Thirty-one-year-old Dodgers infielder Mookie Betts slugged his team-leading fifth home run of the season on Tuesday night, a 407-foot solo blast into the Left Field Pavilion at Dodger Stadium off of San Francisco Giants right-hander Logan Webb, to tie the game at 2-2. But as anyone watching or listening to game quickly learned, it was also the 1,500th hit of his 11-year MLB career.

What does that mean to the future first ballot Hall of Famer?

“That I’ve been playing a long time,” the Nashville, TN native and fifth round draft pick in 2011 by the Boston Red Sox out of Overton High School in Nashville kidded with SportsNet LA’s Kirsten Watson immediately following the Dodgers 5-4 win over The Hated Ones. “But it’s super cool, super cool, and I’m glad I was able to help the team win,” Betts added.

“It’s hard to come up with new descriptors, he’s playing out of this world,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said of Betts postgame. “He’s hitting good pitching, he’s sparking us, he’s doing everything we need.”

Did Mookie get his milestone ball back?

“I think my wife is probably a little more sentimental about it than I am,” Betts answered with his signature smile. “Hopefully we can get to 3,000, then I’ll definitely keep that ball.”

We’ll be waiting and watching, Mookie.

Play Ball!

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