Mookie Betts does it all for the Boston Red Sox. He hits home runs, can swipe a bag and chases down fly balls in the outfield with the best of them. Betts can even make an unexpected move to the infield in a pinch.
That’s the scenario the Red Sox were in Friday night when Ian Kinsler was removed from the game with a sore hamstring. Injuries have already thinned the infield so when the freshly acquired Kinsler went down it left the team scrambling to find a second baseman.
That’s when Betts stepped up by offering to take over for Kinsler at second base.