Yankees All-Star relief pitcher Dellin Betances grew up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan and pitched for Grand Street Campus in Brooklyn. He was an All-American and an eighth-round draft pick of the Yankees in 2006. The 6-foot-8 right-hander details what it was like growing up as a star athlete in the city, as told to The Post’s Zach Braziller.
For me, it was a lot of fun obviously to grow up here. Playing with some of the guys that I grew up with, guys that I played summer ball with. The Martinez brothers [Melvin and Steve] at Grand Street Campus ran a great program.