Headlines

  • Red Sox Likely To Activate Alex Bregman Tomorrow
  • Astros To Promote Brice Matthews
  • Phillies Reportedly Targeting Controllable Relievers
  • Yankees Prioritizing Pitching, Also Searching For Infield Help
  • Orioles Trade Bryan Baker To Rays
  • Yankees Release DJ LeMahieu
  • Previous
  • Next
Register
Login
  • Hoops Rumors
  • Pro Football Rumors
  • Pro Hockey Rumors

MLB Trade Rumors

Remove Ads
  • Home
  • Teams
    • AL East
      • Baltimore Orioles
      • Boston Red Sox
      • New York Yankees
      • Tampa Bay Rays
      • Toronto Blue Jays
    • AL Central
      • Chicago White Sox
      • Cleveland Guardians
      • Detroit Tigers
      • Kansas City Royals
      • Minnesota Twins
    • AL West
      • Houston Astros
      • Los Angeles Angels
      • Oakland Athletics
      • Seattle Mariners
      • Texas Rangers
    • NL East
      • Atlanta Braves
      • Miami Marlins
      • New York Mets
      • Philadelphia Phillies
      • Washington Nationals
    • NL Central
      • Chicago Cubs
      • Cincinnati Reds
      • Milwaukee Brewers
      • Pittsburgh Pirates
      • St. Louis Cardinals
    • NL West
      • Arizona Diamondbacks
      • Colorado Rockies
      • Los Angeles Dodgers
      • San Diego Padres
      • San Francisco Giants
  • About
    • MLB Trade Rumors
    • Tim Dierkes
    • Writing team
    • Advertise
    • Archives
  • Contact
  • Tools
    • 2025 Trade Deadline Outlook Series
    • 2025-26 MLB Free Agent List
    • Contract Tracker
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Agency Database
  • NBA/NFL/NHL
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors
  • App
  • Chats
Go To Pro Hockey Rumors
Go To Hoops Rumors

Chad Bettis To Retire

By Connor Byrne | June 25, 2020 at 7:09pm CDT

Veteran right-hander Chad Bettis is retiring from baseball, Nick Groke of The Athletic tweets. The 31-year-old Bettis was on a minor league contract with the Yankees, who signed him in February.

“Today I am walking away from the game with my head held high, knowing that I pushed my body as far as it could go physically,” Bettis told Groke.

Bettis entered pro baseball as a 2010 second-round pick of the Rockies, with whom he topped out as Baseball America’s 86th-ranked prospect in 2012. He made his major league debut with Colorado a year later and went on to enjoy multiple solid seasons with the club, despite having to call hitter-friendly Coors Field home. Bettis peaked from 2015-16, a 301-inning stretch in which he recorded a 4.57 ERA/4.11 FIP with 7.06 K/9, 3.02 BB/9, a 50.5 percent groundball rate and 4.5 fWAR.

Unfortunately, Bettis’ effectiveness declined after those two seasons, thanks in part to serious health problems. Bettis underwent surgery for testicular cancer before the 2017 campaign, though he did make his return to the majors later that year and appear with the Rockies in each of the two ensuing seasons. But a hip impingement slowed Bettis last season, after which the Rockies outrighted him.

Bettis’ career, all of which was spent with the Rockies, concludes with 600 2/3 innings of 5.12 ERA/4.59 FIP ball. MLBTR wishes him the best in retirement.

Share 0 Retweet 20 Send via email0

Colorado Rockies New York Yankees Chad Bettis Retirement

Latest On Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton
Main
Diamondbacks Sign First-Round Pick Bryce Jarvis
View Comments (25)
Post a Comment

25 Comments

  1. EliMorganFanClub

    5 years ago

    Hate to see him go, but I know he worked hard to get where he was. Have a good retirement, Bettis

    3
    Reply
  2. Datashark

    5 years ago

    If he had pitched for a team that had more of a pitcher friendly park he would have been better, because his stats of away and home outside of a few years

    Reply
  3. fair-critic

    5 years ago

    Very impressed with how classy his approach is to a very difficult situation in his life. We’re proud of and thankful for your career Bettis.

    2
    Reply
  4. Irishblade

    5 years ago

    I was at the game when he returned. Wow. So emotional. It was awesome.

    3
    Reply
  5. jonnyzuck

    5 years ago

    bettis was an inspiration and I wish him the best in his retirement

    2
    Reply
  6. rob_manfred_sucks

    5 years ago

    Definition of hard work and determination. I always respected him for that

    2
    Reply
  7. troll

    5 years ago

    who?

    Reply
    • No Soup For Yu!

      5 years ago

      You know, there’s an article up there that might be able to help answer that, funny man

      3
      Reply
    • Arnold Ziffel

      5 years ago

      Troll is a moron.

      4
      Reply
      • parx

        5 years ago

        Do you think he’s a troll?

        Reply
      • troll

        5 years ago

        be nice, arnold

        Reply
  8. BSHH

    5 years ago

    Why would someone want to make such a comment? Is it to show how little knowledgeable or how much lacking respect someone is? Or is this to point out that all the information written before simply could not be processed? Or does it even imply that this someone would have more than just a fringy MLB career, however unlikely that may be?

    As you see, I don’t get why someone would write such a poor comment. I might be lucky not to know, though…

    Gruß,
    BSHH

    2
    Reply
    • johnrealtime

      5 years ago

      checkout the username. best not to feed them

      Reply
      • robluca21

        5 years ago

        Yey all of you did lol

        Reply
        • troll

          5 years ago

          i have an alter-ego, but i like troll better. can’t be called a troll without it being true.

          Reply
  9. Cam

    5 years ago

    Respect to the man. Achieved plenty on the field, and plenty of it. Here’s hoping he continues a clean bill of health for a long time.

    1
    Reply
  10. Dorothy_Mantooth

    5 years ago

    Perhaps we’ll see him again in the coaching ranks. A very knowledgeable (and tough) guy who, as he said, got all he could out of his body. Wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors.

    1
    Reply
  11. SoCalStuntman

    5 years ago

    Good career. Great competitor! Has overcome a lot in life! Best of luck in retirement Chad Bettis!

    2
    Reply
  12. FattKemp

    5 years ago

    God love him. If he ever gets the itch to go to Driveline or somewhere and make a comeback, I’m rooting for him. He knew (knows) a lot about pitching, he could pop up in Seattle or somewhere as a pitching coach and fix guys.

    Reply
    • LordD99

      5 years ago

      I suspect he’ll return to the game in some capacity post-COVID. Young, smart, and didn’t make a ton of money baseball wise.

      Reply
  13. bravesninersnation

    5 years ago

    Took balls for him to be able to make that decision to retire!

    Reply
  14. awf1119

    5 years ago

    I guess all bettis are off.

    Reply
    • troll

      5 years ago

      no hanging chad’s either

      Reply
  15. mils100

    5 years ago

    Good he was able to hang around long enough the last 2 years to make a nice living out of the game. 31 more wins than I’ll ever have.

    2
    Reply
  16. LordD99

    5 years ago

    Was curious to see how Bettis did once he escaped Coors full time. He seemed up to the challenge earlier this year so maybe it’s a wise precaution related to the virus and the health issues he’s had and he’ll reconsider down the line. Just 31.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Please login to leave a reply.

Log in Register

    Top Stories

    Red Sox Likely To Activate Alex Bregman Tomorrow

    Astros To Promote Brice Matthews

    Phillies Reportedly Targeting Controllable Relievers

    Yankees Prioritizing Pitching, Also Searching For Infield Help

    Orioles Trade Bryan Baker To Rays

    Yankees Release DJ LeMahieu

    Trevor Williams To Undergo UCL Surgery

    Nationals Fire PBO Mike Rizzo, Manager Dave Martinez

    Brewers Activate Brandon Woodruff

    Clarke Schmidt Expected To Undergo Tommy John Surgery

    Bobby Jenks Passes Away

    Braves Release Alex Verdugo

    Top 40 Trade Candidates For The 2025 Deadline

    Rays Reinstate Ha-Seong Kim

    Yankees Have Shown Interest In Ryan McMahon

    Royals Interested In Bryan Reynolds

    Rangers Option Josh Jung

    Kevin Pillar Announces Retirement

    Braves Place Spencer Schwellenbach On IL With Elbow Fracture

    Giants Exercise 2026 Option On Manager Bob Melvin

    Recent

    Trade Deadline Outlook: New York Yankees

    Trade Deadline Outlook: Atlanta Braves

    Which Other Relievers Might The Orioles Shop?

    Lee Elia Passes Away

    Red Sox Likely To Activate Alex Bregman Tomorrow

    Poll: Which Teams Should Make The Biggest Push For Jarren Duran?

    MLB Finalizes Home Run Derby Field

    Astros To Promote Brice Matthews

    Giants Outright Sergio Alcántara

    Joe Coleman Passes Away

    MLBTR Newsletter - Hot stove highlights in your inbox, five days a week

    Latest Rumors & News

    Latest Rumors & News

    • Sandy Alcantara Rumors
    • Luis Robert Rumors
    • Alex Bregman Rumors

     

    Trade Rumors App for iOS and Android App Store Google Play

    MLBTR Features

    MLBTR Features

    • Remove Ads, Support Our Writers
    • Front Office Originals
    • Front Office Fantasy Baseball
    • MLBTR Podcast
    • Trade Deadline Outlook Series
    • 2025-26 MLB Free Agent List
    • Contract Tracker
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Extension Tracker
    • Agency Database
    • MLBTR On Twitter
    • MLBTR On Facebook
    • Team Facebook Pages
    • How To Set Up Notifications For Breaking News
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors

    Rumors By Team

    • Angels Rumors
    • Astros Rumors
    • Athletics Rumors
    • Blue Jays Rumors
    • Braves Rumors
    • Brewers Rumors
    • Cardinals Rumors
    • Cubs Rumors
    • Diamondbacks Rumors
    • Dodgers Rumors
    • Giants Rumors
    • Guardians Rumors
    • Mariners Rumors
    • Marlins Rumors
    • Mets Rumors
    • Nationals Rumors
    • Orioles Rumors
    • Padres Rumors
    • Phillies Rumors
    • Pirates Rumors
    • Rangers Rumors
    • Rays Rumors
    • Red Sox Rumors
    • Reds Rumors
    • Rockies Rumors
    • Royals Rumors
    • Tigers Rumors
    • Twins Rumors
    • White Sox Rumors
    • Yankees Rumors

    Navigation

    • Sitemap
    • Archives
    • RSS/Twitter Feeds By Team

    MLBTR INFO

    • Advertise
    • About
    • Commenting Policy
    • Privacy Policy

    Connect

    • Contact Us
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • RSS Feed

    MLB Trade Rumors is not affiliated with Major League Baseball, MLB or MLB.com

    Do not Sell or Share My Personal Information

    hide arrows scroll to top

    Register

    Desktop Version | Switch To Mobile Version