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    Friendship with Mookie Betts wasn't only factor in J.D. Martinez signing with Dodgers

    LOS ANGELES — The relationships with former teammate Mookie Betts and old hitting coach Robert Van Scoyoc certainly helped. But in the end, J.D. Martinez said his decision to sign with the Dodgers — on a bargain one-year, $10 million contract, no less — came down to an even simpler, more singular reason. "I'm in a part of my career where I just want to win," the Dodgers new designated hitter ...
    by Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times Feb 09, 2023 3 minutes
    Martinez of the Boston Red Sox is congratulated in the dugout after his solo home run, his second home run of the game, during the fourth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, in Boston.

    LOS ANGELES — The relationships with former teammate Mookie Betts and old hitting coach Robert Van Scoyoc certainly helped.

    But in the end, J.D. Martinez said his decision to sign with the Dodgers — on a bargain one-year, $10 million contract, no less — came down to an even simpler, more singular reason.

    "I'm in a part of my career where I just want to win," the Dodgers new designated hitter said Wednesday

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