The Los Angeles Dodgers are once again among the National League elite. Since the arrival of MLBbro Mookie Betts in 2020, the team has become accustomed to deep playoff runs and World Series championships, winning three titles during his six-year stint with the organization, this year notwithstanding. While the 2026 season has not followed the typical script Dodgers fans have become accustomed to, Betts is beginning to heat up at exactly the right time as the team prepares for another potential October run.
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As the Dodgers begin a weekend series against the Miami Marlins today, Betts enters the matchup riding an impressive hot streak. The former MVP is batting .375 in September and appears to be finding his rhythm just as the postseason approaches. For a team with championship expectations every season, having one of its most experienced and accomplished players swinging a hot bat could be a major difference-maker down the stretch.
Mookie Betts Heating Up at The Right Time For LA Dodgers
The MLBbro has already matched his August home run total this month while surpassing the number of home runs he hit in July. His production has gone beyond the long ball as well. With 13 RBI in September, Betts has already made this his most productive month of the entire season in that category. His ability to consistently reach base, drive in runs and create scoring opportunities has provided a major boost to a Dodgers offense that has needed additional production.
The Dodgers have also won seven consecutive games, a streak that has coincided with Betts’ offensive surge. That winning streak becomes even more impressive considering the team is currently without perennial MVP candidate Shohei Ohtani, who recently landed on the 15-day injured list and has missed six of the Dodgers’ last seven games.
Betts Needed With Shohei Ohtani Sidelined
With Ohtani sidelined and fellow team leader Freddie Freeman struggling to find his usual production, the Dodgers need other stars to step up. Betts is no stranger to that responsibility. A former MVP and one of the most versatile players in baseball, he has the experience and ability to carry an offense through difficult stretches of the season.
Betts understands that his recent success is not about trying to do too much, but simply continuing to execute at the plate.
“I’ve been able to put good at-bats together, hit the ball hard consistently, and just got to keep on going,” Betts said about his recent string of elite production.
For the Dodgers, that mindset could be exactly what they need. If Betts can maintain this level of production while Ohtani recovers and the rest of the lineup gets healthy, Los Angeles could enter October playing its best baseball at the most important time of the year and pursue a 3 peat.
