Dodgers' Mookie Betts Searching for Transfer After Non-public Assembly With Crew Bosses?

[ad_1] The Los Angeles Dodgers had been walked off by the Colorado Rockies on Monday night time in a sport that featured a number of errors from Teoscar Hernández in proper area.

Hernández threw to the fallacious base within the third inning, permitting a run to attain, and within the ninth inning, he dropped a ball that ended up being a double by Ezequiel Tovar, who got here round to attain the profitable run.

Supervisor Dave Roberts was vital of Hernández's play in proper area after the sport, saying he must "get higher on the market," per the Los Angeles Instances' Kevin Baxter.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 15: Mookie Betts #50 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates his run with Dave Roberts #30, to take a 6-2 lead over the Athletics, in the course of the second inning at Dodger... LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 15: Mookie Betts #50 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates his run with Dave Roberts #30, to take a 6-2 lead over the Athletics, in the course of the second inning at Dodger Stadium on Might 15, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Extra Ronald Martinez/Getty Photographs The Dodgers outfield has primarily been Hernández, Andy Pages and Michael Conforto. Nevertheless, their finest defensive outfielder has been taking part in shortstop. Mookie Betts is a six-time Gold Glove winner in proper area and will simply repair the Dodgers' outfield protection.

Baxter reported that Betts met with Roberts and the president of baseball operations, Andrew Friedman, after the loss, and advised that the timing of the assembly was no coincidence. Betts could also be seeking to get again into the outfield.

"The Betts dialog afterward was personal," wrote Baxter. "However the circumstances that led to it weren't. Clearly the bullpen will not be the Dodgers' solely drawback."

Betts has struggled offensively, and maybe a transfer again to his unique place may assist. Betts performed shortstop final season, however ended up again in proper area. This yr, he has made all of his begins at shortstop.

Not solely would Betts' taking part in within the outfield assist the Dodgers' protection, it may lengthen the lineup. Conforto has been the first left fielder, with Alex Name seeing a while, too. Betts becoming a member of the outfield group could be an improve over each of them.

In the meantime, within the infield, the Dodgers may use Hyeseong Kim at second base when he returns and permit Miguel Rojas or Alex Freeland to play shortstop. When Tommy Edman returns, Kim and Edman may take over the center of the infield commonly. Kiké Hernández is also again quickly, giving the Dodgers extra infield choices if Betts is in proper area.

The Dodgers may transfer Hernández to left area to get Betts again into proper area. It could be what Betts met with Roberts and Friedman about, and it is laborious to suppose in any other case after how the sport unfolded.