Dodgers marvel at Mookie Betts’ everyday excellence

ARLINGTON, Texas — Mookie Betts finished second to Mike Trout in the voting for the American League MVP Award in 2016.
There was no shame in that. After all, Mike Trout wins the award every year, or seems to, and has been acclaimed as the greatest player of his generation, one of the best in baseball history.
Betts had just finished his second full season in the big leagues with the Boston Red Sox. He received nine first-place votes (to Trout’s 19) following a season that saw him mak