Currently, Mookie Betts looks lost. Historically impotent. A gaping hole where a legend used to be. A stunning futility that somehow has the mighty Dodgers underwhelming and suddenly on the brink of elimination in the World Series against a Blue Jays team that personifies resilience and talent.

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts made an honest admission about Mookie Betts' struggles in the World Series.

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani might be in the midst of a jaw-dropping run that’s left baseball historians speechless — but to his teammates, he’s just another guy in the clubhouse. “He’s just a regular dude,

Professional athletes’ partners and families become public figures by extension, and the Los Angeles Dodgers are no exception. For example, first baseman Freddie Freeman ’s wife Chelsea has 658,000 Instagram followers while shortstop Mookie Betts ’ wife Brianna has over 68,000.

There would be no Canadian coronation in Game 6. Not with Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the mound. Not with Mookie Betts remembering that he’s Mookie Betts. Not with the Dodgers reasserting their postseason pedigree.

The Blue Jays got off to a strong start in Game 7 of the World Series and George Springer made postseason history in the first inning.