Betancourt formerly played for the Seattle Mariners from 2005-2009 and the Kansas City Royals from 2009-2010 before being traded along with Zack Greinke to the Brewers for Alcides Escobar, Lorenzo Cain, Jeremy Jeffress, Jake Odorizzi, and $2,000,000 to reportedly offset the buyout of Betancourt's club option in 2012.