“Goodbye tension, hello pension”- Dellin Betances officially retires from MLB

“Goodbye tension, hello pension”- Dellin Betances officially retires from MLB

Dellin Betances retires

As a lockdown reliever for the New York Yankees and creator of one of the greatest curveballs of his era, Dellin Betances was a four-time All-Star. According to Jon Heyman, Betances has announced his retirement from baseball. Betances, 34, had an 11-year MLB career before spending the 2022 season in the Dodgers’ minor league system.

Native New Yorker Betances was selected by the Yankees in the sixth round of the 2006 draught out of Brooklyn’s Grand Street Campus High School. He started his professional career as a starter, but because to injuries and poor performance, he was forced into a relief pitcher position, which Betances ended up being ideally suited for. Data from Baseball-Reference show that Betances’ salary in the major leagues was just over $30 million.

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MLB says good bye to Dellin Betances after illustrious career

Dellin Betances
Dellin Betances

Dellin Betances made brief major league outings in 2011 and 2013, but it wasn’t until his spectacular rookie season in 2014 that he fully came into his own. For Betances, who from 2014 to 2018 pitched to a 2.22 ERA (188 ERA+) with 607 strikeouts in 373 13 innings split among 349 relief appearances, that season was the first of four consecutive All-Star selections. In 2018, Betances made MLB history as the first relief pitcher to record 100 or more strikeouts in 5 straight seasons.

After the 2019 campaign, the Mets, who were in need of bullpen help, took a risk on Betances by signing the right-hander to a one-year deal worth $10.5 million with a player option for the 2021 campaign. Betances was never able to stay healthy or perform at his best with the Mets. He had recently recovered from shoulder and Achilles injuries when he was dealt additional shoulder problems. In Queens during the course of two seasons, Betances pitched just 12 23 innings while compiling an ERA of 7.82.

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