shares share tweet sms send email By: | December 9, 2015 3:04 pm Hey, here’s a thing: Excellent young Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts is also apparently an excellent young bowler. Betts began his professional bowling career on Tuesday in the World Series of Bowling in Reno, Nev., and rolled a 224 in his first game. Mookie Betts opens pro bowling career with 224 at World Series of Bowling by — Sean Leahy (@leahysean) Jason Mastrodonato of : Also at National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nev., Mookie Betts opened with a 224 game, his first career game as a professional bowler. It would’ve been a strong score for any bowler, but particularly for someone who was traveling the country as a professional baseball player just more than two months ago…. Betts routinely bowls multiple times per week with his family during the offseason. He averaged 240 at John Overton High School in Tennessee, despite playing on the basketball team simultaneously during the winter sports season. It was something hiscoaches had to agree on, each deciding Betts’ talent was worth sharing. Betts always figured he’d try bowling professionally when his baseball career ended, but he was given a special chance this offseason, when the Professional Bowling Association caught wind of Betts’ passion for the sport and invited him to compete in the World Series. Betts’ performance , but he still has a chance to advance to the next round depending on his performances Wednesday through Friday. Also, he beat 32 professional bowlers at bowling, which is astonishing. No disrespect to professional bowlers, who are incredible at bowling, but presumably no one else in the World Series of Bowling can turn on a 97-mph fastball with any regularity. Before his foray into professional bowling, Betts posted an .820 OPS and played stellar defense in center field for the Red Sox in 2015. Related: , , , shares share tweet sms send email