Mookie Betts comments about Dodgers won’t make Red Sox fans happy

Mookie Betts reveals the reason why he decided to sign a long-term deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and it won’t make Boston Red Sox fans happy

The Los Angeles Dodgers overcame a 3-1 series deficit in the playoffs. On Sunday evening, the Dodgers defeated the Atlanta Braves 4-3 to advance to their third World Series in the past four years. The Dodgers were always the favorites to represent the National League in the Fall Classic for one reason: the addition of Mookie Betts. And that goal was accomplished.

After celebrating their NL pennant, Betts was asked why he decided to sign a massive 12-year contract with Los Angeles before the season started. His answer will not make Boston Red Sox fans too happy.

Betts simply wants to win

Ah, we remember it like it was yesterday. Once the Red Sox willingly traded Betts to the Dodgers in their three-team trade including the Minnesota Twins, Boston fans were spewing their belief that Betts would play for the Dodgers in 2020 before returning on a long-term contract. That dream was crushed just before the start of the season, when the former AL MVP signed a 12-year, $365 million contract. It wasn’t about the money. Betts wanted to play for a winning organization for a long time.

The Betts trade and signing paid huge dividends for the Dodgers. The outfielder slashed .292/.366/.562 while hitting 16 home runs and 39 RBI in the regular season. Betts didn’t slow down in the postseason either, as he recorded a .311 batting average, a .852 OPS, 14 hits and eight RBI. Oh, and add in the two robbery catches on would-be home runs of Freddie Freeman and Marcell Ozuna in the NLCS.

Los Angeles has proven over the years that they’re willing to spend as much as it takes for them to win their first World Series since 1988. They stand a good chance of doing so in the next week, as they take on the Tampa Bay Rays, the top team in the American League.