Mookie Betts went 0-for-3 with four routine fly balls in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ comeback win over the Colorado Rockies. He is hitting .165/.230/.342 across 79 at-bats this season and .157/.200/.294 in 12 games since returning from the injured list. He added a sacrifice fly in his final at-bat, but he has one hit in his last 17 at-bats. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts attributed the slump to lack of confidence in his swing and mechanics, possible hesitation entering the batter’s box, and overthinking or anxiety. Betts returned from a right oblique strain after a short rehab period, which may have affected his production. Roberts compared the situation to other early-May slumps that later improved.
""I think he's obviously not confident in his swing, his mechanics," Roberts said. "I think a little bit, he might be taking that into the batter's box. Right now, I think his mechanics are one thing, but I think it's a little bit overthinking, trying too hard, anxious. "But it was good to see in that last at-bat, you could see him just fighting, and he was going to will himself to drive that run in, and that was good to see.""
"Betts returned from the 10-day IL on May 11 after missing five weeks due to a right oblique strain. The shortstop opted to play in only two rehab games before returning to the Dodgers lineup. Position players are eligible to be on rehab assignments for 20 days, but Betts chose to return far sooner, which could be affecting his production."
"Roberts believes Betts is in a similar spot as many of the other Dodgers hitters who were slumping in early May, such as Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, Teoscar Hernández and Kyle Tucker. "Yeah, I think that's exactly where he's at right now," Roberts said. All those players turned things around, and the Dodgers will count on Betts doing the same."
"Since the start of 2025, Betts is hitting .247/.315/.398, good for a 99 wRC+, meaning he has been 1% worse than a league-average hitter in a 750-plate app"
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