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Dodgers' Mookie Betts is his harshest critic. It's what fuels him to be great - Los Angeles Times
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Boston OF Mookie Betts wins AL MVP Award
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Sources: Red Sox trade former MVP Mookie Betts, David Price to Dodgers
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Los Angeles Dodgers' Star Mookie Betts Speaks on Failed Negotiations with the Boston Red Sox Before He Was Traded - Fastball
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Mookie Betts and Christian Yelich Easily Win M.V.P. Awards - The New York Times
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Sean McDonough revisits Red Sox trading Mookie Betts
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Mookie Betts of Boston Red Sox named AL MVP for 2018
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Alex Cora Named Manager of the Year Finalist, Mookie Betts Named American League MVP Finalist. – Blogging the Red Sox
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Mookie Betts is the superstar baseball needs