Betts, who was in the meantime traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers, had a chat with reporters on Monday and discussed his decision to turn down the Red Sox. According to the 27-year-old, he isn’t questioning his choices regardless of the situation and will worry about getting a new deal once he officially hits the free-agent market.  

“I don’t regret turning down that,” said Betts. “Once I make a decision, I make a decision. I’m not going back and questioning myself. I don’t worry about that. The market will be what the market is. We’ll cross that bridge when we get there.”

According to Betts, his main concern is the health and safety of players ahead of MLB 2020 season start.

“Right now, it’s just the [health and safety] things that I’m worried about. That whole thing [free agency] is on the back burner,” he added.

Elsewhere in the conference, Betts confirmed that he has doubts about the return of baseball but that he “fully expecting to play” this year.

Reportedly, Mookie Betts was interested in staying with Boston but wanted an extension worth around $420 million. Figuring they can’t get close to that number, Red Sox shipped him to LA in exchange for outfielder Alex Verdugo and prospects Connor Wong and Jeter Downs.

During his six years in MLB, Betts managed to establish himself as one of the best position players in baseball at the moment. He made the All-Star selection in the past four years while winning AL MVP in 2018 and helping the Red Sox to World Series win in the same year.

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Passan reports that Red Sox gave up Betts and pitcher David Price to LA while receiving outfielder Alex Verdugo. The trade also included a third team in Minnesota Twins, who got pitcher Kenta Maeda from Dodgers while sending pitching prospect Brusdar Graterol to Boston.

Reportedly, Red Sox were engaged in talks with several teams about Betts in recent days, with San Diego Padres making a strong push to sign the player. However, Boston opted to deal with Dodgers and Twins instead, seeing their offer as a better value for the future.

Mookie Betts had another great season in 2019, hitting .295 with 29 home runs, and 80 RBIs while earning his fourth consecutive All-Star appearances. Still, Red Sox have been exploring the trade options for the 27-year-old thorough the entire offseason.

Betts has just one year left on his contract, which will pay him $27 million this year. Red Sox’s chances to sign him on the extension seemed unlikely, so the team decided to get some assets for him while his value was still high.

Boston also profited from the deal by shedding Price’s contract off their books, which enabled them to get closer to their goal of getting under the luxury tax number. The veteran left-hander has three years and $96 million left on the seven-year, $217 million contract he signed in 2015.

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Betts, who was in the meantime traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers, had a chat with reporters on Monday and discussed his decision to turn down the Red Sox. According to the 27-year-old, he isn’t questioning his choices regardless of the situation and will worry about getting a new deal once he officially hits the free-agent market.  

“I don’t regret turning down that,” said Betts. “Once I make a decision, I make a decision. I’m not going back and questioning myself. I don’t worry about that. The market will be what the market is. We’ll cross that bridge when we get there.”

According to Betts, his main concern is the health and safety of players ahead of MLB 2020 season start.

“Right now, it’s just the [health and safety] things that I’m worried about. That whole thing [free agency] is on the back burner,” he added.

Elsewhere in the conference, Betts confirmed that he has doubts about the return of baseball but that he “fully expecting to play” this year.

Reportedly, Mookie Betts was interested in staying with Boston but wanted an extension worth around $420 million. Figuring they can’t get close to that number, Red Sox shipped him to LA in exchange for outfielder Alex Verdugo and prospects Connor Wong and Jeter Downs.

During his six years in MLB, Betts managed to establish himself as one of the best position players in baseball at the moment. He made the All-Star selection in the past four years while winning AL MVP in 2018 and helping the Red Sox to World Series win in the same year.

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Passan reports that Red Sox gave up Betts and pitcher David Price to LA while receiving outfielder Alex Verdugo. The trade also included a third team in Minnesota Twins, who got pitcher Kenta Maeda from Dodgers while sending pitching prospect Brusdar Graterol to Boston.

Reportedly, Red Sox were engaged in talks with several teams about Betts in recent days, with San Diego Padres making a strong push to sign the player. However, Boston opted to deal with Dodgers and Twins instead, seeing their offer as a better value for the future.

Mookie Betts had another great season in 2019, hitting .295 with 29 home runs, and 80 RBIs while earning his fourth consecutive All-Star appearances. Still, Red Sox have been exploring the trade options for the 27-year-old thorough the entire offseason.

Betts has just one year left on his contract, which will pay him $27 million this year. Red Sox’s chances to sign him on the extension seemed unlikely, so the team decided to get some assets for him while his value was still high.

Boston also profited from the deal by shedding Price’s contract off their books, which enabled them to get closer to their goal of getting under the luxury tax number. The veteran left-hander has three years and $96 million left on the seven-year, $217 million contract he signed in 2015.

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