LA Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts threw a party last month at his home to celebrate the 2024 World Series triumph. He invited several key members of the squad like Freddie Freeman, Clayton Kershaw and Walker Buehler, along with Jack Flaherty, Gavin Lux, Ben Casparius, Tommy Edman, and Max Muncy.
The Dodgers stars also recorded a podcast for "On Base with Mookie Betts." The 2018 AL MVP asked their perspectives as fans got to know several unheard stories from the Dodgers' winning season.
Casparius spoke about the fun-filled experience at Betts' "glorified man cave," a casual evening with food and drinks.
"We had an absolute blast," Casparius said (1:12:20 onwards). "It was funny too because he texted in the group chat, 'Hey boys, we're going to my house at 6:30. There’s going to be a little bit of food, nothing crazy, this and that,' and it was just decked out.
"You know, he’s got the chefs there, the DJ there, the decorations were unbelievable, and we just had a great time. We were playing pickleball, we were bowling, we were doing everything in a little warehouse that was just like a glorified man cave."
Mookie Betts was ready to fight it out with two fans during World Series
This postseason saw the Dodgers engulfed with controvery with fans. During the NLDS showdown, San Diego Padres left fielder Jurickson Profar had debris and bottles thrown at him at Dodger Stadium.
During the World Series at the Yankee Stadium, in Game 4, two fans, Austin Capobianco and John Peter, interfered with Betts during a fly ball. Yankees' Gleyber Torres hit a fly ball in the right field foul territory where Betts was stationed.
While leaping to grab the ball, two fans in Yankees jerseys, tried taking the ball out of Betts' hands which could have resulted in a serious injury. As a result, they were banned from attending Game 5 even though some Yankees fans glorified them.
After the game, Betts told Fox reporters that he wanted to fight the fans.
"That was like the second time in my life I've ever wanted to fight somebody," Betts told David Ortiz & Co.
Dodgers' Max Muncy spoke about the incident on "The Foul Territory" on Nov. 3 and asked for MLB to impose lifetime bans for the two fans.
"It should’ve been an instant lifetime ban from all MLB stadiums right there," Muncy said. "You want to initiate that kind of contact, it should be an instant lifetime ban. You’re not even allowed anywhere near any park ever again. I think if you’re talking about those are the kinds of consequences, it’s going to eliminate some of that stuff."
The fans confessed (in an interview with ESPN) that they indeed planned to interfere beforehand. So far, MLB has not discarded those fans out of MLB parks for a lifetime.