How Mookie Betts’ Hidden Health Struggle Quietly Redefined His Power at the Plate
Then, however, his stomach illness changed everything. And more than a month later, the after-effects have continued to linger.
For two weeks, Betts could hardly eat solid foods, failing to keep down the little he did consume. By the time opening day arrived, he had lost nearly 20 pounds — and much of the progress he made over the winter.
“I didn’t realize how coming back so much underweight would affect me even now,” Betts said. “Trying to do that 20 pounds lighter, I just created some really, really, really bad habits, man.”
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