SAN ANTONIO — Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts is heading to the infield, again. That served as the largest development in general manager Brandon Gomes’ wide-ranging session with media at the annual general managers’ meetings Wednesday. The World Series champions continued their eventful last month, arriving late at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa due to a series of travel mishaps that included canceled flights, delays and a reroute through Houston.
But while the Dodgers’ offseason will largely revolve around their pursuit of starting pitching and retaining much of their championship roster, they already have their first major move. Advertisement That will come with Betts, who for the second consecutive offseason will be moving back to the infield – either at second base, where he was supposed to start in 2024, or at shortstop, where he wound up starting on Opening Day in Seoul, South Korea, and played for most of his first 72 games this season before breaking his left hand in June. “I think it’s a lot of conversations with him,” Gomes explained.
“I know the toll on the body is less in the infield for him. So you can make arguments on both sides of it. But the beauty of Mookie is (he’s) the most selfless superstar we’ve ever been around.
And that permeates through the team.” Betts started his professional career as an infielder, though he hadn’t been an everyday shortstop since high school before the Dodgers threw him ther.
