A Healthy Mookie Betts Is What The Dodgers Need For Rest Of Season

Mookie Betts is in the midst of his second season with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

His first year with the team was a smashing success, as he was a key part of L.A.’s run to the 2020 World Series title.

Betts’ strong 2020 season was one of the many reasons why Dodgers fans had very lofty expectations for him going into the 2021 campaign.

But to the surprise of many, Betts stumbled out of the gate this year.

It took him a little while to get things going.

He was producing; just not at the rate that we’ve grown so accustomed to with him.

For reference, on June 9, he was batting just .250 with a .792 OPS.

You can live with those numbers if you’re L.A., but you certainly expect more from a superstar like Betts.

Well, in recent months, the Dodgers have indeed gotten more from the former MVP.

Despite some IL stints, he has been crushing the ball lately.

And as long as Betts stays healthy, it’s going to be very hard to slow him down.

Recapping Betts’ Last Two Months

Betts has hit the injured list twice in the past two months.

Both stints were for the same injury—a hip issue.

Fortunately, neither of his IL stints seemed to faze him.

Let’s rewind a little bit.

Betts really started to turn around his season in the middle of July.

Over a five-game span from July 10 to July 19, he posted an insane slash line of .706/.727/.1471 (that’s a 2.198 OPS) to go along with three home runs and four doubles.

He looked unstoppable.