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Dodgers' Mookie Betts has started planning for a life after baseball, but winning remains his top priority
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Why Is Mookie Betts Playing Shortstop for the Dodgers? - The New York Times
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Mookie Betts' four-hit performance highlights Dodgers' win
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Betts hits 2 of Dodgers' 5 homers in victory over Angels
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Will Smith homers off Will Smith as Dodgers edge Braves in Game 5 of NLCS, MLB
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Baseball's rule changes are a blueprint for success - Vox
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Mookie Betts at shortstop? How the Dodgers' experiment could make long-term sense
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Taking out the 'trash': How Mookie Betts revamped his swing at age 30
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Mookie Betts Has Been Starting Things Off With a Bang