Bettencourt begins his first season with the Ducks and seventh in professional baseball. The pitcher joins the Ducks after spending five seasons in the Philadelphia Phillies organization (2016-19, 2022) and one with in the Los Angeles Dodgers system (2023). He reached the Triple-A level with both and combined to post a 13-6 record with a 3.49 ERA in 135 career appearances (four starts). The righty also totaled 12 saves and 215 strikeouts to 60 walks over 191.0 innings of work.

The 29-year-old split the 2023 season with Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma City, making 43 appearances (one start) and posting a 5-1 record between the two. He was previously named a South Atlantic League Mid-Season All-Star in 2017 with Lakewood (A, Phillies) and went 2-0 with a 1.57 ERA and two saves in 16 games that season. Prior to his professional career, the San Jose native played collegiate baseball at the University of Tennessee and the University of California-Santa Barbara. Bettencourt was originally selected by the Phillies in the 25th round of the 2016 amateur draft.