Danny Almonte

Quick Facts

Full Name	Danny Almonte
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 7, 1987(1987-04-07)
Age	37
Birthplace	Moca
Country	Puerto Rico
Horoscope	Aries

Danny Almonte Biography

Danny Almonte is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on April 7, 1987 in Moca, Puerto Rico.

Sports Illustrated reporters went to the civil records building in Moca two weeks after the end of the Little League World Series. They discovered a notation in the birth ledger showing that in 1994, Felipe Almonte had registered his son’s birth date as April 7, 1987 at Dr. Toribio Bencosme Hospital—which would have made him 14 years old at the time of the Little League World Series. It was common for Dominican parents to wait years before registering the birth of a child.

Danny Almonte (born April 7, 1987) is a former baseball player, currently an assistant baseball coach at Cardinal Hayes High School in New York City. Almonte was born in Moca, Dominican Republic. A former Little League pitcher that threw up to 76 miles per hour (122 km/h), he became the subject of considerable media attention in 2001. Considered a phenomenon as he led his Bronx team to a third-place finish in the 2001 Little League World Series, Almonte was revealed to have actually been two years too old to play Little League baseball. Although there were many allegations during the 2001 Series, the truth was not revealed until weeks later.

Danny Almonte Net Worth

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

In a round-robin game four days later, Almonte also threw the first perfect game in the Little League World Series since 1979, against the team from Apopka, Florida. However, his team was defeated by the same Florida team in the U.S. championship game (Almonte could not pitch in the championship game under Little League rules, as he had pitched a complete game the day before). He finished the 2001 tournament with 62 strikeouts (out of 72 batters faced), giving up only three hits in three starts, and only one unearned run. His team, nicknamed “the Baby Bombers” because they played in the shadow of Yankee Stadium, was the feel-good story of the Little League World Series, and were honored before a New York Yankees game shortly after the series. They also received the key to the city from Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

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About the same time, New York City child welfare officials discovered that Almonte had not been enrolled in school for the 2000–01 year—which would be a violation of state law, and grounds for placing Danny in foster care. Danny’s registration listed him as attending Public School 70 in the Bronx. However, Dominican school officials said they had records that Danny had actually attended school in the Dominican Republic until June 15. This would have made him ineligible for the Little League World Series even if he had actually been 12 years old. Little League rules require a player to have appeared in at least half of his team’s games by June 15 in order to be eligible for the all- star team that competes in the tournament. Danny then enrolled at Public School 52 in the Bronx in September.

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Isis Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Puerto Rico. Danny Almonte celebrates birthday on April 7 of every year.

With his high leg kick and a fastball that reached a top speed of 76 miles per hour (the equivalent, for that distance, of a 102 mph major-league fastball), the 5-foot-8 Danny soon became a sensation. His imposing frame won him the nickname “Little Unit,” a nod to Randy “Big Unit” Johnson. He threw a no- hitter in the 2001 Mid-Atlantic Regional finals against State College, Pennsylvania, sending his team to the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Top Facts about Danny Almonte

1. Danny Almonte was born on April 7, 1987 in the Dominican Republic.
2. He gained fame as a Little League pitcher in 2001.
3. Almonte threw a perfect game in the Little League World Series.
4. Later it was discovered he was two years older than allowed.
5. His team’s wins were vacated and his coach banned for life.
6. Almonte later played professionally in Italy and Mexico.
7. He also played for the Dominican Republic national team.
8. In 2010, he signed with an independent league team in the US.
9. Almonte retired from professional baseball in 2016 at age 29.
10. Despite controversy, he remains a notable figure in baseball history.

What happened with Danny Almonte?

Felipe Almonte was charged by Dominican prosecutors with falsifying his son’s birth certificate, but Danny Almonte was cleared of any wrongdoing. Discrepancies in records concerning where he attended school also surfaced and would have been enough to trigger the sanctions even if Almonte’s age had not been a factor.

How old was Danny Almonte during the Little League World Series?

In the summer of 2001, a controversy unlike any other led to the disqualification of the Bronx baseball team from the Little League World Series. At the center of the bizarre story was a quiet, unassuming 14-year- old kid named Danny Almonte.

Where did Danny Almonte throw a perfect game?

In an excerpt from the 30 for 30 short “Kid Danny,” Danny Almonte remembers the perfect game he threw on Aug. 19, 2001, at the Little League World Series.

Who did Danny Almonte play?

Danny Almonte moved from the Dominican Republic to the Bronx when he was just 12 years old and began dominating on the mound. He helped lead the Bronx team, the Rolando Paulino All-Stars , on a deep run through the Little League World Series.

What happened to Jackie Robinson West Players?

Residency violations that led to the team being stripped of its national title occurred “unbeknownst to the [Jackie Robinson West] players,” Little League International said. Coaches Darold Butler and Jerry Houston also said Tuesday they’ve been vindicated, as Little League dropped its fraud suit against the pair.