{"id":614572,"date":"2026-04-18T07:04:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T07:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/614572\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T07:04:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T07:04:37","slug":"dodgers-mookie-betts-makes-personal-announcement-amid-mlb-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/614572\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers’ Mookie Betts Makes Personal Announcement Amid MLB Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mookie Betts<\/a> has continued to enjoy his time in Los Angeles<\/a> as a member of the Dodgers<\/a>, now in his seventh season with the organization after spending the first six years of his MLB<\/a> career with the Boston Red Sox<\/a>.<\/p>\n

No matter where Betts plays, he impacts the game in ways few players ever have. The 33-year-old veteran has collected eight All-Star selections, six Gold Gloves, seven Silver Sluggers, a batting title and an MVP award.<\/p>\n

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He also remains the active MLB leader in championships with four, routinely finishing seasons on top. Unfortunately for Betts, he is currently sidelined with a right oblique strain and is on the 10-day injured list. His season is on hold, though he hopes to return in May.<\/p>\n

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Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts (50)\u00a9 Brett Davis-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

As Betts continues to rehab and progress in his recovery, he is also entering a new era of his life away from the field. Betts and his wife, Brianna Betts, shared a personal update on Friday in a collaborated Instagram post.<\/p>\n

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The couple announced that their family had expanded with the arrival of a baby girl. \u201c\ud83c\udf80Khari Betts \ud83c\udf80 The newest addition to the Betts Bunch!\u201d the caption read.<\/p>\n

Khari is the couple\u2019s third child, joining daughter Kynlee, born in 2018, and son Kaj Lyn, born in 2023. With life getting a bit more chaotic at home, Betts will hope to bring some dad strength with him once he returns to the Dodgers lineup.<\/p>\n

Before the injury, Betts struggled at the plate to open the 2026 season, posting a .179 batting average, .281 on-base percentage, .710 OPS, two home runs and seven RBIs.<\/p>\n

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While it is a small sample size, this is an important year for Betts after a slight dip in production in 2025 as well. He still has seven years remaining on his 12-year, $365 million contract and the Dodgers need him performing at a high level as they chase a potential third straight World Series title. For now, Betts focuses on healing and enjoying life as a father of three.<\/p>\n

Related: Dodgers Announce Trade With Phillies After Edwin Diaz Update<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally published by Athlon Sports<\/a> on Apr 17, 2026, where it first appeared in the MLB<\/a> section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mookie Betts has continued to enjoy his time in Los Angeles as a member of the Dodgers, now…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":614573,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[558],"tags":[64,63,5156,298345,5138,298347,481,591,6590,298346,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-614572","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mlb","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-boston-red-sox","11":"tag-brianna-betts","12":"tag-dodgers","13":"tag-khari-betts","14":"tag-los-angeles","15":"tag-mlb","16":"tag-mookie-betts","17":"tag-silver-sluggers","18":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=614572"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614572\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/614573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=614572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=614572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=614572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}