Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts opened up on the struggles he has seen at the position.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have been rolling of late, taking three of four games against the Cincinnati Reds in their most recent series. Los Angeles has put together efficient baseball, finding different ways to win ball games., who assumed the full-time shortstop role just before the start of the year. Betts was primed to be the second baseman all offseason but switched over at the last minute due to consistent throwing issues by infielder Gavin Lux.
Betts always strives for perfection and that tends to have him being a little harder on himself than he needs to be. His evaluation of his progress likely isn't a fair assessment; it's simply an indication he wants to get better.of his play in the field. “It’s a work in progress. It’s my first time doing it in a long time. You have to start somewhere and at least with me feeling like I’m on the lower end, there’s nowhere to go but up from here.
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