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Did the Red Sox make a mistake trading Mookie Betts?
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MLB Notes: Revisiting the Mookie Betts trade, and all its ramifications
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Red Sox star Mookie Betts isn't a household name. Why? - Sports
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Ortiz: Mookie Betts was 'perfect' for Red Sox, trade was mistake
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Rosenthal: Time is up. Red Sox need to act this offseason - The
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David Ortiz knows better than anyone how stupid the Red Sox are
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He has to get what he deserves': David Ortiz weighed in on the
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September 30, 2016: David Ortiz hits 541st and final home run of
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MLB playoffs: Boston's Mookie Betts, J.D. Martinez hitting unicorns
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Ortiz: Mookie Betts was 'perfect' for Red Sox, trade was mistake
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Boston Red Sox shouldn't make same mistake with J.D. Martinez they
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What former Red Sox player hit a home run on their first at bat at
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The Dodgers' 'good superstars,' Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman