Mookie Betts said on September 26, 2026, that the Los Angeles Dodgers' 100-win regular season had limited significance beyond showing they played well, with the postseason requiring greater intensity.
Betts evaluated the total during a team press conference. “So 100 wins” and “No, I don't think so. Unless it's some type of record or something,” he said, adding, “So, means we play pretty good.”
Betts noted that the Dodgers will use inner-squad games during the five-day break to maintain rhythm: “we'll have the inner squad games.” He also cited the team's previous period of spending time together and insulating itself as something that contributed to success, saying, “we're going to do it again.”
The Dodgers will come together through postseason adversity, according to Betts, who said, “this is the time where you really have to come together.” He stated that the team will retain its regular-season attitude while adding intensity because the postseason is compressed: “keep the same attitude, but probably add a little more intensity.”
Betts acknowledged that he has been in the league for 13 years and believes that experience has helped him manage the break. He also said the postseason involves a short amount of time, quoting, “because it's a short short amount of time,” while repeatedly noting that playoff momentum cannot be predicted: “you just got to go be.”
The Dodgers' next step is to use inner-squad games during the five-day break, then face the postseason by preserving their attitude, adding intensity and coming together through adversity.