{"id":91348,"date":"2025-08-20T01:33:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T01:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=91348"},"modified":"2025-08-20T01:33:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T01:33:48","slug":"what-happened-mookie-betts-meeting-with-dave-roberts-will-disappoint-dodgers-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=91348","title":{"rendered":"What happened? Mookie Betts\u2019 meeting with Dave Roberts will disappoint Dodgers fans"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After Dave Roberts had a meeting with Mookie Betts after the Dodgers loss to the Rockies, it doesn’t sound like sweeping change is coming.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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After\u00a0watching Teoscar Hernandez miss out on a pair of routine plays\u00a0in the right field that effectively cost the\u00a0Los Angeles Dodgers\u00a0a win over the Colorado Rockies, fans in Chavez Ravine and beyond had one unifying demand:\u00a0Mookie Betts\u00a0needs to play right field stat.<\/p>\n

So naturally, when news broke shortly after the final pitch that Betts was\u00a0meeting with skipper Dave Roberts and President of Basketball Operations Andrew Friedman, fans assumed their prayers \u2013 or at least consistent social media postings \u2013 had been answered.<\/p>\n

Soon, fans figured, Betts would return to his signature position, Hernandez would shift to right, and everything else would fall into place, with Andy Pages, Max Muncy, Tommy Edman, and Hyeseong Kim slotting in at center field, third base, shortstop, and second base, respectively, when fully healthy.<\/p>\n

And yet, not even 24 hours later, that excitement\u00a0cratered, with the Dodgers announcing their lineup featuring Hernandez at his usual spot, while Betts remains an infielder.<\/p>\n

Asked about this choice and the meeting that preceded it, Roberts told reporters like The Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya that the meeting was actually about his swing and that they\u00a0hadn’t talked about a position change in any meaningful way.<\/p>\n

\u201cMookie Betts did meet with Dave Roberts and Andrew Friedman postgame yesterday in Roberts’ office. Not the first time he’s gone into the office after a game (and Friedman is on this trip). Betts said he popped his head in there to reiterate how good he feels about his swing,\u201d Ardaya wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDave Roberts said Mookie Betts is in his office \u2018all the time.’ Was the case when he was slumping, and he wanted to check in with him frequently, even though he’s swinging it better. Said he has not discussed right field at all with Betts at any point this season.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Now, for fans who have been watching LA play all season long, Roberts isn’t exactly someone who makes sweeping changes on a whim, with Michael Conforto starting night-in and night-out for months despite being a sub-200 hitter.<\/p>\n

Still, if Hernandez continues to struggle in the field, one has to wonder how long the Dodgers can go\u2014and how many games they will have to lose \u2013 before Roberts’ hand is forced.<\/p>\n

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