The Dodgers’ Enigma: What’s Holding Back Baseball’s Most Promising Powerhouse?
But the biggest offensive issue is that the lineup has a Mookie Betts-sized hole in it.
Betts has received MVP votes in four of his first five seasons with the Dodgers and his lowest OPS with the team coming into this season was .854. That number is down to .682 this year, which is well below league average.
After an illness cost him a chance to play in the opening games in Japan, Betts started the season hot but hasn’t had sustained success for any large period of time in 2025. Excluding his three games in March, his highest OPS for a month was .738 in May.



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