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Betts was [[Major League Baseball draft|drafted]] by the Red Sox in [[2011 Major League Baseball draft|2011]], and made his MLB debut in the 2014 season,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bettsmo01.shtml|title=Mookie Betts Statistics and History {{!}} Baseball-Reference.com|website=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=May 16, 2016}}</ref> splitting time between [[Second baseman|second base]] and the [[Outfielder|outfield]]. He became the Red Sox [[center fielder]] in 2014, before moving to right field in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=13611&position=OF#fielding|title=Mookie Betts » Statistics » Batting » Fielding {{!}} FanGraphs Baseball|website=www.fangraphs.com|access-date=May 16, 2016}}</ref> As a [[Height in sports|relatively short]] natural [[second baseman]] with a high contact rate and a high level of production when [[Pull hitter|pulling the ball]], Betts has been compared to fellow Red Sox player [[Dustin Pedroia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/mookie-betts-is-dustin-pedroia-all-over-again/|title=Mookie Betts Is Dustin Pedroia All Over Again {{!}} FanGraphs Baseball|website=www.fangraphs.com|access-date=May 16, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=c,4,6,11,12,13,21,-1,34,35,40,41,-1,23,37,38,50,61,-1,111,-1,203,199,58,106&season=2015&month=0&season1=2015&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&sort=22,d&page=1_30|title=Major League Leaderboards » 2015 » Batters » Zone Contact {{!}} FanGraphs Baseball|website=www.fangraphs.com|access-date=May 16, 2016}}</ref>
Betts is also a professional [[Ten-pin bowling|tenpin bowler]] for the [[Professional Bowlers Association]] (PBA). He bowled a
==High school career==
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