In the midst of a hotly-contested Wild Card race — one which the Dodgers had no intention of being in when the season began — Mookie Betts still took some time to kick off a Cincinnati Reds rookie’s career on the right foot.
And yes, of course, he also chipped in to make sure a Cincy fan felt loved in the process.
It’d be easy for this Dodgers roster to sulk. After all, they were widely expected to run away with the NL West, only to find the San Francisco Giants in their path a year or four ahead of schedule.