Dodgers’ Mookie Betts says he 'wanted to stay in Boston my whole career'

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It’s been over three years since the Boston Red Sox traded All-Star Mookie Betts to the Los Angeles Dodgers. 

Since the trade, Boston has missed the postseason two of the past three years while the Dodgers won the 2020 World Series and have arguably been the best team in the National League. 

Mookie Betts of the Los Angeles Dodgers plays second base against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards July 17, 2023, in Baltimore.  (G Fiume/Getty Images)

The trade was shocking then, and Betts’ recent comments won’t make the decision to move the seven-time All-Star any easier for Red Sox fans to stomach. 

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"If I stayed in Boston, I don’t know if I would have started and been who I am today. Boston is just a different culture, a different life there than it is in LA. And different opportunities," Betts said on a recent episode of the "Foul Territory" podcast. 

"Being in LA, the move to LA has probably been … even though I wasn’t really ready for it. I know people don’t believe it, but I wanted to stay in Boston my whole career. That’s where I grew up. That’s my life. I know everybody there. It was a short flight to Nashville. It was perfect." 

Mookie Betts of the Boston Red Sox runs to the dugout during the fifth inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park Sept. 29, 2019, in Boston.  (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Betts was asked if he would have signed a deal similar to the one he signed with the Dodgers — $365 million — with Boston, and the 2018 AL MVP said he "100%" would have signed with the Red Sox. 

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