Drew Butera

Quick Facts

Full Name	Drew Butera
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 9, 1983(1983-08-09)
Age	41
Birthplace	Indiana
Country	United States
Birth City	Indiana
Horoscope	Leo

Drew Butera Biography

Drew Butera is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on August 9, 1983 in Indiana, Indiana, United States. MLB catcher best known for his time as a member of the Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers and Kansas City Royals. He represented Italy at the World Baseball Classic in 2013.

He caught a no-hitter from pitcher Josh Beckett as a member of the Dodgers in 2014.

Born in Evansville, Indiana, Butera played baseball and golf at Bishop Moore High School in Orlando, Florida, graduating in 2002. He was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 48th round of the 2002 Major League Baseball draft, but opted instead to attend the University of Central Florida (UCF). In 2004, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was taken in the 5th round of the 2005 draft by the New York Mets. In 2019, he was inducted into the UCF athletics hall of fame.

In 2007, Butera batted .258/.348/.418 with five home runs and 22 runs batted in for the St. Lucie Mets and was named a Florida State League All-Star. Following the All-Star game, Butera was promoted to the double-A Binghamton Mets. After a month at Binghamton, he was dealt to the Minnesota Twins at the trade deadline along with Dustin Martin for second baseman Luis Castillo.

His father is former MLB catcher Sal Butera.

Drew Butera Net Worth

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

He was originally drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays out of Bishop Moore High School in 2002 but elected to attend the University of Central Florida instead. He was later drafted by the New York Mets in 2005.

He became the fifth catcher in major league history to catch a no hitter in both the National League and American League, doing so with the Minnesota Twins in 2011 and the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2014.

Andrew Edward Butera (/b j ʊ ˈ t ɛər ə / ; born August 9, 1983) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Colorado Rockies organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Kansas City Royals and the Rockies.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Drew Butera height 6 feet 1 inches Drew weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Drew Butera Dating?

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On May 20, 2012, Butera pitched the eighth inning of the Twins 16–4 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. Butera pitched a scoreless inning, issuing a walk and striking out Carlos Gómez. He threw a fastball and a changeup. In 2012 for the Twins he batted .198/.270/.279 with one home runs and 5 RBIs in 111 at bats.

Facts & Trivia

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

On July 31, 2013, Butera was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a player to be named later. He was then optioned to AAA Albuquerque. In 16 games with the Isotopes, he hit .135. The Dodgers called him up on September 1. He appeared in just five games for the Dodgers, and had one hit in seven at bats.

Where is Drew Butera now?

Drew Butera: Moves to coaching ranks Butera has retired from professional baseball and will serve as the Angels’ bullpen catcher this season , Sam Blum of The Athletic reports. Butera appeared in 12 games with the Halos in 2021 and will stick around the organization in the coaching ranks.

Did Drew Butera retire?

On April 5, 2022, Butera retired from professional baseball and joined the Los Angeles Angels as the team’s bullpen coach.