A year ago, the idea of Mookie Betts playing shortstop — let alone being nominated for a Gold Glove there — felt like baseball fiction. Today, it’s one of the sport’s most unbelievable realities.

In his first full season manning the position, the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar has not only silenced every skeptic but redefined what’s possible for an athlete already considered elite. Betts, a six-time Gold Glove winner in the outfield, now finds himself a finalist for one at shortstop — the most demanding position on the diamond.

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“I think the only person on this planet who believed Mookie Betts would be in this conversation was Mookie Betts,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, shaking his head in disbelief. “It’s s

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