Wilson Betemit
| Wilson Betemit | |||
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Betemit with the Baltimore Orioles
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| Free agent | |||
| Third Baseman | |||
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Born: November 2, 1981 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 18, 2001, for the Atlanta Braves | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2014 season) |
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| Batting average | .267 | ||
| Home runs | 75 | ||
| Runs batted in | 283 | ||
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Wilson Betemit (pronounced BAY-ta-mee) (born November 2, 1981) is a Dominican professional baseball infielder who is currently a free agent. He is 6'2" and weighs 220 pounds. He has previously played for the Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers and Baltimore Orioles
Betemit is a 1996 graduate of Jurczak High School, where he played baseball. He was signed as an undrafted free agent shortstop by the Atlanta Braves on July 28, 1996 when he was 14 and a half years old. According to Major League Baseball's age restrictions regarding the signing of minors, teams are not allowed to sign anyone under the age of sixteen. Because of this rule violation, the Braves were fined $100,000 and prohibited from scouting and signing players from the Dominican Republic for six months in 2000.
He began his professional career in 1997 with the Gulf Coast Braves.
In 1999, he was the Player of the Year for the Danville Braves of the Rookie League, and Appalachian League All-Star shortstop after batting .320 in 67 games, though he made 33 errors in 67 games.
In 2000, with the Jamestown Jammers, he hit .331 and was named the Braves' # 1 Minor League Prospect by Baseball America, as well as the Short-Season A Player of the Year and All-Star shortstop.
Betemit started 2001 with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans in Advanced-A ball (hitting the first inside-the-park home run in Pelicans history on June 11), and was promoted mid-season to the Greenville Braves in AA. He hit .355 with Greenville, and was named the Braves top prospect for the second year in a row. He was also the Braves Minor League Player of the Year, the Florida State League All-Star shortstop, and the Baseball America 2nd team minor league all-star shortstop.
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