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{{Short description|Canadian baseball player}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
| name          = Todd Betts
| image         = 
| position      = [[Infielder]]
| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1973|6|24}}
| birth_place   = [[East York]], [[Ontario]]
| bats          = Left
| throws        = Right

|debutleague = NPB
| debutdate     = March 28
| debutyear     = 2003
| debutteam     = Yakult Swallows

|debut2league = CPBL
| debut2date     = March 21
| debut2year     = 2006
| debut2team     = La New Bears
|finalleague = NPB
| finaldate     = June 30
| finalyear     = 2003
| finalteam     = Yakult Swallows
|final2league = CPBL
| final2date     = June 30
| final2year     = 2006
| final2team     = La New Bears

|statleague=NPB
|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1value=.287
|stat2label=[[Home run]]s
|stat2value=15
|stat3label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
|stat3value=52
|stat2league=CPBL
|stat21label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat21value=.343
|stat22label=[[Home run]]s
|stat22value=3
|stat23label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
|stat23value=37
| teams         = 
* [[Tokyo Yakult Swallows|Yakult Swallows]] ({{npby|2003}})
* [[Rakuten Monkeys|La New Bears]] ({{by|2006}})
|medaltemplates=
{{MedalSport|Men's [[baseball]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{bb|CAN}}}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Baseball at the Pan American Games|Pan American Games]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[Baseball at the 1999 Pan American Games|1999 Winnipeg]] | [[Canada national baseball team|Team]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[18U Baseball World Cup|World Junior Baseball Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold| {{by|1991}} [[Brandon, Manitoba|Brandon]] | [[Canada national under-18 baseball team|Team]]}}
}}

'''Todd Mervyn Betts''' (born June 24, 1973) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] former professional [[baseball]] [[first base]]man and a [[third baseman]].

==Career==
The [[Cleveland Indians]] chose Betts in the fourteen round in the [[1993  Major League Baseball draft]].

He later played with the [[Brantford Red Sox]] in the Ontario, Canada, [[Intercounty Baseball League]].

In 2003, he played for [[Yakult Swallows]] in the [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] (NPB). After the 2003 season, he became a free agent.

In 2004, he played for [[New York Yankees]] organization. During the 2004 season, he was selected for [[Canada national baseball team]] at the [[Baseball at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Summer Olympics]]. Canada finished in fourth place.

He later signed with the [[La New Bears]] of the [[Chinese Professional Baseball League]] (CPBL) in early 2006 and played with that team until July 2006. As of May 2006, Betts held the highest batting average and [[Run batted in|RBI]] in the league. However his performance slumped after he suffered [[vertebra]] injuries in June after which La New Bears ended his contract in July 2006.

On July 25, 2007, he signed a contract with the [[Edmonton Cracker-Cats]], hitting .275 with 1 home run in 33 games.

He next began his coaching career in 2008 between Team Canada and the Ontario Prospects helping develop professional hitters yearly before moving to the Ontario Blue Jays and Toronto Mets.

When he ended his active professional baseball career, he founded his own company, 4 Corners Elite Development, which helps children improve their overall skills.  ((https://fourcornerselite.com/))

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Baseballstats |brm= betts-001tod}}

{{Canada 2004 Olympic Baseball Team}}

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