A few days ago, I watched some interview clips on X (Twitter). Mookie Betts answered several questions and of course, when it comes to the Dodgers, there’s always something about postseason.
When I watched the clips, I began to think about a question. Mookie Betts is certainly a great player. He’s an MVP award winner with 3 World Series titles. He’s an 8-time All-Star. Nonetheless, how about his performance in the postseason?
To solve my doubts, I decided to check on the MLB website.
Firstly, Mookie Betts also played in the 2020 Wild Card Series with 3 hits, which were all doubles, in 2 games. Furthermore, he had 2 hits in the 2021 Wild Card game.
Now, let’s spend more time looking at his performance in the division series. By far in his career, Mookie Betts hit .248/.331/.385 with 3 home runs and 11 RBI in 31 games over 8 division series. He did hit well in the 2021 NLDS with an OPS over 1.000. He collected 9 hits in 5 games. Additionally, his OPS was .900 in the 2020 NLDS. Moreover, he crushed 2 home runs in the 2024 NLDS. Nonetheless, he didn’t collect any hits in the 2023 NLDS and he failed to hit .200 in the 2018 ALDS and in the 2022 NLDS.
In addition, let’s look at Mookie Betts’ performance in the league championship series. In the 2018 ALCS, Mookie Betts was playing for the Red Sox and batted .217 with 1 RBI in 5 games. In 2020, he had 7 hits in 7 games in the NLCS. Nevertheless, in the 2021 NLCS, he only batted .174 with 4 hits in 6 games. However, last season, he did hit well in the NLCS. In 6 games against the Mets, his batting average was .346 and he owned an OPS over 1.000. Betts collected 9 hits and 9 RBI. In particular, he crushed 2 home runs.
Finally, let’s look at Mookie Betts’ performance in the Fall Classic. In the 2018 World Series, he played for the Red Sox, collecting 5 hits in 5 games, including a home run. In the 2020 Fall Classic, he had an OPS over .800. Mookie Betts had 7 hits in 6 games. He smashed 2 home runs and collected 3 RBI. Last season, Mookie Betts didn’t crush any home runs in the World Series. Nevertheless, his batting average was over .270 and he collected 4 RBI in 5 games. He had 2 sacrifice flies in the 2024 World Series.
So, looking at Mookie Betts’ performance in the postseason thus far in his career, he has a .259 batting average and a .761 OPS. Well, those stats don’t look as good as he does during the regular season. Certainly, there are ups and downs for him in the postseason. But taking a closer look, he has good memories in several series. He batted .450 in the 2021 NLDS. Last season, he crushed 2 home runs in the NLDS. In the NLCS, his performance was impressive with an OPS over 1.000 and 9 RBI. Furthermore, he smashed 2 home runs in the 2020 World Series. Last year, collected 4 RBI in the World Series. It would be very interesting to see Mookie Betts’ performance in the postseason. Nonetheless, first thing first, the Dodgers just played the very first game of the 2025 season. Well, Mookie Betts didn’t play yesterday and won’t play today because of illness. We have to wait for Betts’ season debut when the Dodgers come back to Los Angeles.
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