Mookie Betts sets Dodgers record with 29th leadoff homer

By: Doug Padilla, The Associated Press Posted: 10:16 PM CDT Friday, Mar. 29, 2024 Last Modified: 11:56 PM CDT Friday, Mar. 29, 2024

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts set a Dodgers record for leadoff home runs, hitting his 29th on the first pitch from Zack Thompson in a 6-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts set a Dodgers record for leadoff home runs, hitting his 29th on the first pitch from Zack Thompson in a 6-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts set a Dodgers record for leadoff home runs, hitting his 29th on the first pitch from Zack Thompson in a 6-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night.

In his fifth season with the Dodgers after a trade from the Boston Red Sox, Betts broke a tie with Davey Lopes, who played for Los Angeles 1972-81.

Betts moved into sole possession of fifth place on the major leagues’ leadoff home run list with his 49th, breaking a tie with Ian Kinsler. Betts trails Rickey Henderson (81), George Springer (57), Alfonso Soriano (54) and Craig Biggio (53).