"Yeah. Yeah, for sure. I'll be 40, and my little girl will be 14, 15, my son will be 10. I know for me, my parents were always there, and I want to do that same thing for my kids."
"Toward the end, it's probably going to suck. For a while, it's kind of what has defined me. There's no way for me to substitute going into the locker room, being on a plane and developing relationships with so many people for 20 to 30 years."
Mookie Betts is entering his seventh season with the Los Angeles Dodgers after being acquired from the Boston Red Sox in February 2020. The Dodgers signed Betts to a 12-year, $365 million extension that kept him from reaching free agency. Betts recently turned 33 and intends to retire after the 2032 season when his contract expires, aiming to be present for his children as his parents were for him. Betts expects emotional difficulty leaving baseball because the game has defined much of his life and provided long-term relationships and routines. If he retires then, he will complete seven more seasons with the Dodgers and depart with multiple awards and championships.
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