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Mookie Betts smashes the first HR of the MLB regular season

Betts is off to a flying start

By Braulio Perez

2024 Seoul Series - Los Angeles Dodgers v San Diego Padres
2024 Seoul Series - Los Angeles Dodgers v San Diego Padres / Gene Wang/GettyImages

There's a reason he's in the hunt to win NL MVP this season, folks. With the MLB regular season kicking off with a series between the Dodgers and Padres, there are eyes on these two teams from all over the world. This includes a lot of attention on Mookie Betts.

Betts is considered one of the best players in the bigs and he reminded everyone of that in a monster way today. Betts has belted the first dinger of the year, doing so in style:

Get out of here. That ball came right down the middle of the plate and Betts made the Padres pay. There's plenty of belief the Dodgers will be able to push for a World Series title this season. If they get that job done, there's no question Betts will be a major reason why.