Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Seven-time MLB All-Star Mookie Betts is one of the most popular players on the Dodgers' roster, and a fan enjoyed a special moment with Betts during a recent game.
On Tuesday, the Dodgers superstar outfielder took to X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, to detail the friendly wager he made with a fan sitting in the first row behind home plate at the game.
If Betts hit a home run during his plate appearance, the fan said, he would give his newborn daughter the middle name "Mookie." Betts described the interaction as "one of the coolest moments." CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Mookie Betts of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates after hitting a double during the eighth inning against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field July 21, 2023, in Arlington, Texas. (Sam Hodde/Getty Images) Betts stepped up to the plate and crushed a home run. DODGERS’ MOOKIE BETTS SAYS HE 'WANTED TO STAY IN BOSTON MY WHOLE CAREER' Mancuso later took to social media to share a birth certificate that said, "Francesca Mookie Mancuso." "Something pretty neat happened, and I wanted to share a story.
So, back a couple of weeks ago, I was on deck and this guy started talking to me, and he said, 'Mook, if you hit a home run, I'll name my daughter her middle name Mookie," Betts recalled in a video posted to social media.