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Dylan Hernández: Mookie Betts definitely still cares. And he knows he can't disappear in playoffs again.

The Los Angeles Dodgers' Mookie Betts reacts after striking out in the first inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks during Game 1 of the National League Division Series at Dodgers Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, in Los Angeles.

PHOENIX — Mookie Betts cares. He really cares, and he doesn't understand why anyone would think otherwise.

"I don't know where that came from," Betts said.

A seven-time All-Star who is in the fourth year of a 12-year, $365 million contract, Betts is one of the most gifted athletes in baseball. He's also a world-class bowler and part-time podcaster, a World Series television correspondent and a fervent basketball fan who makes regular visits to Crypto.com Arena. When he flails the way he did

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