Rockies closer Rafael Betancourt may have torn ligaments in his pitching elbow, reports Troy Renck of the Denver Post. Betancourt will undergo an MRI on Monday, but an initial evaluation suggests that ...

Veteran relief pitcher Rafael Betancourt announced on Friday that he will retire from baseball, according to GBSports.com's Gerardo Boscan. Betancourt spent 12 years in the majors with the Cleveland ...

Veteran reliever Rafael Betancourt has officially retired, Venezuelan blogger Gerardo Boscan tweets. With his MLB career behind him, Betancourt will consider the possibility of becoming a coach. At ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Rafael Betancourt. (The Denver Post) Longtime Rockies reliever Rafael Betancourt retired from baseball Friday, according to Venezuelan news site Lider En ...

, deep inside, was not surprised. Not with the way the Indians' roster has spun and swayed this year. "You never know when this is going to happen," said Betancourt. "I've seen a lot of guys come here ...

Walt Weiss has expressed a desire to bring righty reliever Rafael Betancourt back in 2015. The former Rockies closer lost most of this season to Tommy John surgery. He worked his way back to Triple-A ...

DENVER - APRIL 09: Relief pitcher Rafael Betancourt #63 of the Colorado Rockies delivers against the San Diego Padres in the ninth inning during MLB action on Opening Day at Coors Field on April 9, ...

UPDATE, 1-23-08 at 10:43am: According to MLB.com, Betancourt has signed a two-year deal with an option for 2010. Indians reliever Rafael Betancourt recently asked for a $2.5MM salary, while the ...

Sweet Relief: On-again, off-again mop-up ROOGY Joel Peralta takes a walk in a bridal gown by Lisa Ramfjord Elstun, while curveballer Rafael Betancourt gets more than his fair share of strikes in a ...

Rafael Betancourt isn't ready to lace up the skates and play for the Lake Erie Monsters, but the right groin injury he suffered May 31 is similar to one experienced by pro hockey players. "Dr. [Mark] ...

As expected the Rockies have declined their $4.25 million option on Rafael Betancourt for next season after the one-time closer underwent Tommy John elbow surgery that will knock him out for most of ...