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Mookie Betts wore red, white and blue eye black for the All-Star Game

during the 89th MLB All-Star Game, presented by Mastercard at Nationals Park on July 17, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Rob Carr)
By Michael Clair

With All-Star Week in the nation's capital, it's no surprise that some serious Americana was going on. Bryce Harper wore American flag cleats in the T-Mobile Home Run Derby, and his Red Carpet outfit had D.C. monuments stitched into his suit lining. 
So, for Tuesday's All-Star Game presented by MasterCard, Mookie Betts eschewed the eye black for the red, white and blue: 

Of course, Mookie put the colors in reverse order, so maybe he's just a big fan of the World Cup and is celebrating France's victory over Croatia. Hey, anything's possible. 

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