Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts, after leaving Dodgers camp, has returned to Arizona for Spring Training amid the expected birth of his third child.
According to manager Dave Roberts, Betts left camp recently for the birth of his third child.
The shortstop was expected to return to camp and play in Saturday’s Spring Training game, though he returned on Friday rather than Saturday, seemingly ahead of the original timeline.
As of Friday afternoon, neither Betts nor his wife, Brianna, has announced their child’s birth.
According to a video from David Vassegh of “Dodgers Talk,” Betts was seen taking shortstop repetitions in the infield and making a throw to first base.
Betts is entering his second season as a full-time shortstop, and while his defense is already gold-glove worthy, he is seemingly focusing on keeping his fielding sharp.
His real area of focus, however, is finding a consistent swing and getting back to being a star hitter in the box. He spent months honing his new position, and it paid off, but he needs the same to be true for his offense in 2025.
The Dodgers are springing babies
The Dodgers, with all of their success, seem to be dominating the entrance to parenthood as well, with multiple players welcoming their first or another child into their growing families.
Max Muncy recently shared the exciting news that he welcomed a baby girl in January, while Kike Hernandez and his wife, Mariana Vicente Hernández, celebrated the arrival of their second child, a boy named Santiago José Hernández, in February.
Kyle Tucker and his wife, Samantha, recently had their first child. First baseman Freddie Freeman and his wife, Chelsea Freeman, are also expecting their fourth child.
With the Dodgers achieving so much on the field, seemingly babies are springing up left and right. Former Dodger Clayton Kershaw and his wife welcomed a baby girl last year, marking their fifth child.
Tucker talked about how the new parents around the clubhouse are affecting things.
“We’ve got a lot of little ones running around the clubhouse and everyone right now,” he said. “It’s fun to see and share this experience with everyone, and have them come out to BP and the clubhouse and everything, it’s really cool to see all of that. It’s a lot of fun.”
