The Mookie Betts trade appears to be working out in Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles Dodgers’ newly acquired star entered the MLB record books on Thursday with a three-homer night against the San Diego Padres, again demonstrating why trading him away might not have been a great idea.
The three-homer night keyed an 11-2 rout of the Padres, with Betts going 4-for-4 with four runs, four RBIs and a HBP. It was also enough to give Betts a share of history, pushing him into a three-way tie with Johnny Mize and Sammy Sosa for the most three-homer games in MLB history.