Dave Roberts, Mookie Betts and World Series
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Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts made an honest admission about Mookie Betts' struggles in the World Series.
The star shortstop is now 3-for-23 in this World Series and has just nine hits in 55 at-bats since the Wild Card Series.
On Nothing Personal with David Samson, the host remarked, “Dave Roberts announced that he had made a lineup change. Turns out Andrew Friedman had nothing to do with it. He got to the ballpark and got a text alert from MLB.com that had his lineup in it — and had Mookie Betts moving down to the three hole. Unbelievable.”
The Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts dropped a blunt take on his play, sparking praise from a World Series champ.
After indicating that the Dodgers' lineup could look "a little bit different" following a lackluster performance in Game 4 of the World Series, manager Dave Roberts shuffled his order for Game 5 on Wednesday night.
The Los Angeles Dodgers shuffled their slumping lineup for Game 5 of the World Series on Wednesday night, and the changes did absolutely nothing to prevent another dismal offensive performance by a star-studded lineup running out of chances to recapture its October form.