The offseason is coming to a close for the Los Angeles Dodgers, as pitchers and catchers are holding their first official workout of 2026 Spring Training on Friday. They’ll be joined by position players for a full-squad workout at Camelback Ranch on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The Dodgers are heading into a new season with much of their core still intact, highlighted by team leaders Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Max Muncy and Shohei Ohtani. In Muncy’s case, he just signed a contract extension and is now the longest-tenured player in the Dodgers organization.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Betts is entering his seventh season with the Dodgers. That’s going to break a tie with the Boston Red Sox for Betts’ longest time spent with one team. Of course, he remains under contract with the Dodgers<\/a> through 2032.<\/p>\n Ahead of embarking on his 13th MLB season, Betts shared a video on Instagram<\/a> of completing a workout inside his home gym area.<\/p>\n Although the 33-year-old played a part in the Dodgers winning a second consecutive World Series, Betts is coming off an underwhelming season on a personal level. He battled a mysterious virus at the end of Spring Training last year that caused significant weight loss.<\/p>\n It significantly set Betts back and had him trying to play catch-up throughout the year. He made a concerted effort midway through last season to no longer worry about individual statistics and has a refreshed mindset for 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n “I just got to get back to re-wiring and trusting myself. Not worrying about having a bad year last year, just kind of putting that out of my mind,” he said at DodgerFest. “Not even trying to have a good year this year. Just play, have fun, and we’ll get there whenever we get there.<\/p>\n “More just re-wiring the mechanics of my brain, the motor pattern. It kind of got out of whack early on, and once it got out of whack early, it was kind of a snowball effect. Now I\u2019ve gotten to put the training wheels on, take my time, and really stack positive days over and over. Now we\u2019re in a really good spot.\u201d<\/p>\n Mookie Betts coaching in NBA All-Star Celebrity Game<\/p>\n