Mookie Betts was asked to give a motivational speech to fellow MLB players hoping to achieve his level of success. He told them they'd have to wait.

Shohei Ohtani, Teoscar Hernández, and Mookie Betts all won Silver Slugger Awards as the best offensive players at their positions in the National League. Three players is the most Dodgers to win Silver Sluggers in the same season in the 44-year history of the award.

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve and Dodgers utilityman Mookie Betts led the field of Silver Slugger honorees, which included seven first-time winners.