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.

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.

However his performance slumped after he suffered vertebra injuries in June after which La New Bears ended his contract in July 2006.

When he ended his active professional baseball career, he founded his own company, 4 Corners Elite Development, which helps children improve their overall skills.