Mookie Betts, a six-time Gold Glove outfielder, makes 'permanent' position change, 'for now'

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Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts keeps adding reasons as to why he's one of the best players in this generation of baseball.

The two-time World Series winner has always been known for his ability to play just about anywhere on the diamond, but he has performed exceptionally as an outfielder.

In fact, Betts has won six Gold Gloves as an outfielder — yet he's always been able to play the infield in a pinch. He actually came up as an infielder, but the Boston Red Sox moved him in the minors.

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Mookie Betts of the Los Angeles Dodgers warms up during the fourth inning of a spring training game against the Chicago White Sox at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 27. (David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images)

Actually, out of necessity, Betts became the Dodgers' full-time second baseman in the second half of last season.

On Friday, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Betts playing the infield will be "permanent, for now." However, he won't be playing second.

Instead, Betts is making the move to shortstop, a position he did not play at the big league level until last year, making just 12 starts on the left side of the diamond — although he was drafted as a shortstop.

Betts manned second base last year due to injuries around the infield, but as Gavin Lux aims to live up to his top-prospect hype, Roberts says Lux, who was slated to start at short this year, will be moving to second.

Mookie Betts of the Los Angeles Dodgers plays second base during Game 1 of the Division Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 7, 2023. (Rob Leiter/MLB