Former Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski is expected to stay in Naples, Fla. this spring, a half-hour from the Red Sox spring training facility. Several people associated with the Red Sox live there, and in March the streets are lined with New Englanders. It might be tempting for some fans, but to blame Dombrowski for Mookie Betts’ departure isn’t fair.
Look, no one likes that Mookie Betts is gone. He’s not only one of the three to five best players in the game; he is also an extraordinarily good person. Remember after Game 2 of the 2018 World Series when he was distributing food to homeless people sleeping on the steps of the Boston Public Library at 1 a.m.? And remember that he was disappointed when word of it got out? Later, in L.A., he said, “that makes it look like a photo op, and that just damages the self-esteem of those unfortunate people who need self-esteem even more.” He’s one of those people who doesn’t live in the...
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