Mookie Betts.Photo:Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times via Getty
Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times via Getty
Mookie Betts got the first taste of what his life could be like as a successful Hollywood movie producer on Sunday night.The Los Angeles Dodgers star, 31, attended his first Golden Globes Awards show alongside Hollywood’s biggest A-listers, hoping to mingle with the industry’s biggest names.
Why? Because Betts, who has made a name for himself on the baseball diamond, is gearing up for a potential second-act as a producer,according to The Associated Press.Betts launched his One Media/Marketing Group (OMG) production company in 2020 as a potential post-baseball career, per the AP. The outlet reported that he and two OMG partners, Cam Lewis and Jeff Mason, attended the 81st annual ceremony in order to connect and network with Hollywood’s biggest stars and strike up some partnerships.
“That’s the plan, right?” Betts told the AP. “Just put yourself in the surroundings and you see what happens.”
Mookie Betts.Ronald Martinez/Getty
Ronald Martinez/Getty
Betts did reportedly stumbled on the red carpet when he was asked the common awards show question, “Who are you wearing?” The athlete took a beat before responding: “I’m wearing confidence,” according to the AP.
The two-time World Series champion first teamed up with OMG President Derrick Phillips and his longtime friends Cam Lewis and Jeff Mason to form the production company in 2020.
In the past,Betts told PEOPLEhe and Lewis have been “best friends since sixth grade” and his relationship with Mason also goes back more than a decade.
Mookie Betts.Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty
Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty
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Later that year, Betts took on the role of executive producer through his OMG company on the documentary film,Jackie Robinson: Get to the Bag.
Then last February, Betts’ OMG company partnered with the Viral Nation content creation company to help launch original content on his YouTube page, including a series that follows his life as a Major League Baseball player, according toBusiness Wire.
“There’s this whole thing called life and you only get one of them,” BettstoldPEOPLE last year, upon launching his own podcast. “So, I’m not going to just waste it sitting on the couch and only thinking about baseball.”
source: people.com
