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los angeles dodgers They had an amazing month of August, getting a lot of victories that gave them an important advantage in the National League West Division. Mookie Betts was the main reason for this incredible performance by the Californians and for that reason he took the distinction for the Best Player of the Month of the old circuit.
The native of Nashville during the eighth month of the year had a supernatural performance and that caused him to get into the dispute for the award for National League Most Valuable Player. In August, the outfielder hit .455 with 11 home runs, drove in 230 total runs, .839 SLG and a 1.355 OPS.
Betts has become one of the offensive faces of the Los Angeles team. dodgers since his arrival in 2020. By batting for a .455 average for the number 50 Californians, he became the third player in history and the first since 1900 with 450 with 50 hits and 10 HR in a single month.
In the last week of October, the player from los angeles dodgers he was also awarded the Player of the Week award. One of the things that gives more value to what Mookie Betts has done is that throughout this season he has had to defend multiple positions due to the large number of injuries the team has had.
Right now the fight for the National League MVP award is between Ronald Acuna Jr., Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts. The great favorite to take the prize is the Venezuelan, but if the Dodgers player manages to maintain this good offensive moment and remains healthy in the remainder of the regular season, things could get even tighter.
We will have to wait and see what happens between now and the end of the season with each of these players, but one thing is certain: Mookie Betts is experiencing one of his best offensive moments of the season.
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