Dodgers manager Dave Roberts wanted to set the record straight: Mookie Betts is his shortstop.
“Mookie,” Roberts said, “will not go to right field.”
Roberts repeated the phrase a couple of times, as if he was determined to quash any speculation about another late-season position change for Betts.
“Mookie,” Roberts said again, “will not go to right field.”
There it is, directly from the man who hands the lineup card to the umpire every night.
Betts is the Dodgers’ shortstop now, Betts will be the Dodgers’ shortstop next week, and Betts will be the Dodgers’ shortstop in the postseason.