At just 24 years old, Mookie Betts seems to think his best season could already be behind him.
“Last year could be arguably the best year I have in my career,” the Red Sox right fielder told WEEI in a podcast interview Wednesday.
“I’m a realist and I know it ain’t getting much better than that,” Betts said. “When am I going to hit 30 home runs again? I don’t know if I ever will. When am I ever going to hit .320 again? I don’t know if I ever will.”
After nearly winning the AL MVP award last season, Betts’s statistics have regressed in 2017 — though he was selected to his second All-Star Game.