The process is methodical, the effort is meticulous. For Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts, there is no super power he can rely on for his swing.
Prior to the shortstop sustaining a fractured toe, he was hitting .254 with an OPS of .742. Betts considered those numbers disappointing, and they were by his standards as his OPS was the lowest of his career.
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Betts’ ongoing struggles at the plate planted a seed of doubt as the Dodgers star wondered whether he would ever return to his best form.