Dodgers' Mookie Betts Sends Clear Message About Latest Position Change originally appeared on Athlon Sports. For the first time in a long time, Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Mookie Betts looks, dare we say it, mortal.

Together they’ve sought out “the little wins,” Betts said. Like Wednesday, when Marte again chopped a ball in Muncy’s direction. The third baseman had a good first step toward the ball and attacked it, using the same finishing motion that Betts had repeated behind him earlier that afternoon. Muncy fielded it cleanly and got the out.

In the offseason, Betts worked at making the unprecedented transition from right field to shortstop. As he's acclimated to the new role as the Dodgers' infield quarterback, the of