On brink of World Series loss, Dodgers star admits: “I’ve just been terrible”

Heading into Game 6 of the 2025 World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers are on the brink of a shock defeat.

The 2024 champions are 3-2 down in the best-of-seven series. One of the biggest disappoints of the series for the Dodgers has been the form of Mookie Betts, the eight-time MLB All-Star and three-time World Series champion.

Betts, now 33, is now 3-for-24 in this year’s World Series. He has only managed nine hits in 55 at-bats since the Wild Card Series. For Wednesday’s Game 5 he slid to third in the batting order and, speaking after the loss, Betts admitted that he had been below his usual standards.

“I don’t want to speak on anybody else,” Betts said. “But for myself, I’ve just been terrible.”

“I wish it were from lack of effort,” he continued. “But it’s not. I mean, that’s all I can say.”

Dodgers head coach Dave Roberts has suggested that Betts may be trying to take on too much of the scoring burden, as the team suffers from a general lack of form across the hitters

“Hopefully, the off day, (he can) find a way to get away from it, and then go out there and just kind of focus on one game and be good for one game, go out there and compete,” Roberts explained.

“But I think you can see, you know, there’s a little anxiousness in there. But it’s not the first time he’s struggled, it’s not the first time he’s faced elimination. And it’s not just Mookie, it’s everyone that’s got to do their part too.”

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