Mookie Betts grappling with death of family member during Dodgers absence
NY Post
Mookie Betts’ season took a tragic turn off the field.
Betts was mysteriously absent from Friday’s and Saturday’s lineup against his former team, the Boston Red Sox, with what the Dodgers called personal issues.
Betts explained to reporters after he returned on Sunday, a 4-3 loss to Boston, that he was dealing with the passing of his stepfather and had flown home to Tennessee to be with his family.
“My stepdad passed,” Betts told reporters. “So I needed to go home, be with my mom, somebody that’s been there in my life from fourth grade until now. So, that was tough for me and the family, but I just needed to be there for my mom and my brothers and sisters.”
“So, it’s just a tough time, and there’s no real way to really explain something like that outside of just being there and spending time with the family,” Betts added.
Betts’ parents, Diana Benedict and Willie Betts, divorced when he was a child.
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