Todd Betts Explained

Todd Betts
Position:Infielder
Birth Date:24 June 1973
Birth Place:East York, Ontario
Bats:Left
Throws:Right
Debutleague:NPB
Debutdate:March 28
Debutyear:2003
Debutteam:Yakult Swallows
Debut2league:CPBL
Debut2date:March 21
Debut2year:2006
Debut2team:La New Bears
Finalleague:NPB
Finaldate:June 30
Finalyear:2003
Finalteam:Yakult Swallows
Final2league:CPBL
Final2date:June 30
Final2year:2006
Final2team:La New Bears
Statleague:NPB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.287
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:15
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:52
Stat2league:CPBL
Stat21label:Batting average
Stat21value:.343
Stat22label:Home runs
Stat22value:3
Stat23label:Runs batted in
Stat23value:37
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Todd Mervyn Betts (born June 24, 1973) is a Canadian former professional baseball first baseman and a third baseman.

Career

The Cleveland Indians chose Betts in the fourteen round in the 1993 Major League Baseball draft.

He later played with the Brantford Red Sox in the Ontario, Canada, Intercounty Baseball League.

In 2003, he played for Yakult Swallows in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). After the 2003 season, he became a free agent.

In 2004, he played for New York Yankees organization. During the 2004 season, he was selected for Canada national baseball team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Canada finished in fourth place.

He later signed with the La New Bears of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) in early 2006 and played with that team until July 2006. As of May 2006, Betts held the highest batting average and RBI in the league. However his performance slumped after he suffered vertebra injuries in June after which La New Bears ended his contract in July 2006.

On July 25, 2007, he signed a contract with the Edmonton Cracker-Cats, hitting .275 with 1 home run in 33 games.

He next began his coaching career in 2008 between Team Canada and the Ontario Prospects helping develop professional hitters yearly before moving to the Ontario Blue Jays and Toronto Mets.

When he ended his active professional baseball career, he founded his own company, 4 Corners Elite Development, which helps children improve their overall skills. ((https://fourcornerselite.com/))