On Base with Mookie Betts
3x World Series champion & Los Angeles Dodgers star right-fielder Mookie Betts interviews current MLB players for an up-close and personal look at their lives on and off the field.
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September 17, 2025 • 70 mins
Phillies star Nick Castellanos sits down with Mookie Betts to discuss the viral confrontation involving Phillies fans, clinching the playoffs, and the pressure that comes with winning. Castellanos also opens up on fatherhood, raising a young baseball player, and his own experiences as a kid. The Phillies outfielder then reveals his love for making art and why Scooby-Doo is his favorite superhero.
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September 15, 2025 • 53 mins
San Francisco Giants ace Logan Webb sits down with Mookie Betts to discuss the Giants-Dodgers rivalry, viral postgame interviews, and tells a wild story from his first All-Star game. Webb also explains his love for fantasy football and reacts to his high school football highlights, before discussing the Rafael Devers trade and Barry Bonds' hatred for pitchers. Watch the new episode of 'On Base.'
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September 3, 2025 • 62 mins
Pirates' superstar pitcher Paul Skenes sits down with Mookie Betts to respond to the viral trade rumors, discuss his dominant 'splinker' pitch (and reveals the grip), playing catcher at Air Force before pitching and what he would throw Babe Ruth and Barry Bonds. Paul also reacts to Livvy Dunne saying he's an elite chef and his viral NL Rookie of the Year reaction. Mookie and Paul cap the episode by breaking out the whiteboards and ...
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September 2, 2025 • 59 mins
Diamondbacks' star shortstop Geraldo Perdomo joins Mookie to talk about the art of turning a double play, tips at playing SS, their reaction to Kyle Schwarber's 4-HR game and whether Mookie swings for the fences when he gets to 3 HRs in one game. They also share stories from early in their career where Mookie explains why he wanted to be sent down after joining the 2014 Red Sox and Perdomo's rivalry with Madison Bumgarner. Finally,...
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September 2, 2025 • 48 mins
Cincinnati Reds IF/OF Gavin Lux joins former Dodgers teammate Mookie Betts to discuss Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift's engagement, Shohei Ohtani trolling a Padres heckler, Cal Raleigh's historic season, and the epic 2024 World Series run. Lux also reacts to getting traded from the Dodgers, gives his take on the famous Skyline Chili, and shares what it's like to play with Elly De La Cruz under legendary manager Terry Francona.
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September 2, 2025 • 46 mins
Dodgers' star catcher Will Smith joins for rare sit-down interview with teammate Mookie Betts to discuss heated rivalry with San Diego Padres amid NL West race, managing the Dodgers' star pitching staff, Will's MVP-caliber season and Buster Posey's high praise. The Dodgers stars also talk Dodgers-Padres being compared to Yankees-Red Sox, what Will purchased after his extension with LA, untold story on Clayton Kershaw mound visit, h...
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September 2, 2025 • 49 mins
Royals star SS Bobby Witt Jr. joins 3x World Series champion Mookie Betts to discuss his MVP-caliber 2024 season and losing to Aaron Judge, his favorite memories from the WBC, and his relationship to Kansas City celebrities like Paul Rudd, Jason Sudeikis, and Rob Riggle. They also discuss what it was like to end the Royals' postseason drought last year, how he's evolving as a leader for the franchise, signing with Oklahoma as a hig...
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June 12, 2025 • 54 mins
San Diego Padres star Jackson Merrill sits down with 3x World Series champion Mookie Betts to discuss Denzel Clarke's insane HR robbery for the Athletics, why he wanted to stay in San Diego, and what makes the Dodgers-Padres rivalry unique. They also discuss their favorite Dustin Pedroia stories, growing up quickly in the minor leagues, the wild reason that Mookie got fined, how one San Francisco Giants fan ruined Jackson's golf ga...
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June 9, 2025 • 50 mins
St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar sits down with Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts to debate St. Louis pizza vs. Chicago deep dish, what it was like playing for Japan in the World Baseball Classic, and why Shohei Ohtani's level of fame reminds them of Michael Jordan. They also discuss his Japanese heritage, his crazy story of being recruited by Duke to play football, what's led to the Cardinals' success so far this y...
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June 6, 2025 • 48 mins
4x All-Star Pete Alonso sits down with 3x World Series champion Mookie Betts to discuss the story behind Mookie's toe injury, the Mets' wild offseason and their new 'Big 3,' and what he thinks makes Juan Soto so special. They also discuss the wild story behind New York's 2024 turnaround and playoff push, the origin of his 'Polar Bear' nickname, if he thinks about breaking the Mets' home run record, why he's had so much success in t...
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May 2, 2025 • 57 mins
2024 NL Cy Young winner and Atlanta Braves ace Chris Sale sits down with Mookie to talk about Sale's award-winning season, dominating as teammates on the 2018 Boston Red Sox, the viral 100 men vs. 1 Gorilla debate, and much more.
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April 23, 2025 • 46 mins
Dodgers star Teoscar Hernández joins 3x World Series Champion Mookie Betts for his first English-speaking podcast interview to discuss LA’s wild offseason, what led to him re-signing with the Dodgers, and what makes their culture so special. They also discuss the NL West’s domination this year, why they love the pressure of being defending champs, how Teoscar almost gave up on baseball in 2011, if he’ll try to defend his Home Run D...
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November 5, 2024 • 59 mins
3x World Series champion Mookie Betts is joined by Dodgers manager Dave Roberts for a special World Series episode to discuss the difference between winning a title as a manager vs. a player, Roberts dancing with Ice Cube, and why he felt the NLDS vs. the Padres 'was the World Series'. They also discuss why Roberts was afraid of coming back to Los Angeles for Game 6, how he managed Game 5 differently, calling out Walker Buehler in ...
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October 2, 2024 • 54 mins
Padres Platinum Glove RF Fernando Tatis Jr. joins Dodgers star Mookie Betts to discuss baseball's unwritten rules, what makes the Dodgers-Padres rivalry special, why Tatis loves playing at Dodgers Stadium, and San Diego clinching the playoffs on a game-winning triple play. They also discuss the grind of a MLB season, how they ramp things up for the playoffs, Tatis getting traded to the Padres and signing a 14-year extension, the ch...
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September 17, 2024 • 47 mins
Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies joins Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts to discuss Atlanta vs. LA traffic, his insane fish collection, why he's the best trash talker on the Braves and gives an update on his wrist injury. He also reacts to Atlanta's bad injury luck this season, Tyler Matzek's legendary performance vs. the Dodgers in 2021 NLCS, explains his appreciation for Ron Washington, the mindset when batting behi...
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September 12, 2024 • 51 mins
Cubs Gold Glove left fielder Ian Happ joins Dodgers star Mookie Betts to discuss his love for coffee, if he thinks he could play golf professionally, and what it feels like running into the outfield wall at Wrigley Stadium. They also discuss why he enjoys playing for manager Craig Counsell, his improvement as an outfielder, how he became a switch hitter, his journey through the minors, the Cubs' push for the playoffs, what impresse...
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September 4, 2024 • 55 mins
Dodgers pitcher Jack Flaherty sits down with Mookie to discuss why Jayson Tatum didn't get more playing time in the Olympics, the Kendrick Lamar-Drake beef, and why neither of them know who's on their fantasy football team. They also react to Shohei Ohtani's historic season, Flaherty's love for fashion, and getting traded to his hometown Dodgers. Jack opens up on his time with the St. Louis Cardinals, shares what veterans like Adam...
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August 31, 2024 • 45 mins
Baltimore Orioles SS Gunnar Henderson joins Dodgers star Mookie Betts to discuss fantasy football strategies, his love for Legos, Shohei Ohtani's dog throwing out the first pitch at the Dodgers game, and what they both learned during their time in the AL East. They also discuss Gunnar's relationship with Cal Ripken Jr., his favorite shortstops to watch, growing up in the south and learning baseball, the 2019 MLB Draft class, who's ...
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August 22, 2024 • 55 mins
Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh joins Dodgers star Mookie Betts to discuss if Tyreek Hill could beat Noah Lyles in a race and which MLB players they think should join. They also discuss why they believe in ghosts, how Cal grew up in a haunted house, why they like the proposed six-inning rule for starting pitchers, the Mariners' run to the 2022 playoffs, how Cal's dad recruited Mookie to Tennessee, what advice he gives to struggling pi...
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August 14, 2024 • 53 mins
Pirates legend Andrew McCutchen joins Dodgers star Mookie Betts to discuss making a cartoon together, 1992 Dream Team vs. 2024 Team USA Basketball, and why he tweets 'furries' every year. He also reacts to being apart of Stephen Strasburg, Gerrit Cole, AND Paul Skenes' debuts, looks back on his MVP season, builds an MLB Olympics dream lineup, explains the unique way he learned baseball, his dominant high school career, getting offe...
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