Wilson Betemit

Quick Facts

Full Name	Wilson Betemit
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Nov 2, 1981(1981-11-02)
Age	43
Birthplace	Santo Domingo
Country	Dominican Republic
Birth City	Santo Domingo Province
Horoscope	Scorpio

Wilson Betemit Biography

Wilson Betemit is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on November 2, 1981 in Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic. Some confusion was rife over the birth date of Betemit. His official Player Profile on MLB.com used to list it as July 28, 1980, while other sources, including Baseball-Reference.com, have it as November 2, 1981. A report from February 2000 from The Savannah Morning News offers an explanation of the discrepancy stating that his actual birthday falls on the date 1981-11-02.

He was a star in 1999. won the player of the year of The Danville Braves of the Rookie League and Appalachian League All-Star shortstop after having a batting average of .320 over 67 matches however, he committed 33 errors over the 67 games.

Called up to the Braves in September, he made his major league debut on September 18, 2001, as a pinch runner against the Philadelphia Phillies. He was 0 for 8 for the Braves in limited pinch hitting opportunities.

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.

He started the professional journey in 1997 when he joined his team, the Gulf Coast Braves.

Wilson Betemit Net Worth

Wilson Betemit is one of the richest Baseball Player from Dominican Republic. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Wilson Betemit 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Wilson Betemit (pronounced BAY-ta-mee) (born November 2nd 1981) is an Dominican Former professional infielder for the MLB. He stands six feet two inches” and weighs 220 pounds. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers and Baltimore Orioles.

Betemit is a graduate of 1996 from Jurczak High School, where the team played baseball. He was signed as a non-drafted free shortstop for the Atlanta Braves on July 28 at fourteen and a half older. In accordance with the age limits of Major League Baseball on minor players signing teams aren’t allowed to sign players who are younger than 16 years old. In violation of this rule the Braves were penalized $100,000 and banned from scouting or sign players of Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic for six months in 2000.

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.

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Who is Wilson Betemit Dating?

According to our records, Wilson Betemit married to Maria Betemit. As of December 1, 2023, Wilson Betemit’s is not dating anyone.

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In an interview in 2006, Atlanta Braves announcer Joe Simpson related that he had asked Betemit about halfway through that season how to pronounce his name, and when told the answer, apologized to him, saying, “I’ve been pronouncing your name wrong all this time, but I’m gonna pronounce it right from now on!”

Facts & Trivia

Wilson Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Dominican Republic. Wilson Betemit celebrates birthday on November 2 of every year.

On July 31, 2007, the Dodgers traded Betemit to the New York Yankees for relief pitcher Scott Proctor. On August 2, 2007, Betemit homered in his first Yankee at bat while filling in at shortstop for Derek Jeter and was given a curtain call by the fans in attendance. On May 9, 2008, Betemit was the victim of Detroit Tigers pitcher Kenny Rogers’ record setting 92nd career pickoff.