Dodgers’ Mookie Betts Reveals Crazy Workout Routine He’s Done This Postseason

Mookie Betts has a clear goal in mind and a minor slump isn’t going to prevent him from achieving it.

The Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder entered the postseason with terrible playoff statistics and turned it around with a crazy workout routine.

After going 0-for-4 in Game 2 of the NLDS, Betts began a new pregame routine taking at least 100 swings in the cage. He began seeing results in Game 3 of the NLDS going 2-for-4 with a home run and has been keeping to this routine every since.

Before Wednesday’s 8-0 victory in Game 3 of the NLCS against the New York Mets, Betts detailed what goes into his preparation and he feels seeing the positive results.

“I’ve probably been taking couple hundred swings a day, did it again yesterday and I’ll go do it again today. Probably taking way too many, but I’d rather do that,” he said.

“So, I mean, really it’s just being good with my plan and getting some good swings off. But it’s going to take all of us and hopefully I can get up in a spot and help us win.”

Betts went 1-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout but the team collected 10 hits on the night.

Then, in Game 4, he exploded, going 4-for-6 with a two-run home run and two-run double.

While the right fielder is just one of many trying to help the team win a World Series, he has taken his workouts up a notch.

“I never do it during the season. It’s really not sustainable. I’m surprised I haven’t broke down, but I do a really good job in taking care of my body.

“I mean, especially in a time like now, there’s not very many tomorrow’s. They run out pretty quick. So I’m really just trying to do what I can to help us, and the last thing I want to do is not give it 100, 110 percent.

“It’s not something that I want to do. I don’t want to go in there and hit all day. But it’s something that, based off of my play, I need to do.”

Through nine postseason games, Betts is 10-for-36 with three homers, two doubles and 10 runs batted in. He also has eight free passes and seven strikeouts. His postseason OPS is .964.

Betts doesn’t believe in overdoing it as long as he continues to find ways to hit and get on base.

“I think that’s the point of the 500 swings because I don’t know,” he said. “ I’m trying to figure out which one it is and hopefully something sticks. Not hitting is definitely – you’re not going to find it not hitting. I’ve got to look for it somehow in those couple hundred. It will be in there.”

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