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Dodgers News: Mookie Betts Set to Represent the USA

Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts gets the chance of a lifetime to represent his country

Ryan Menzie

Dodgers News: Mookie Betts Set to Represent the USA
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There really isn't anything Dodgers All-Star outfielder Mookie Betts isn't capable of. A man of the people, AL MVP, two-time World Series champion, six-time All-Star and now he's heading to the World Baseball Classic for Team USA.

More players are set to be announced before a roster is finalized, but Betts joins an already loaded team along with his third base coach Dino Ebel. Betts will get to play alongside big time talents Pete Alonso, Bryce Harper, Mike Trout, Nolan Arenado, JT Realmuto, Paul Goldschmidt, Cedric Mullins and Trevor Story. 

Before COVID-19, the last World Baseball Classic Team USA was apart of was 2017, a team Goldschmidt and Arenado were apart of, where they dominated and finished in Dodgers Stadium with a gold medal. The team will now look to defend their title for the upcoming 2023 classic. 

As dominant as the Dodgers have been, there's no doubt in fans minds that Betts belongs on this team. The resumé speaks for itself and the Dodgers are currently steamrolling through the league. 

Betts currently sits tied for 10th in the league in home runs (27) with a .873 OPS (12th in the league). His stats rank near the top, but his amazing plays in the outfield are what make Betts so special.

That is exactly what Team USA will be looking for and there's no doubt even when the lights are shining the brightest, Betts is ready to play. The only way this will be more special for Betts and the Dodgers would be to see him teaming up with Trea Turner and his best buddy Freddie Freeman. 

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RYAN MENZIE

Ryan Menzie | Lead Contributor Ryan is an LA Native who has grown up praising the greatest athletes LA has had to offer. A love for sports ranging between basketball, football, volleyball and golf, a future Sports Management Masters graduate, and being engulfed into organized sports since seven years old, the passion and love for sports never ends for Ryan. If the words he writes don't paint the full picture of his true fandom, he will find more ways than one to tell the story and be more than willing to open up a nice LA sports debate with you. Favorite Player: Mookie Betts Favorite Moment: 2020 World Series. The Lakers won the NBA title and the Dodgers secured the World Series only a couple of months later. During such a rough time with COVID-19 and such a bleak look at how sports has tried to overcome the circumstances, it was a relief to see the night sky lit up for many nights and a makeshift parade in LA when it seemed like we needed it the most.

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