Last spring brought Mookie ... refining Betts’ routine. His laborious pregame work sessions spanned hours and hundreds of ground balls before regular-season games. He shrugged off the idea ...

The left-hander was brought in as a reliever in the 10th inning of Game 1 and he gave up a walk-off grand slam, allowing Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani, and Kike Hernandez to score the winning runs.

If Betts pulls this off, he would become only the 22 nd player since 1900 to play at least 100 games in right field and shortstop, further elevating his legacy for Cooperstown. “Mookie wants ...