Wilson Betemit Notable

b. November 2, 1981 · Atlanta Braves 2001, 2004–2006, Los Angeles Dodgers 2006–2007, New York Yankees 2007–2008, Chicago White Sox 2009, Kansas City Royals 2010–2011, Detroit Tigers 2011, Baltimore Orioles 2012–2013

Wilson Betemit played for seven clubs across 13 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Atlanta Braves in 2001 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 2013.

Across 805 games he batted .267, with 558 hits and 264 runs. He finished with 75 home runs, 126 doubles and 9 stolen bases.

He played 458 games at third base, with 660 assists and 58 errors. He turned 69 double plays.

He was born in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R. on November 2, 1981. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
2001	ATL	8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	.000
2004	ATL	22	47	2	8	0	0	0	3	4	16	0	.170
2005	ATL	115	246	36	75	12	4	4	20	22	55	1	.305
2006	ATL/LAD	143	373	49	98	23	0	18	53	36	102	3	.263
2007	LAD/NYY	121	240	33	55	12	0	14	50	38	82	0	.229
2008	NYY	87	189	24	50	13	0	6	25	6	56	0	.265
2009	CHW	20	45	2	9	5	0	0	3	5	13	0	.200
2010	KCR	84	276	36	82	20	0	13	43	36	74	0	.297
2011	DET/KCR	97	323	40	92	22	4	8	46	31	105	4	.285
2012	BAL	102	341	41	89	19	0	12	40	31	103	0	.261
2013	BAL	6	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	.000
Career	—	805	2093	264	558	126	8	75	283	211	612	9	.267

On this day & linked events

1981

Born November 2, 1981

Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R.

2001

Major-league debut: Wilson Betemit

Wilson Betemit made a major-league debut on September 18, 2001.

2013

Final major-league game: Wilson Betemit

Wilson Betemit played a final major-league game on September 12, 2013.

Image: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0