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Mookie Betts is in unfamiliar territory this season as he navigates his worst offensive year. The Los Angeles Dodgers star is slashing .241/.311/.365 in 113 games thus far.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have been on quite a skid, and they're at risk of losing the National League West to the rival San Diego Padres.
Betts’ expected stats are better than what he has actually produced, suggesting some unluckiness in the down year. His chase rate is up slightly from the norm, though still well above league average. His strikeout and whiff rates remain among the game’s best.
Mookie Betts is the front man for a campaign in which Corona Beer and its advertising partners had pre-timed a press release for the morning after the Dodgers got swept by the Angels.
Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Mookie Betts has had a brutal year. Before falling into a career-worst slump, Betts battled a stomach bug that caused him to lose
Dodgers’ Mookie Betts seeks advice from 6-time All-Star, former Red Sox teammate to fix brutal slump
Betts has shown some signs of life in August, slashing .280/.321/.380. That turnaround, according to Forbes’ D.J. Siddiqi, came after Betts reached out to former Boston Red Sox teammate and friend J.D. Martinez for advice.