Dellin Betances Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 8" / 265 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 3/23/1988 (36)
- Experience
- 8
- College
- None
Dellin Betances Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Dellin Betances News
Right-handed reliever Dellin Betances, the former All-Star reliever for the New York Yankees, announced his retirement from professional baseball on Wednesday. Betances was with the Los Angeles Dodgers on a minor league contract before he was released on Wednesday, leading to his decision to hang up his cleats. The 34-year-old had shoulder surgery last summer and had a rough 10.26 ERA, 1.80 WHIP, 19 strikeouts and 14 walks in just 16 2/3 innings in two minor league stops for the Dodgers this year. In his prime, Betances made four straight All-Star squads with the Yankees from 2014-17. Although he only had 36 career saves in 10 major league seasons, he was once one of the more feared late-inning, hard-throwing arms when he was at his best.
Free-agent relief pitcher Dellin Betances agreed to a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday, according to a source. Betances pitched just one inning for the New York Mets last year before having season-ending shoulder surgery. The 34-year-old right-hander has tossed only 13 1/3 relief innings over the last three years combined due to injuries, so there's no guarantee he'll make it back to his pre-injury form as a high-leverage bullpen arm. But the Dodgers will take a chance on Betances, who made the All-Star squad in four straight seasons with the New York Yankees from 2014-17. Betances has a 2.53 career ERA, 1.07 WHIP and an impressive 14.4 K/9 in 10 major league seasons.
New York Mets relief pitcher Dellin Betances (shoulder) will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery, according to manager Luis Rojas. It comes as Betances was getting closer to a return to New York's bullpen, as he recently threw a scoreless inning in a rehab outing with Triple-A Syracuse. The hard-throwing right-hander has been a huge disappointment since coming to the Mets last year. He had a 7.71 ERA and 2.05 WHIP in 11 2/3 relief innings in 2020 and only managed to throw one inning for New York this season before going on the injured list with shoulder problems. The good news for the Mets bullpen is that Jeurys Familia is getting closer to a return to his setup role ahead of closer Edwin Diaz, who has been one of the better ninth-inning arms in the game in 2021.