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Dominant 20: One magical, midseason at-bat showed how Mookie Betts morphed into an MVP

Mookie Betts is No. 14 on ESPN The Magazine's list of the most dominant athletes of the year. Click here for more on the Dominant 20, which also includes Mike Trout, at No. 20.

It's July 12 at Fenway Park, and Mookie Betts' Boston Red Sox are down 2-1 in the bottom of the fourth to the Toronto Blue Jays. Toronto starter J.A. Happ has loaded the bases with two outs -- and the best player on baseball's best team is staring him down from 60 feet away.