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Dodgers Announce Plan to Change Mookie Betts's Primary Position Again

Ryan Phillips

Betts played 83 games as an infielder in 2024.
Betts played 83 games as an infielder in 2024. / Brad Penner-Imagn Images
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Mookie Betts will be on the move again.

On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced their plan to move Betts back to the infield next season. The 32-year-old has moved positions several times since joining the Dodgers in 2020 and it appears another position shift is coming in 2025.

During the 2024 campaign, Betts was all over the diamond. He played 65 games at shortstop, 43 games in right field and 18 games at second base. In 2023, he played 107 games in right field, 70 at second base and 16 at shortstop.

There is no word where Betts will be sent next season, but second base would probably be a safe bet. Shortstop is an incredibly taxing position, while second could extend his career.

Moving Betts to the infield will open a place in right field which, theoretically, could be filled by a free agent. New York Yankees free agent outfielder Juan Soto is available, and the Dodgers are expected to be involved in the bidding for him.

We'll see what the Dodgers' actual plans are for Betts but it looks like he'll be switching positions again.

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RYAN PHILLIPS

Ryan Phillips is a senior writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has worked in digital media since 2009, spending eight years at The Big Lead before joining SI in 2024. Phillips also co-hosts The Assembly Call Podcast about Indiana Hoosiers basketball and previously worked at Bleacher Report. He is a proud San Diego native and a graduate of Indiana University’s journalism program.

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