Brian Fuentes

Quick Facts

Full Name	Brian Fuentes
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 9, 1975(1975-08-09)
Age	49
Birthplace	Merced
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Leo

Brian Fuentes Biography

Brian Fuentes is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on August 9, 1975 in Merced, California, United States. Lefty sidearmer who was the league’s leader in saves in 2009 for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and was an All-Star four times.

All-Star shortstop All-Star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki was his teammate on the Colorado Rockies. was his teammate for the Colorado Rockies.

Fuentes was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 25th round of the 1995 MLB draft. He spent one season for the Mariners appearing in ten games.

On December 16, 2001, Fuentes was traded to the Colorado Rockies, along with José Paniagua and Denny Stark for Jeff Cirillo. Through the first four years of his Major League career, Fuentes had a record of 8-8 with a 4.04 ERA, recording only four saves in 163 games. However, in 2005, Fuentes took over the closer role for the Rockies following the season-ending shoulder surgery of right-handed pitcher Chin-hui Tsao. Fuentes had a successful season and was named to his first career All-Star Game, but did not appear in the game. He became the first reliever and only the third pitcher overall to represent the Rockies, joining starting pitchers Mike Hampton (2001) and Shawn Chacón (2003). His 31 saves matched Dave Veres (1995) for the third highest single season total in franchise history, trailing only José Jiménez (41 in 2002) and Chacon (35 in 2004). In 2006, Fuentes earned 30 saves while posting a 3-4 record and a 3.44 ERA and was selected as an All-Star for the second time. Fuentes got his first career postseason win in Game 3 of the 2007 NLDS when the Rockies won the series against the Phillies in 3 games. The Rockies would eventually make it to the World Series for the first time in franchise history but lost to the Boston Red Sox in the 2007 World Series in just 4 games.

His son’s name is Giovanni.

Brian Fuentes Net Worth

Brian Fuentes is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Brian Fuentes 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The team was in Merced High School in California.

The player made his MLB debut on the field in 2001, playing for his team, the Seattle Mariners.

Brian Christopher Fuentes (/ˈ f w ɛ n t ɪ s / ; born August 9, 1975) is an American former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Seattle Mariners, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals. He bats and throws left-handed.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Brian Fuentes Dating?

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On August 27, 2010, Fuentes was traded to the Minnesota Twins for a player to be named later. While Fuentes had been a closer with the Angels, he was expected to be a set-up man with the Twins. Nevertheless, Fuentes earned a save in his first outing with the Twins, a 1-0 win over the Seattle Mariners.

Facts & Trivia

Brian Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Brian Fuentes celebrates birthday on August 9 of every year.

On November 14, 2012 Fuentes told the Merced Sun-Star that he was retiring after twelve seasons in the Major Leagues. Said Fuentes: “Ultimately, I was just having trouble with the time away from my family. I’ve been playing baseball for all of their lives, but I’d never been so far away as when I was in St. Louis.” Fuentes finished his career with an overall record of 26 wins, 43 losses and a career ERA of 3.62 with 204 saves. He was a four-time All- Star.

When did Brian Fuentes retire?

The 2001 season was Fuentes’ final stop in the minor leagues; converted to relief duty with the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers (Pacific Coast League). His ERA, at 2.94 in 35 games pitched (52 innings) was below 3.00 for the first time in his minor-league career.

Who did Brian Fuentes play for?

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