Baseball is one of the oldest games in American sports history. The first game of baseball was played in 1846. Since then, baseball has produced countless great athletes. However, being good at baseball does not mean that any MLB player can not be good at other sports. For example, Mookie Betts of the LA Dodgers is one of the most versatile sports stars. Having played basketball at the district level, Betts is also an avid professional bowling player. Thus, he can be said one of the best MLB bowlers if not the best.

However, he may now have competition for MLB’s best bowler as the New York Yankees star player is stepping up his game as a bowler. The day has not come yet, but according to baseball fans, it is indeed near!

Who is coming up as the competition of Mookie Betts?

The Bronx Bombers’ ace Nestor Cortes Jr, from the looks of it, recently took up bowling as either a hobby or a side career. He posted a story on his Instagram of the scoreboard, where he was close to having a strike. 

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Saddened by not being able to have a strike, he captioned the picture, “I was really close!” with an angry face emoticon beside it. Only one pin that got left in the frame stopped Nasty Nestor from having a perfect score.

However, only time will tell how much of a competitor Cortes Jr. would become to the six-time all-star player, Mookie Betts. But one thing that is certain is that it would be fun watching the two ball players competing at something other than baseball. 

How did the fans react to the possibility of Betts having a competitor?

The fans had their own fun thinking about the potential competition between Cortes Jr. and Betts. At the same time, a couple of them focused on the Yankees’ slugger’s score in the previous frames.

While one of the fans was clearly shocked, another thought of the rare chance of having a World Series in bowling played by the baseball players. Even though the bowling World Series by ball players has a negligible chance of happening, it would be fun to watch. 

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Do you think of Cortes Jr. as a competitor of Betts in bowling? Who do you think is better at the game? Let us know in the comments below!