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‘Dorks’: Tiger Woods Impersonation Draws Harsh Reaction From MLB Fans as Los Angeles Dodgers Stars Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman Pay Half-Hearted Tribute to Golf Legend

Published 09/12/2022, 1:00 PM EDT

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The Los Angeles Dodgers recently celebrated their annual dress-up day. All the players donned fancy costumes and dressed according to their will. The players enacted famous characters from pop culture. But two players decided to take a different route. 

Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman are a duo of champion sluggers for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Betts earlier played for the Boston Red Sox, while Freeman played for the Atlanta Braves. Both the players are six-time All-Star members. Betts is a two-time World Series champion and Freeman has won the championship once. 

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Betts and Freeman, too, participated in the dress-up ceremony, just like their teammates. Most of the players turned into some globally recognized fictional characters from pop culture. However, the Dodgers duo in mention, decided to keep it real. Betts dressed up as the iconic ‘King of Golf’ Tiger Woods, while Freeman as the famous personal caddie. 

LA Dodgers’ star duo as golf legend and caddie 

Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman have struck up an alliance since turning into Dodgers teammates. Betts has been playing for the Dodgers since 2020. On the other hand, Freeman joined the team in the ongoing MLB season. 

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Betts and Freeman carried their bonding into the Dodgers’ dress-up festivity, too. Betts dressed up as the legendary golf icon Tiger Woods. Freeman followed suit as Woods’ popular former caddie, Steve Williams. As the images went viral online, the fans expressed their raw opinions. The reactions were rather mixed, though mostly towards the negative end.  

The “Talkin’ Baseball” network shared the post on Twitter, with the introductory statement, “Tiger Woods and his caddie”

An annoyed fan labeled the duo as ‘Dorks’

Another disappointed fan reacted: 

A few more bitter fan replies: 

 

And then there was the support that flowed in from the loyal fans:

 

All in all, it’s impossible to impress everybody, as people’s opinions will always remain divided. 

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But irrespective of what the public thinks, the Dodgers had some fun, away from the field. 

The situation at present for the Dodgers 

The Dodgers are presently the top-ranked team in the National League West zonal rankings. Markedly, they are just a few wins away from their 100th seasonal win. At this point, it looks like the Dodgers will be the first team in the tournament to win 100 games this season. With the best win-loss record in the entire league, the Dodgers have their eyes set on the trophy. 

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Watch This Story – Freddie Freeman Hits First Home Run For LA Dodgers After Signing On For A Whopping $162 Million 

What is your opinion of Mookie Betts’ and Freddie Freeman’s respective attires for the dress-up? Do you like their getups?

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Madhurjya Bhuyan

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Madhurjya Bhuyan is an MLB author at EssentiallySports. He has a Bachelor's and Master's Degree in English Literature from Gauhati University and IGNOU, respectively, and also possesses prior professional experience as a content developer. Being a performance artist since childhood, Madhurjya has always aimed to contribute towards creativity in any possible manner, and writing only boosts that desire.
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Rupak Kumar Jha