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Mookie Betts Wins 2025 Roberto Clemente Award at Dodger Stadium

MLB honored the Dodgers shortstop for community work led by his 5050 Foundation.

TORONTO, ONTARIO - OCTOBER 25: Mookie Betts #50 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts prior to game two of the 2025 World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Center on October 25, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)
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Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts speaks to reporters after receiving the 2025 Roberto Clemente Award before Game 3 of the World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
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Overview

  • Betts was presented the leaguewide honor on MLB Network ahead of World Series Game 3 at Dodger Stadium.
  • He and his wife, Brianna, launched the 5050 Foundation in 2021 to support youth in Los Angeles and Nashville across physical fitness, mental and emotional health, nutrition, and financial literacy.
  • The foundation donated more than $30,000 in Nike apparel to Los Angeles wildfire victims in January.
  • Recent efforts include financial and recovery support for an Altadena family after the Eaton Fire and a partnership with the Dodgers Foundation that directed over $160,000 to Brotherhood Crusade to fight hunger and homelessness.
  • Betts' ongoing initiatives include funding AAU teams and a Nashville baseball tournament and supporting pediatric patients through the 'Betts on Us' fund at UCLA Children's Hospital, becoming the first Dodger to win the award since Justin Turner in 2022.