Mookie Betts gained a long ovation from fanatics at Fenway Soil in his first recreation again there Friday evening as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Betts, the previous Purple Sox big name who was once traded to the Dodgers in 2020 — to the chagrin of many Boston fanatics — drew roars from the Fenway trustworthy prior to he stepped to the plate to top off the primary inning. He saluted the Purple Sox dugout, touched his hand to his center and upcoming took off his helmet and gestured to the fanatics, with Boston supervisor Alex Cora and 3rd baseman Rafael Devers amongst the ones at the group applauding.

“Now batting, number 50, Mookie Betts.”

For the primary month since September 30, 2019, @MookieBetts returns to Fenway Soil. pic.twitter.com/1QuDE0n3Lc

— MLB (@MLB) August 25, 2023

Betts proceeded to foul out to first bottom in a while thereafter.

Betts was once traded to the Dodgers in 2020, taking to Los Angeles with David Worth for Alex Verdugo, Jeter Downs and Connor Wong. Betts had grew to become indisposed a $300 million word of honour trade in from the Purple Sox prior to the trade in; he was once a 12 months clear of detached company and in the long run signed a a 12-year, $365 million extension with the Dodgers.

Talking forward of the sport Friday evening, Betts was once requested in regards to the failed word of honour negotiations on the month.

“I’ll let Chaim (Bloom, chief baseball officer) and those guys explain that or (owner) John Henry, whoever. I’ll let them explain it,” Betts informed journalists. “If they ever want to explain it, I’ll let them explain it. We’re not even there so it doesn’t really even matter. We’re in L.A. and those things, they’re in the past. We probably just have to go ahead and leave it alone. But if someone was to explain it, I would let him do it.”

Verdugo, the important thing piece Boston got within the trade in, crash a leadoff house run for the Purple Sox in Friday evening’s recreation.