Curtis Pride

Quick Facts

Full Name	Curtis Pride
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 17, 1968(1968-12-17)
Age	56
Birthplace	Washington
Country	United States
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Curtis Pride Biography

Curtis Pride is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on December 17, 1968 in Washington, United States.

Deaf at birth from rubella, Pride developed oral skills early in his life and graduated from John F. Kennedy High School in Silver Spring, Maryland. He excelled in baseball, basketball, and soccer in high school. After high school, Curtis Pride attended the College of William and Mary. He was the starting point guard on the basketball team. He also was an excellent soccer player who played for the United States at the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship in China and scored two goals in the tournament, including the match winner against Bolivia. He was named one of the top 15 youth prospects in the world for that year and was a 1986 Parade Magazine High School All American soccer player. Pride uses his 5% residual hearing to help him speak and is a fluent lip-reader.

Pride was originally signed by the New York Mets, but reached the major leagues with the Montreal Expos in 1993. At that time, he became the first deaf player in the majors since Dick Sipek in 1945. A left-handed hitter, with good plate discipline, and considerable speed, he never played regularly in the majors. Instead, he pinch hit or played in the outfield, usually left or right, as an injury replacement, and is regarded as an excellent fielder with a strong arm. His first Major League hit was September 17, 1993 in Montreal. Pride’s first four hits in his major league career were a double, triple, home run, and single.

Curtis Pride Net Worth

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

Curtis John Pride (born December 17, 1968) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who is deaf. He is currently the head baseball coach at Gallaudet University. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. In 2015, Pride was named MLB’s Ambassador For Inclusion.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Curtis Pride Dating?

According to our records, Curtis Pride married to Lisa Pride. As of December 1, 2023, Curtis Pride’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Andreea Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Curtis Pride celebrates birthday on December 17 of every year.

Top Facts about Curtis Pride

1. Curtis Pride is a retired Deaf American baseball player.
2. He was born on December 17, 1968 in Washington D.C.
3. Pride played for seven different MLB teams during his career.
4. He was the first deaf player to hit a home run in the MLB.
5. Pride won two gold medals with Team USA at the Deaflympics.
6. He founded the Together With Pride Foundation to support deaf children.
7. Pride is currently an ambassador for Major League Baseball’s RBI program.
8. He has been honored by Gallaudet University and the National Association of the Deaf.
9. In 2018, he was named as one of ESPN’s “Heroes of Disability”.
10. Despite facing challenges due to his deafness, Pride had a successful career and continues to inspire others today.

Was Curtis Pride the first deaf baseball player?

Curtis Pride
Home runs| 20
Runs batted in| 82
Teams

How did Curtis Pride go deaf?

Curtis Pride was diagnosed at nine months old as being born deaf, because his mother contracted rubella during pregnancy. He grew up in Silver Spring, MD, a suburb of Washington, DC, where he attended a school with special auditory classes until seventh grade, and then was mainstreamed.

Are Curtis prides children deaf?

Pride resides in Wellington, Florida, with his wife, Lisa (who is hearing), and their two children, both of whom have hearing loss. Noelle, who was 12 years old in November 2016, has bilateral cochlear implants. Colten, 9 years old at the same point 2016, is deaf in his left ear.

Why is Curtis Pride important to the deaf community?

A History-Making Player Curtis Pride became the first full-season deaf player in the modern era of Major League Baseball (the first deaf player in the majors since Dick Sipek in 1945).

Is Curtis Pride in the Hall of Fame?

SILVER SPRING, Md. (WDVM) – With so many impressive schools, athletes and coaches, Montgomery County has its fair share of sports success stories. This year, the Montgomery County Sports Hall of Fame is inducting its second class.