Betts rates above average in Defensive Runs Saved, Total Zone Rating, and Outs Above Average at shortstop. That earned praise from Roberts, who said this week moving Betts off shortstop (like they did later in 2024) is unlikely this season.

The one aspect of the game that Mookie Betts couldn't quite master. "Last year, playing shortstop was pretty much

Aaron Judge struck first, as the Yankees right fielder clobbered a knee-high offering more than 440 feet to the batter’s eye in center field. Shohei Ohtani countered, driving the first pitch he saw into the bleachers in left center field for his major league-leading 21st home run and sixth leadoff home run of the season.