Mookie Betts stated he wished to stick with the Pink Sox for his entire profession

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“That is the place I grew up. That is my life. I knew all people there. It was a brief flight to Nashville. Like, all the things was good.”

Los Angeles Dodgers’ Mookie Betts celebrates as he runs the bases after hitting a solo residence run in the course of the first inning of a baseball sport towards the Kansas Metropolis Royals Friday, June 30, 2023, in Kansas Metropolis, Mo. (AP Photograph/Charlie Riedel) AP
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It’s been greater than three years because the Pink Sox dealt Mookie Betts and David Worth to the Dodgers in a three-team commerce that landed Alex Verdugo, Connor Wong, and Jeter Downs.

Talking with former Pink Sox teammate Brock Holt on an episode of Foul Territory, Betts stated he wasn’t prepared for the commerce on the time and wished to remain in Boston long-term.

“I do know folks don’t imagine it,” Betts stated. “However I wished to remain in Boston my entire profession. That’s the place I grew up. That’s my life. I knew all people there. It was a brief flight to Nashville. Like, all the things was good.”

Holt interrupted Betts’s reply to ask a follow-up query. If the Pink Sox provided Betts a 10-year, $365 million greenback deal would he have taken it?

“Oh yeah, it was one hundred pc,” Betts stated. “However it didn’t occur.”

Betts ended up signing a 12-year, $365 million cope with Los Angeles the place he has remained ever since.

“It’s what it’s you realize,” Betts stated. “When that transfer occurred, I used to be unhappy. I used to be like I don’t need to exit west with the site visitors and this, that, and the opposite. However, you realize, it was truly sort of a blessing in disguise. My household loves it, it’s a unique lifestyle. The climate is gorgeous, you don’t have to fret about that sizzling, sticky stuff or freezing chilly and all the things else in Boston. So, being in LA has been superior and I’m actually completely satisfied.”

In accordance with a number of reviews, Betts turned down a 10-year, $300 million greenback supply from the Pink Sox. Holt in contrast Betts’ state of affairs to Juan Soto, who turned down an enormous deal from the Nationals and ended up getting traded.

“It was actually exhausting, but in addition very easy,” Betts stated. “Actually exhausting as a result of I noticed the paper that they despatched over with the numbers on it and taking a look at that. It was like ‘I’m good for the remainder of my life’. Really saying no to that was actually, actually exhausting … As soon as I used to be capable of study to say no, it was nonetheless exhausting, however simple as a result of I had already stated no to this a pair occasions and I needed to sort of guess on myself.”