Mookie Betts Reveals Dodgers Made Him Visit Driveline Training Complex This Offseason

Over the offseason, Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts went to Driveline, the well-known training center for baseball players. We haven’t heard many details about what motivated him to go, until Thursday when he talked to the media at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona.

“My employer told me I need to go. That’s how I ended up going there.”

While the trip to Driveline may not have been Mookie’s idea, he said he learned something pretty important from the process.

“That I just need to gain some strength. Continue to play the game I’ve been playing. Just get a little stronger.”

Mookie weighed about 170 last season, but he weighed in at 178 on his first morning at Camelback Ranch. What changes did he make?

“You just can’t skip the little snacks like I used to. Just got to continue to eat, eat, eat, gain a little weight, gain some strength. Hopefully that helps … We’ll see how it plays out once the season starts.”

Betts also confirmed that he’s no longer vegan and hasn’t been for a few years.

Mookie hit a career-high 35 home runs in 2022, but he also struggled with inconsistency at times. He’s hoping for a more consistent, productive season in 2023.

“It wasn’t from lack of effort. I’m always going to show up ready to play. … I was just little, man. So I had to gain my weight back.”

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