VIDEO: Red Sox Release Touching Tribute to Mookie Betts After Trade to Dodgers
By Mark Powell
Red Sox fans need some tissues over here ASAP. Boston dealt Mookie Betts and David Price to Los Angeles (officially) on Monday night. While Sox supporters remain unhappy about said trade, the franchise itself is moving on in the best way possible -- a video tribute to all Mookie offered in Boston.
Betts is still just 28 years old and already has an MVP under his belt. Still in his prime, his goal now becomes bringing that elusive World Series to the Dodgers.
Red Sox fans, meanwhile, won't soon forget their homegrown star, or the fact management felt the need to trade him in his prime to save a few bucks. The Sox small-market ways are confusing to most, as they remain one of the more valuable franchises in all of baseball. Red Sox fans support their team better than most, and Fenway Park is always packed. What are we missing?
Whether such a trade has merit or not, Boston fans should get used to Betts in Dodgers blue. It's simply the reality now.