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Dellin Betances (; born March 23, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). Born in Washington Heights and raised on the Lower East Side, Betances grew up a Yankees fan. He made his MLB debut with the Yankees in 2011, and was named an MLB All-Star in 2014 and 2015. ==Early life== Betances was born in Washington Heights, Manhattan. His parents, Jaime and Maria, emigrated to the United States from the Dominican Republic.〔 Jaime is a boxer and drives for a car service. Betances has two older brothers and a younger sister.〔 Spanish was Betances' first language. The family moved to the Lower East Side when he was ten years old.〔 Betances attended many New York Yankees games with his family as a child. At the age of 10, Betances attended the perfect game of former Yankees pitcher David Wells in 1998, sitting with the Bleacher Creatures. He credits his family taking him to Yankee games with his choosing baseball over basketball. He played baseball in the summer in the Youth Service League.〔 Betances attended Progress High School within the Grand Street Campus in Brooklyn, New York. As a freshman, Betances was tall, and could throw a fastball as fast as . By his junior year in 2005, Betances could throw upwards of .〔 In 2005, Betances was named an Aflac All-American, the first player from New York City to receive the honor.〔 He also played for the Team USA Junior National Team. By his senior year in 2006, Betances was tall. SchoolSports.com rated Betances as the tenth best high school prospect in 2006. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dellin Betances」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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