Hit a game-winning solo HR on 6/19 vs. SEA, breaking a 1-1 tie in the 7th inning of the Sox' 2-1 win. Team: Los Angeles Dodgers (majors) Born: October 7, 1992 in Nashville, TN us Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 5th round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from Overton HS (Nashville, TN).. High School: Overton HS (Nashville, TN) Debut: June 29, 2014 (Age 21-265d, 18,287th in MLB history) Was the 7th Red Sox to earn Gold Glove and Silver Slugger awards in the same season, joining Dwight Evans (1981), Ellis Burks (1990), Jason Varitek (2005), Dustin Pedroia (2008), Jacoby Ellsbury (2011), and Adrian Gonzalez (2011). Ranked among ML leaders in hits (2nd), runs (T-2nd), doubles (T-6th), XBH (T-7th), RBI (5th), AVG (7th), SLG (16th), and OPS (18th)... Also ranked 6th in the AL and 17th in MLB with 26 steals in only 30 attempts; his success rate of 86.7% ranked 6th in the majors.
On 9/12 vs. OAK, had 2 HR, a triple, and 6 RBI. Became the 4th Red Sox to score 100 runs in a season prior to turning 24...Fred Lynn scored 103 runs in 1975 at age 23, Johnny Pesky scored 105 in 1942 (23), and Ted Williams scored 110+ each year from 1939-42, all before turning 24. Mookie's $365 million extension with Dodgers: What megadeal means for MLB, L.A., Betts and more Was 1 of 12 AL players to hit more fly balls than ground balls (0.99 GB/FB)... Had the 14th-lowest strikeout rate in the AL (7.98 PA/SO)... Had the seventh-highest contact rate among AL qualifiers (85% of swings made contact). Position: Rightfielder Bats: Right • Throws: Right 5-9, 180lb (175cm, 81kg) . His 7 games with 3+ XBH were the most by a player in a single season since at least 1908. Had his first career walk-off hit on April 27 vs. Toronto (ninth-inning single). Hit .315 (141-for-448) in his last 108 games beginning May 19, second in the AL behind BOS' Xander Bogaerts (.335). Entered July batting .261 with 13 home runs and an .835 OPS through 82 games and finished the season hitting .335 with a 1.010 OPS…led AL right fielders with 10 assists, which was second most in the Majors (1st, Bryce Harper with 13)…has scored 500+ runs in his first 674 games, the only active player to do so besides Albert Pujols who reached the mark in his 629th game…hit three home runs in the 12th inning or later, tied with Charlie Blackmon for most in the Majors…prior to 2016, had never homered in the 12th inning or later…reached 500 career runs scored (4/30 at Oakland) in 674 games…drew a walk-off bases-loaded walk on 6/12 vs. Texas.Earned the BBWAA's American League MVP Award...Also earned Rawlings Gold Glove and Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger Awards. Scored the winning run in the Sox' 3-2, 19-inning win vs. TOR on 9/5...Went 3-for-7 with 2 2B in the game.
Proudly display your favorite player's number at the next game with official Mookie Betts t-shirts, jerseys, and more. Tabbed AL Outstanding Player by the MLBPA. Scored at least 1 run in 9 straight games from 7/6- 14 (13 R total), the longest such streak of his career. Hit .408 (20-for-49) during an 11-game hitting streak heading into the All-Star break (6/28-7/10)...Also hit in his first 2 games out of the break, marking a season-long 13-game hitting streak. Recorded multiple HR and 5+ RBI 4 times in 2016, tied for the most such games by a Red Sox in a single season... Jimmie Foxx also had 4 such games in his 1938 AL MVP season (source: ESPN Stats & Info). In Boston's home opener on April 13 vs. Washington, became the first Red Sox leadoff hitter with at least 1 HR, 4 RBI, and 2 SB in a game since RBI became official in 1920... Made home run-saving catch to rob Bryce Harper in the top of the first inning, then hit a three-run home run in the second... Stole second base and third base on the same play in the bottom of the first inning with Washington in a shift for David Ortiz, marking only the 12th time since 1915 (including postseason) a player stole two or more bases on the same play (Source: Trent McCotter, SABR). Joined Ellis Burks (20 HR, 27 SB in 1987) as the only Red Sox ever with as many as 15 HR and 20 SB in a season at age 22 or younger.