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Mookie Betts will be Dodgers' everyday second baseman, Dave Roberts says

Mookie Betts playing second base is no longer just an experiment. According to Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, the team is planning to move the former MVP right fielder to second base full time in 2024. Roberts first made the announcement during an interview Monday afternoon on MLB Network, saying, "I think it's pretty safe to say No. 50, Mookie Betts, is going to be our everyday second ...
Mookie Betts of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts to his two-run home run, to take a 2- 0 lead over the San Diego Padres, during the third inning at Dodger Stadium on Sunday, May 14, 2023, in Los Angeles.

Mookie Betts playing second base is no longer just an experiment.

According to Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, the team is planning to move the former MVP right fielder to second base full time in 2024.

Roberts first made the announcement during an interview Monday afternoon on MLB Network, saying, "I think it's pretty safe to say No. 50, Mookie Betts, is going to be our everyday second baseman."

Later, during a chat with reporters at MLB's annual winter meetings, the

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