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Mookie Betts is at the World Series, but not as player. 'I have to do better, no matter what.'

Manager Bruce Bochy of the Texas Rangers and Mookie Betts of the Los Angeles Dodgers meet before Game Three of the World Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on Oct. 30, 2023, in Phoenix, Arizona.

PHOENIX — Mookie Betts wore a smile to the World Series. He stood behind the batting cage at Chase Field, little more than two weeks after the Dodgers' season crashed to an unceremonious end on this very field.

Major League Baseball invited him here for Game 3 on Monday, to provide behind-the-scenes access and insights for its cable channel and social media platforms. His interest in postseason games did not wane once his team was

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