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Ex-Yankees Reliever Signs Minor League Deal With Dodgers

Betances has pitched in just 17 games over the last three years due to a myriad of injuries.

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TAMPA — Former Yankees reliever Dellin Betances is taking his talents to the West Coast, signing a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic was first to report Betances' deal with Los Angeles. Joel Sherman of the New York Post added that the right-hander will receive $2.75 million if called up to the Majors with $500K available in performance bonuses. 

Once a lights-out reliever in New York's bullpen, Betances hasn't been able to stay healthy over the last few years. Injuries to his right shoulder and left Achilles kept Betances off the field for basically the entire 2019 season, his final year with the Yankees. He pitched in just 0.2 innings that year.

Betances moved crosstown to the Mets in 2020, pitching in 15 games (11.2 innings). A  right shoulder impingement ended Betances' season after one inning with the Mets in 2021.

Now, the right-hander joins a premier organization with a chance to prove he's healthy enough to contribute at the big-league level again. If he can recapture the form he had earlier in his career—making four consecutive All-Star Games from 2014 to 2017—he'll be a surprise weapon with Los Angeles.

Betances joins former Yankees pitchers Tommy Kahnle and Andrew Heaney with the Dodgers. Both Kahnle and Heaney are already on Los Angeles' 40-man roster. 

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Max Goodman covers the New York Yankees for Sports Illustrated and FanNation. Goodman has been on the Yankees beat for three seasons. He is also the publisher of Sports Illustrated and FanNation's Jets site, Jets Country. Before starting Inside The Pinstripes, Goodman attended Northwestern University and the Medill School of Journalism. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism and Master’s Degree in Sports Media, graduating in 2019. At school, Goodman was an anchor and reporter with NNN SportsNight and played on the club baseball team. While at Northwestern, Goodman interned with MLB.com as an associate reporter covering the Miami Marlins. He also interned with ESPN, working as an associate reporter on Mike Greenberg's Get Up. Goodman is from New York City. He grew up in Hell's Kitchen. Follow Goodman on Twitter @MaxTGoodman. You can connect with him via email by reaching out at maxgoodmansports@gmail.com.

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