"I say underrated, that's kind of crazy, right? But I don't think Mookie Betts gets the credit. Freddie Freeman is like my favorite person, player in the game. He's ruined Brewers history many times, but I still love him. I think he's a terrific player and even more terrific person. Ohtani, you know, one of the all-time greats. I don't know how many years he's played but he's one of the all-time greats."
"But Mookie Betts, what he's doing, transitioning back to the infield and playing shortstop on America's team, like, are you kidding me? And doing it so well. I mean, his performance this year is by far the most underrated. If you're watching baseball and value to a team, that dude is some kind of special. It would be like Steph Curry playing forward, you know what I mean? He could do it because superstars can do that. Mookie is doing something in our game that's unprecedented."
The Los Angeles Dodgers entered the postseason with a roster anchored by former MVPs Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts. Betts produced a below-average regular season by his standards but heated up in September and maintained strong offense in the playoffs. Entering Game 4 of the National League Championship Series, Betts was hitting .297/.381/.459 with four doubles, one triple and six RBIs in 42 postseason plate appearances. Betts has also adapted to playing shortstop and delivered strong defensive work despite relative inexperience. Several observers have called his combined offensive and defensive performance this year highly underrated given his overall value.
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