Loving, caring and supporting parents is a boon to an individual. At the age of 26, Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder Mookie Betts has truly achieved the best in his career and all the credit goes to his parents; more specifically to his mother. His first Little League Baseball coach was his mother, Diana Collins herself.
Mookie Betts is always grateful to his parents for all the love and support and now it is his turn to be a parent. He recently announced that he is expecting his first child with his girlfriend Brianna. The baby is due in November and the Betts family seems very excited as the day is approaching soon.
Mookie Betts' And His Girlfriend Brianna Hammond Soon To Welcome Their First Baby
It's pretty clear to all that Mookie Betts is actually off the market!
Betts is usually private about his relationship with Brianna Hammond. He completely stunned his fans when he announced via Twitter that they are expecting their first child together.
He posted a screenshot of faux-newspaper entitled 'The Betts Chronicle' and wrote,
"This year continues to be good to me!!! Can’t wait to meet you baby Betts more life, more blessings!!!"
According to their post, they are expecting the baby to arrive on 19th November 2018.
This year continues to be good to me!!! Can’t wait to meet you baby Betts more life, more blessings!!! pic.twitter.com/Eb0mWFzDwq
— Mookie Betts (@mookiebetts) August 8, 2018
As per some reliable sources, the couple was raised in the same area. They knew each other as early as middle school days. They have been together for more than 13 years as they began dating in 2005.
In 2013, Betts celebrated eight complete years with his girlfriend. He wrote to Instagram,
"Its been 7 LONG HARD years with this beautiful girl!!!! But shes always been by my side and I couldn't ask for more!!! Today makes it 8 years!!! I just wanna say HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to my boo @briannamichelle1!!! I LOVE YOU!!!!!!"
Some gossip mongers stated that Hammond and Betts are already engaged and they are getting married soon. Despite the rumors about their engagement, Betts has yet to reveal details about his relationship.
For now, the soon-to-be parents are definitely busy planning for their future son or a daughter.
Mookie Betts' Mother Played A Key Role To Start His Baseball Career
Betts has now become one of the world's best baseball players. Many experts believe that he will be voted as the 2018 season's American League MVP after the World Series matchup against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
He has become an avid baseball player at present but two decades earlier he was barely selected in any Little League baseball team because of his small height. His mother Diana Collins played a key role in making him what he is now.
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She said on CNBC Make It that her son was not considered to be ineligible as he was relatively small to become a professional athlete standing at a height of 5 feet 9 inches.
When he was 5 years of age, Collins revealed that Betts had trouble being a part of the local Little League teams as the coach told that her son was too small to be in the team.
She said,
"He said, 'No, I don't really think [so]. I really need some bigger kids. I've got enough small kids and I'm trying to balance my team out."
Collins tried her best securing Betts a spot in the league's other coaches but everyone said that they had open roster spots only for larger kids.
"I said, 'Give him a chance because he really can play."
"Mookie was getting kind of discouraged. You know how kids are when they see somebody say 'No.'"
She met one of the Little League officials and asked them to add more teams to the league where she was told to be a coach. It was how she became the first baseball coach of the future MLB All-Star.
Mookie Betts: Quick Facts
- Born on 7 October 1992 in Nashville, Tennessee.
- He studied at John Overton High School.
- He received a baseball scholarship in the University of Tennessee.
- He was drafted by the Red Sox in 2011.
- He made his MLB debut in 2014 season.
- He is also a professional bowler who competed in the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) World Series of Bowling in 2015 and 2017.
- He has an estimated net worth of about $2 million.