# @pbatour on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/B7b47qdFKf8
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- **Posted:** 2020-01-17T21:25:28.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** PBA Tour (@PBATour) — https://gondola.cc/PBATour

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Boston Red Sox star Mookie Betts, in his first appearance in PBA Tour competition since the 2017 PBA World Series of Bowling, continued to impress his fellow competitors with his promise as a bowling talent.
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A feature story by Fort Worth Star-Telegram writer Jeff Wilson includes high praise for Betts’ bowling skills while competing at the highest level of the sport in this week’s PBA Hall of Fame Classic in Arlington, Texas. The first tournament of the 2020 Go Bowling PBA Tour season gave Betts a chance to bowl at an elite level before reporting to spring training with the Red Sox.
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Bowling on a PBA Commissioner’s Exemption, Betts had no expectation of winning the tournament against a field of 55 PBA members, 40 of whom are PBA Tour champions.
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“The No. 1 thing is don’t come in last,” Betts said. “After that, it’s still competition and making sure you enjoy yourself. Obviously, I’ll do a lot of learning, so when I go back home I can take these things and apply them.”
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Bowling on a challenging scoring environment involving different lane conditions applied to the right and left lanes across the bowling center, Betts hoped to finish “even,” which is bowling parlance means a 200 average for his 12 qualifying games. He just missed, averaging 198.58, but he accomplished goal No. 1, finishing in 48th place in the field of 56 – outscoring six PBA title winners. #PBA #GoBowling 
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#Boston #BostonRedSox #RedSox #Mook #Mookie #MookieBetts #Betts

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