LOS ANGELES — Mookie Betts put in countless hours of work to become not just a competent major-league shortstop but one good enough to become a Gold Glove finalist and a Fielding Bible Award winner.

When asked about the possibility of winning a seventh Gold Glove in his career but the first at his new position, Betts said he “genuinely” didn’t care about that validation from the outside .

Being honored as the 2025 Roberto Clemente Award winner, however, was genuinely meaningful to him.

“I would say so,” Betts said at the press conference announcing his selection before Game 3 of the World Series on Monday at Dodger Stadium. “Just being recognized for something like this is really cool. As a family, we don’t really do a whole lot of things to be recognized for it. We just kind of do it

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