Mookie Betts immerses himself in the shadows of the worst season of his career

Inexplicably, the MVP of the 2018 season is having the worst statistical year of its 12 seasons in MLB.

Mookie Betts It is synonymous with excellence in Major Leagues. A player who has proven to have all the capabilities to be a star and who is building a curriculum of Hall of Fame, Betts He has done absolutely everything necessary to be considered as part of the elite of the great players of MLB.

As a result, it has been unimaginable to see Bettsin the middle of the 12th season of his career, to have the worst statistical year of the same, looking like a player completely different from what he had accustomed to us for more than a decade. 2025 of Betts He has been immersed in health problems, as well as in offensive problems, showing us just, a shadow of what he is as a baseball player. The question is what has come out so badly with Betts that is in the midst of your worst campaign.

Let’s start with the health factor and the beginning of the year. Betts The spring training began and near the start of the season, when the team was about to open the year playing in Japan, He had to fly back to Los Angeles to attend a disease from which there were not many public details, but that made him lose about 30 pounds, because the player could not eat anything solid without vomiting him.

Despite this, Betts remained playing on the return of Los Angeles Dodgers To American soil and little by little, the episode was left behind. In May it was determined that Betts He had suffered the fracture on a foot of the foot already in early July, some games were lost, but the Dodgers They did not give further details.

For health reasons, Betts He has played 105 of 115 games that Dodgers have played in 2025.

As for performance, comparing with what was done last year, Betts has had a significant setback in several offensive departments, being located in the 1925 whispering of the hitters of 2025, in contrast to the fact that it was located in the 90th percentile in 2024, being one of the best batters of the year.

What has changed for Betts? Obvious situations such as the exit speed of their picheos, the force with which the ball and its swing speed are some of the notorious causes that would explain the offensive disaster that lives Betts In 2025.

On the defensive side, Bettsunlike 2024, it has been used exclusively as a campocorto in 103 meetings, placing level metrics in the position such as a 7 and 2 outs DRS above average (OAA) for its position, which speaks of the good level shown until this moment, contrary to the offensive.

Betts He is unlikely to turn his season in 2025. In fact, in 16 second half games, he barely beats .194 with PAHO of .526, without home runs and with three towed. However, it is no less true than due to its talent and commitment put on other facets of the game, it is still a fundamental piece of what the Dodgers They are doing this season.

It only remains to wait for the end of it and see if the state of health of Betts He has influenced his performance in some way and that the significant improvements arrive for 2026. This season, sadly, it is a lost case for the player.