full lineup against Trey Yesavage and the Toronto pitching staff: Shohei Ohtani DH, Betts SS, Freddie Freeman 1B, Will Smith C, Teoscar Hernández RF, Max Muncy 3B, Enrique Hernández LF, Tommy Edman 2B and Andy Pages CF behind Blake Snell on the mound.
Source: MLB.com
LAD • Infielder • #50
about 1 month ago
The biggest Wild Card mismatch was the one to produce a 2-0 result. Betts wound up 6-for-9 with three doubles in the series, which saw the Dodgers rack up 28 hits and 18 runs in the two games. The Dodgers will move on to play the Phillies in a five-game NLDS beginning on Saturday.
LAD • Infielder • #50
about 2 months ago
Betts continues to scorch the baseball in September, and he hit one of three homers for the Dodgers on Friday off Robbie Ray. It gives him 20 on the season, and six of those have come since the start of the month. No one was hoping for a .260/.328/.413 slash from Betts, but when you consider just how bad he was for the majority of the season? It’s a little more impressive. Disappointing, to be sure, but a little more impressive.
LAD • Infielder • #50
about 2 months ago
Betts continues to scorch the baseball in September, and he hit one of three homers for the Dodgers on Friday off Robbie Ray. It gives him 20 on the season, and six of those have come since the start of the month. No one was hoping for a .260/.328/.413 slash from Betts, but when you consider just how bad he was for the majority of the season? It’s a little more impressive. Disappointing, to be sure, but a little more impressive.
LAD • Infielder • #50
about 2 months ago
Betts led off the third inning with a single and scored on a ground out off the bat of Tommy Edman. He also worked Robbie Ray for a walk to open the fifth inning and scored on an RBI double by Freddie Freeman. Betts then started the sixth inning with single and scored on a two-run knock by Miguel Rojas. The 32-year-old infielder has been sizzling at the plate over the past five weeks and is now slashing .263/.332/.410 with 18 homers, 75 RBI and eight stolen bases over 611 plate appearances on the season.
LAD • Infielder • #50
2 months ago
Betts had five RBI in all, reaching that mark for the first time this year and 14th time as a major leaguer. He’s hitting .385/400/.821 with four homers and 15 RBI in nine games this month after already having turned things around by batting .337/.412/.472 in his final 23 games of August.
LAD • Infielder • #50
2 months ago
Betts took Germán Márquez deep for a two-run homer in the third inning, his third homer this month. He later doubled in the sixth for his second hit of the game. The 32-year-old is hitting .255/.324/.397 with 17 homers, 85 runs scored, 69 RBI, and eight steals across 590 plate appearances.
LAD • Infielder • #50
2 months ago
Betts came up huge in the seventh inning to give the Dodgers a 3-1 lead with his two-run single, and it also meant that Tyler Glasnow was able to get a win after throwing seven no-hit innings in his return to the bump. Betts has looked oh-so-much better over the past few weeks, and the fact that his slash is still just .253/.323/.389 tells you just how bad the former MVP was prior to the start of August.
LAD • Infielder • #50
2 months ago
Betts’ home run was his 16th of the year. The 32-year-old shortstop has hit two home runs in his last three games. Betts has seen his power drop-off this year. He hit 39 home runs two years ago, but is on pace for a slugging percentage below .400 this year. Betts is hitting .253 with a .713 OPS and 65 RBI.
LAD • Infielder • #50
2 months ago
All three of Betts’ balls in play tonight topped 100 mph, which is encouraging from someone with a career-low hard-hit rate. Still, he’s been trending up there: August was his second-best month of the season there and first in terms of OPS. Through five games this month, he has a 56% hard-hit rate (10-for-18) and three extra-base hits.
LAD • Infielder • #50
2 months ago
The Dodgers get swept by the Pirates, but at least they weren’t blanked twice in a row? Betts’ 15th homer raised his OPS to .701. It’s the first time he’s finished a game over .700 since June 12.
LAD • Infielder • #50
2 months ago
The 32-year-old shortstop singled off of Brandon Pfaadt in the opening inning and scored on a ground ball off the bat of Andy Pages. He also singled in the fifth inning and scored on an RBI single by Pages. With his two-hit effort, Betts is now slashing .250/.323/.376 with 14 homers, 59 RBI and eight stolen bases over 555 plate appearances.
LAD • Infielder • #50
3 months ago
Betts has obviously been a disappointment in 2025, but things have looked considerably better as of late. His solo homer off Sam Moll in the seventh gave the Dodgers a 6-0 lead and Betts his 14th homer of the year. The 32-year-old is still hitting a disappointing just .250 with a .698 OPS over 476 at-bats, but Betts is a good bet — pun absolutely intended — to finish the year on a good run.
LAD • Infielder • #50
3 months ago
It’s a rare off day for Betts, who has finally started to show some signs of life at the dish of late, hitting .295 (18-for-61) with two homers, 10 RBI and one steal over his last 15 games. There’s been some speculation that he’ll be moved to right field in the wake of Teoscar Hernández’s lackluster efforts of late, but that doesn’t appear likely. Miguel Rojas is at shortstop on Wednesday night at Coors Field.
Source: MLB.com
LAD • Infielder • #50
3 months ago
Betts drew a walk off of Yu Darvish in the opening inning on Sunday and rode home on Freddie Freeman’s three-run blast. He then played the role of hero in the eighth inning, clobbering a 2-0 fastball from Padres’ closer Robert Suarez for a 394-foot (102.5 mph EV) solo shot that gave the Dodgers a 5-4 lead and proved to be the difference. Betts finished the day 1-for-3 and is now hitting .242/.312/.371 with just 13 homers, 57 RBI and eight stolen bases across 503 plate appearances in what has been a disappointing campaign for the 32-year-old superstar.
LAD • Infielder • #50
3 months ago
Betts got the Dodgers on the scoreboard with a two-run homer in the fifth off an otherwise-excellent Max Scherzer. He extended the lead for the Dodgers to 3-1 with a fielder’s choice in the seventh. Betts has disappointed in 2025, as he’s hit just 12 homers with 51 RBI combined with an OPS of just .680. There’s still a quarter of the season to improve those numbers, and history suggests he’ll do just that.
LAD • Infielder • #50
4 months ago
Betts is back at shortstop and leading off Sunday afternoon’s showdown at familiar Fenway Park following a two-game absence due to a personal issue, although he did strike out as a pinch-hitter to end Saturday’s game. The 32-year-old fantasy stalwart has been mired in an extended offensive tailspin for several weeks and hasn’t shown too many signs that he’s coming out of it. He’ll continue batting leadoff for a loaded Dodgers’ lineup until Max Muncy (knee) is back from the injured list at some point in August.
Source: MLB.com
LAD • Infielder • #50
4 months ago
It sounded like the Fenway fans wanted to cheer Betts, but also... that’s kind of tough when his first appearance is as the tying run in the ninth. Betts couldn’t play the hero tonight against Aroldis Chapaman. It was his first action since Wednesday after he left the Dodgers to attend to a personal matter.
LAD • Infielder • #50
4 months ago
Betts is currently “wheels up” according to Roberts, meaning that he’s on the way to Boston right now. The 32-year-old likely won’t be used unless it’s an emergency, but it seems very likely that he’ll be back in the lineup for Sunday’s contest against his former club.
Source: Ian Browne
LAD • Infielder • #50
4 months ago
Betts missed Friday’s game due to a personal matter, and it appears he’ll be held out one more contest at least. Miguel Rojas will start at shortstop and hit ninth in Betts’ absence.
Source: MLB.com
LAD • Infielder • #50
4 months ago
Dodgers’ skipper Dave Roberts noted earlier in the week that Betts could miss Friday’s game to attend to a personal matter and it sounds like that is the case. Miguel Rojas will start in his place at shortstop and will bat ninth for the Dodgers against Red Sox’ right-hander Brayan Bello.
Source: MLB
LAD • Infielder • #50
4 months ago
“There might be some things going on that he might not be around, that he’s got to deal with personally,” said Roberts following Wednesday’s walk-off win over the Twins. “Everything is okay with him, but yeah, we’ll see.” Fantasy managers should check back in ahead of Friday’s series opener in Boston for an update on his status.
Source: Sonja Chen
LAD • Infielder • #50
4 months ago
The move appears to be part of a larger effort to break Betts out of a prolonged slump at the dish. The 32-year-old fantasy star was held out of Saturday’s lineup to get him a break from game action. He’ll attempt to snap out of an extended tailspin at the dish, hitting .178 (21-for-118) with two homers and one steal over his last 30 games, by swapping lineup spots with Shohei Ohtani.
Source: MLB.com
LAD • Infielder • #50
4 months ago
Roberts expounded that Betts is getting some extra time off to hopefully trigger a mental reset after his frustrations leading into the All-Star break carried over into Friday’s second-half opener. The 32-year-old superstar is mired in an extended tailspin at the dish, hitting .178 (21-for-118) with two homers and one steal over his last 30 games. It sounds like Betts could get some additional time off in the coming days as the Dodgers prioritize getting him back on track for the final two months of the regular season.
Source: Sonja Chen
LAD • Infielder • #50
4 months ago
Betts will get a breather for the middle game of a three-game set against Milwaukee. Miguel Rojas will get the start at shortstop and hit ninth in Betts’ absence.
Source: Bill Plunkett
LAD • Infielder • #50
4 months ago
It’s the 10th homer of the season for Betts, but the first time that he’s gone deep since June 8; a lengthy spell for a player of his quality. The 32-year-old scuffled for the majority of the last month as seen in a .633 OPS, but everyone is aware of how good Betts remains and what he’s capable of. It’s still nice to get a reminder from a player who is slashing a disappointing .246/.321/.383 over his first 79 games.
LAD • Infielder • #50
4 months ago
Betts receives his first day off since June 2 with rookie Hyeseong Kim getting an opportunity to handle shortstop on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium. The 32-year-old fantasy star hasn’t exactly torn the cover off the ball in recent weeks, batting .240 (24-for-100) with just one homer and one steal in 25 games during the month of June.
Source: MLB.com