Dodgers Notes: Noah Syndergone, Record Setting Freddie, MVP Mookie

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The Dodgers won again on Sunday, taking the series two games to one over the Red Sox in Boston. It was a nice little reunion weekend for players on both sides, but certainly the fan base will be happy to see Mookie Betts leave town after a series where he dropped 7 hits, 2 doubles and a home run against his old team.
With his numbers on the season, and his performance in a big series with so many eyes on him, Mookie may have leap frogged Ronald Acuna in the eyes of NL MVP voters this season.
“It’ll be cool to win," Betts said. "It’ll be super cool. I’d be lying if I said it wouldn’t be cool. But the number one thing is winning the World Series, winning the division and playing well.”
In other potential MVP news, with his 50th double of the season, Freddie Freeman passed Shawn Green to become the Dodgers' all-time leader in doubles in a single season told the league to not forget about him when it comes to voting at the end of the year.
50 doubles for Freddie, the new LA Dodgers single-season doubles record holder! pic.twitter.com/BMohXhf0Ho
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 27, 2023
Freddie Freeman is so him.
Finally, fans around baseball were shocked to see the Cleveland Guardians pull the rip cord on their Noah Syndergaard experiment just one month after picking him up from the Dodgers. More details can be found here, but the veteran had a 5.40 ERA in 6 starts for the Guardians.
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- Freddie Freeman is Avoiding Batting Title Talk
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- Julio Urias Reacts to Growing Concerns with Struggles on the Road
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Dodgers Social Media of the Day
MOOKIE MONSTER. pic.twitter.com/DlUn328yUE
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 27, 2023
The Dodgers beat the Red Sox and get another series win. LA improves to 80-49, go 4-2 on the road trip and are +12.5 games up on the D-Backs.
— Doug McKain (@DMAC_LA) August 27, 2023
LA is running away with the division like Secretariat at the Belmont Stakes. Only thing that’s left is to catch the Braves. pic.twitter.com/gR5IsZbXr4
From Shawn Green on Freddie Freeman breaking his LA Dodgers single-season doubles record (Green’s father Ira was Freeman’s youth hitting coach):
— Dodger Insider (@DodgerInsider) August 27, 2023
“Big congrats to Freddie! My dad and I are both happy to hand this record off to a great guy who we’ve known since I set it.” pic.twitter.com/Px9syCYwIl
Justin Turner, a true hero pic.twitter.com/Ds12J8OeOZ
— Kate (@kate_880) August 27, 2023

Clint is the lead editor of Inside the Dodgers and personality on Dodgers Nation's network of programming. His work has been published on SI, DN, and Bleacher Report over the last decade.
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