Dodgers News: Mookie Betts Plans On Finishing Career At Shortstop

Mookie Betts Just Made the Dodgers Infield Problem Disappear – For Seven Years

Spring Training is six days away, and Mookie Betts just dropped the best news Dodger fans could hope for. He’s playing shortstop for the rest of his career. Not just this year, not “we’ll see how it goes,” but the entire seven years remaining on his contract. “Yeah, I mean, I’m 100 percent sure I’ll be able to,” Betts answered, when asked about finishing his career at short. “I keep my body in really good shape, so as I age, the argument is you’…

Dodgers News: Mookie Betts Plans On Finishing Career At Shortstop

The Los Angeles Dodgers assembled a juggernaut roster with no discernible weaknesses on paper entering the 2026 season. Still, one thing they shouldn’t get credit for is stumbling backwards into an elite-level shortstop. Without Mookie Betts’ impressive transition to shortstop, the Dodgers’ infield would have a black hole at the most important position. Solving that issue would have required a large expense, either financially or in prospect cap…