Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts wins MLB’s Roberto Clemente Award

• Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts won MLB’s 2025 Roberto Clemente Award.
• Betts and his wife founded the 5050 Foundation in 2021 to help youth with fitness, health, and financial literacy.
• His foundation has supported wildfire relief, donated over $160,000 to a Los Angeles charity, and funded youth sports in Nashville.

Los Angeles Dodgers star shortstop Mookie Betts, an Overton High School graduate, added more hardware to his mantel Oct. 27, when he was named the winner of MLB’s 2025 Roberto Clemente Award.

The honor, considered one of the most prestigious in baseball, annually recognizes a player who “represents the values of the late, great Hall of Famer, Roberto Clemente,” according to MLB.com.

The award is given to the MLB player that gives contributions on and off the field.

Betts, who was voted No. 2 on The Tennessean’s list of the 50 greatest athletes from the Nashville area this summer, received the award before Game 3 of the World Series on MLB Network.

“It just means the world,” Betts said when he was nominated in September. “This isn’t something that you get judged on based on your performance. It’s something that you just do out of the kindness of your heart. Just caring about people, man.

“It’s just opportunities to do something that don’t have anything to do with talent. Those are things that I genuinely care about, and I feel like this reward shows that.”

What is the Mookie Betts 5050 Foundation?

Betts’ 5050 Foundation, which he founded with his wife, Briana, in 2021, focuses on helping youth across the county, including in LA and Nashville. It is based on four pillars: physical fitness, mental and emotional health, nutrition and financial literacy.

What are some things the 5050 Foundation has done?

5050 also helped with wildlife fire relief and in conjunction with the Dodgers Foundation, has donated more than $160,000 to the Brotherhood Crusade in LA. It also funded the Mookie Betts Metro Baseball Tournament in Nashville, along with “Team Mookie” and five other AAU basketball teams here.

Paul Skrbina is a sports enterprise reporter covering the Predators, Titans, Nashville SC, local colleges and local sports for The Tennessean. Reach him at pskrbina@tennessean.com and on the X platform (formerly known as Twitter) @paulskrbina.