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Boston's Mookie Betts says he expects to become free agent
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Mookie Betts says if Boston Red Sox offered him the deal Dodgers gave him, he would have accepted it (report)
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Face it, Red Sox fans, you are overrating Mookie Betts a bit - The Boston Globe
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Mookie Betts Billboard Put up in Boston by Dodgers Fan Site Owner
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Betts caps Boston return with homer as Dodgers defeat Red Sox
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Former Red Sox teammate says Mookie Betts wanted to stay in Boston
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Assessing how the Boston Red Sox did in the Mookie Betts trade, with thoughts from Alex Verdugo
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Chaim Bloom says Red Sox prioritized 'big picture' over fan reaction in trading Mookie Betts - ESPN
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Mookie Betts Welcomed Back to Boston
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Conflicting reports on status of Mookie, Price megadeal
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Sources: Red Sox trade former MVP Mookie Betts, David Price to Dodgers
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AL East offseason preview -- Will Yankees add an ace? Will Red Sox really deal Mookie Betts? - ESPN
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Why Mookie Betts trade to Dodgers still stings for Red Sox fans - Los Angeles Times