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Mookie Betts Buys Groceries For Shoppers, Pizza For Workers
The former Red Sox ace surprised shoppers near his hometown Nashville this week.
BOSTON, MA — This time of year, former Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts should be on the field impressing people. But due to coronavirus, he's taking his talents to other venues.
This week, Betts surprised shoppers at a Kroger grocery store in Bordeaux, Tenn., by paying for their groceries, according to WSMV Nashville. He also bought a round of pizza for the frontline workers at the grocery store.
The Kroger happens to be near his alma mater, John Overton High School in Nashville.
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Cool! @mookiebetts surprised shoppers at the Kroger in Bordeaux, TN by buying their groceries. The former Overton Bobcat and current LA Dodgers OF also treated the staff at the store to pizza to thank them for all the hard work they have been doing as essential front-line workers pic.twitter.com/gGcXDkWSMV
— Chris Harris (@ChrisHarrisWSMV) May 13, 2020
The Red Sox traded Betts and pitcher David Price to the Los Angeles Dodgers in February as a way to get under the $208 million luxury tax threshold. Betts, 27, was one of the best hitters in baseball and made the 2018 MVP made the All-Star team.
Major League Baseball has reportedly begun talks with the Players Association to start the coronavirus-delayed season in early July.
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