Mookie Betts

Ben Verlander gives us his team of the season featuring Houston Astros Yordan Alvarez, Justin Verlander, and Jose Altuve, Los Angeles Dodgers Mookie Betts and Trea Turner, San Diego Padres Manny Machado, New York Mets Edwin Diaz, St. Louis Cardinals Paul Goldschmidt, Los Angeles Angels Mike Trout, and New York Yankees Aaron Judge!!

Betts is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies, Kirsten Watson of SportsNet LA reports.

The Los Angeles Angels and two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani agreed to a one-year, $30-million contract for 2023 to avoid arbitration, the club announced Saturday.Ohtani, who's still eligible to become a free agent after next season, will receive the largest salary ever for an arbitration-eligible player. He's earning $5.5 million for the 2022 campaign. The $30-million contract for #Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani is a record for an arbitration-eligible player, $3 million above Mookie Betts. It also puts Ohtani in the top 10 as of now 2023 salary and AAV. Mike DiGiovanna (@MikeDiGiovanna) October 1, 2022 The two-time All-Star's $24.5-million raise also shatters the $9.6-million increase New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom received in November 2019.Ohtani is putting together another unprecedented season after capturing AL MVP honors in 2021. The 28-year-old has gone deep 34 times with 94 RBIs and an .888 OPS over 152 games. The Japanese sensation has been even better on the mound, accruing a 2.35 ERA with 213 strikeouts over 161 innings (27 starts).The trio of Ohtani, Mike Trout, and Anthony Rendon will earn a combined $103.45 million in 2023. Los Angeles has missed the playoffs for an eighth consecutive season.Copyright © 2022 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Los Angeles Angels and two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani agreed to a one-year, $30-million contract for 2023 to avoid arbitration, the club announced Saturday.Ohtani, who's still eligible to become a free agent after next season, will receive the largest salary ever for an arbitration-eligible player after making $5.5 million during the 2022 campaign. The $30-million contract for #Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani is a record for an arbitration-eligible player, $3 million above Mookie Betts. It also puts Ohtani in the top 10 as of now 2023 salary and AAV. Mike DiGiovanna (@MikeDiGiovanna) October 1, 2022 The two-time All-Star's $24.5-million raise also shatters the $9.6-million increase New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom received in November 2019.Ohtani is putting together another unprecedented season after capturing AL MVP honors in 2021. The 28-year-old has gone deep 34 times with 94 RBIs and an .888 OPS over 152 games. On the mound, the Japanese sensation has been even better, accruing a 2.35 ERA with 213 strikeouts over 161 innings (27 starts).The trio of Ohtani, Mike Trout, and Anthony Rendon will earn a combined $103.45 million in 2023. Los Angeles missed the playoffs for an eighth consecutive year this season.Copyright © 2022 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Dodgers traded Verdugo and others for Mookie Betts in Feb. 2020