Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodger. I'm a huge personality so I went nuts," Montgomery said. He was very consistent, made big plays in the infield all the time, but to be a pro I was like I don't know if I see that pro yet. Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your California Privacy Rights (each updated 1/1/20). View Mookie Betts' career, season and game-by-game basketball stats while attending Overton High School. "We all did different things," Lewis said as he and Montgomery sat on the wooden bleachers in the Overton High gym one warm day last month. “It was really impressive,” Roberts said of Betts, who also walked in the team’s 7-2 win over the San Francisco Giants. It’s hard to imagine now, the future American League most valuable player and $365-million outfielder for the Dodgers filling empty bottles and fixing broken equipment in the shadows of Friday night lights. m_gallery_blog_id = "4502"; Calling us multiple times." “So I’m going to find that way to help. m_gallery_json = "https://blog.masslive.com/photogallery/4502/18281093.json"; He made his debut on June 29, 2014 in Yankee Stadium. Betts excelled at basketball and bowling, too, earning All-State honors in both, but he opted to focus on baseball as his career. https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2015/07/boston_red_sox_mookie_betts.html Follow MassLive.com Red Sox beat reporter @jcmccaffrey on Twitter. His commitment didn’t sour. He wants to be there for his teammates in any way possible. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. In his last four starts, Betts is eight for 15 with four doubles and three home runs, raising his on-base-plus-slugging percentage to .983, third-best on the team, after a slow opening week. Need exclusive stories only we can tell? NASHVILLE , Tenn. - Mookie Betts has two teams: the Boston Red Sox and his closest friends from back home. That’s what the Dodgers were anticipating from Betts. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. He did his best to keep his burgeoning baseball life separate from his personal life. I could get sent down tomorrow.' Connect with friends faster than ever with the new Facebook app. Back then, though, Betts was becoming a multisport phenom in baseball, basketball and bowling — precursors to the professional success to follow. No matter what you're doing you've got to stop and answer that phone," Lewis said of the urgent texts they would send each other. "He didn't miss a beat and helped us when we needed help that we didn't know we needed." Betts raising bar with dynamic full-season debut (8.22.13) 2013 Top 40 Season in Review ESPNBoston: Keep an eye on Betts (1.14.13) Spring Training: Betts working to build on breakout (3.31.14) ESPNBoston: Betts getting work in center field (5.26.14) Betts taking promotion, position change in stride (6.9.14) The Write-Up: Notes from McCoy (6.25.14) "Senior year was when I first started realizing scouts were coming from colleges and even pro teams and I was like, 'You've got to be kidding me, this dude is really that good,'" Lewis said. The real bonus thus far has been his impact off the field, an all-for-one attitude Betts articulated during an unexpected pep talk on the first full day of spring training camp and has continued to exemplify with his everyday actions since. … Something I already sort of knew, but it’s good to see.”. So that's the attitude he keeps. team’s 7-2 win over the San Francisco Giants. m_gallery_type = "photo"; Gallery: A look at Boston Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts' hometown. They keep him grounded. His humility didn't evade his friendships. : 5'9" / Wt. That’s by trying to find a way to learn, trying to find a way to help. If they needed something with the buttons on their chin straps, I took care of it.”. And sometimes Betts wants to hear that to keep him grounded amid the chaos of his first year. Betts never let on all that he was juggling between the scouting process and schoolwork. Get the latest stats, rankings, scouting reports, and more about Los Angeles Dodgers player Mookie Betts on Baseball America ... High School: Overton HS, Brentwood, Tenn. "'Conference call ASAP'. If they needed something out of the locker, I got it. Mookie Betts high school friends had no idea how good he was, A look at Boston Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts' hometown. “Obviously, he’s one of the great players in the game, and I thought we were responsible for giving him some extra time to make sure his finger felt good enough to play and take the at-bats.”. After just 276 games in the minors, the Red Sox called on him. His unglamorous role with the football team at Nashville’s John Overton High foreshadowed something important, an early indicator of the unselfish, team-first traits that have made one of baseball’s ultimate competitors an ultimate clubhouse guy too. But mentally, I have to figure out a way to just keep myself motivated.
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