Mookie Betts Sets Dodgers Record With 29th Leadoff Homer

Los Angeles Dodgers' Mookie Betts celebrates his home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Los Angeles on March 29, 2024. Jae C. Hong/AP Photo

LOS ANGELES —Mookie Betts set a Dodgers record for leadoff home runs and Teoscar Hernández added his first two long balls for Los Angeles in a 6–3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night, March 29.

Betts hit his 29th leadoff homer for the Dodgers on the first pitch from Zack Thompson (0–1).