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After the big trade and bigger contract, Dodgers hoping for World Series payoff with Mookie Betts - The Boston Globe
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Mookie Betts is living in the present, but he'd like to correct one thing: He never wanted to leave the Red Sox - The Boston Globe
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Mookie Betts homers twice as Dodgers beat Yankees
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The Red Sox are hot. Mookie Betts has been hotter.
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It's a new chapter in life': Mookie Betts plays first game with Dodgers after new contract
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Mookie Betts: The total package. An exceptional talent and a tremendous…, by Cary Osborne
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BSJ Game Report: Dodgers 7, Red Sox 4 - Mookie Betts leads comeback win in return to Boston
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Dodgers @ Red Sox August 25, 2023: Mookie Betts returns to Boston for the first time since being traded – Dodgers Digest
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Mookie Betts caps Boston return with another homer as Dodgers beat Red Sox 7-4
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Revisiting Boston Red Sox's Mookie Betts trade on two-year anniversary
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As time runs short on the Red Sox, it's impossible not to reflect
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At the All-Star Game, Mookie Betts looms as a cautionary tale. What does the future hold for the Red Sox' unsigned stars? - The Boston Globe
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Mookie Betts sparks Dodgers to first World Series title since 1988
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Mookie Betts caps Boston return with another homer as Dodgers beat Red Sox 7-4
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Why Mookie Betts currently holds the edge over Freddie Freeman for NL MVP