Is there anything Mookie Betts can’t do athletically?
He’s played right field. He’s played center field. He’s dabbled at second base. He’s bowled perfect 300 games.
And on Thursday night? He played shortstop for the first time in his MLB career after being drafted as one (he said he last played in the minors in 2011).
Here’s the kicker: He had been off from the Los Angeles Dodgers due to paternity leave and said he had been sleeping in a hospital chair after his son was born. He joined the team after the game had started, then casually made a double play against the Chicago Cubs:
MOOKIE IS AN ELITE SHORTSTOP pic.twitter.com/JTZMJuiHtQ
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) April 21, 2023
Mookie Betts has literally been sleeping in a chair at a hospital, rolled out the delivery room, showed up at the game five minutes after it started, played a position he hasn’t played in 12 years and looked like a Gold Glover doing it. Legend. pic.twitter.com/XwiaHsh8qj
— Jared Carrabis (@Jared_Carrabis) April 21, 2023
New Mookie ability has been unlocked pic.twitter.com/wA6lykYGCX
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) April 21, 2023
Amazing.
