The Dodgers star bowls as many as six days a week during the winter. He's good enough on the lanes to have been a part of the U.S Open last week.
, which runs the national championship, had expected to see it. But no one in the bowling world, which converged on the Indiana-based event that serves as one of five majors in the sport, was surprised by the entrant either.“He entered just like any of our other members would have,” said Chad Murphy, executive director of the USBC.
As his major league career took off, Betts’ reputation in bowling circles grew as well, thanks to a surprisingly strong track record in professional events highlighted by a 300 game in the 2017 World Series of Bowling. Even at the U.S. Open — where, after originally planning to enter at a qualifying stage, Betts was given an exemption into the main 108-man field — Betts held his own in the notoriously difficult tournament.
Dodgers star Mookie Betts, left, poses with Arizona Cardinals linebacker J.J. Watt and PBA star Kyle Troup during a celebrity bowling event in January 2019.