Eric Wedge

Quick Facts

Full Name	Eric Wedge
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 27, 1968(1968-01-27)
Age	56
Birthplace	Fort Wayne
Country	United States
Birth City	Indiana
Horoscope	Capricorn

Eric Wedge Biography

Eric Wedge is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on January 27, 1968 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Eric Michael Wedge (born January 27 in 1968) is an American baseball manager and coach and former catcher. He is the head coach of baseball for Wichita State University.

It was the Boston Red Sox selected Wedge in the third round of the 1989 Major League Baseball draft. In the Red Sox major league system Wedge was a player with Elmira Pioneers (1989), New Britain Red Sox (1989, 1994) Elmira Pioneers (1989), New Britain Red Sox (1989-1991), Winter Haven Red Sox (1991) and Pawtucket Red Sox (1991-1992, 1994-1995). On the 5th of October in 1991 the player made his debut in the major leagues in his first appearance in the entire season for Boston by hitting a pinch-hit single by Chris George of the Milwaukee Brewers. As of 1992, the catcher was a part of the team on the field in 27 occasions in the league for Boston (20 as designated hitter, 5 as a catcher and two as an in-pitching hitter) and hit .250.

The Rockies released Wedge at the end of spring training in 1994 and he was re-signed by the Red Sox on May 2. He split catching duties with Scott Hatteberg for Pawtucket that season and made his final big league appearances with Boston in July, going 0 for 6 in two games as a designated hitter. He returned to Pawtucket for the 1995 season and again split catching duties with Hatteberg.

Wedge played his final two seasons with the Toledo Mud Hens in the Detroit Tigers organization and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons in the Philadelphia Phillies organization in 1996 and 1997, respectively.

The year 1988 was the first time he was a player in the college summer baseball with the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox, where he was selected for an all-league squad. In 2011 He was admitted into the CCBL Hall of Fame.

Eric Wedge Net Worth

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

As a player Wedge was a student at Northrop High School in Fort Wayne and was on the school’s champion state sports team of 1983. He then went to Wichita State, and played on the Shockers team which took home at the 1988 College World Series. Between 1989 and 1997, he played for the minor leagues that included the Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, and Philadelphia Phillies, and played in 39 major league games for teams like the Red Sox and Rockies between 1991 and 1994.

Wedge played as a catcher and a center at Wichita State University from 1987-1989 and led the school to an overall record of 68-16 and winning the College World Series championship in 1989. He batted .380 with the Shockers in 1989, and was the top player in by a wide margin in the NCAA with walks as well as total bases, and came in second place for runs RBI as well as home run. His performance was rewarded with first-team All-America recognition, the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Award, and he was second behind Ben McDonald for the Rotary Smith Award for College Baseball Player of the Year.

In November 1992, the Colorado Rockies selected Wedge from the Red Sox in the 1992 Major League Baseball expansion draft. He played for the Central Valley Rockies and Colorado Springs Sky Sox in 1993 and was a September call-up for Colorado that season, appearing in 9 games (8 as a pinch hitter and 1 as a catcher) and hitting .182 with 1 RBI.

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The 2006 season was a disappointing one for Wedge and the Indians. Entering the season, they were expected to compete for the division title, but got off to a poor start and were essentially out of the race by mid-season, trailing the division-leading Detroit Tigers at the All-Star break by 18½ games. They finished the season in fourth place with a 78–84 record, 18 games behind the Central Division champion, Minnesota Twins.

Facts & Trivia

Eric Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Eric Wedge celebrates birthday on January 27 of every year.

On September 30, 2009, the Cleveland Indians announced that Wedge would not be retained as manager after the season ended.

What is Eric Wedge doing now?

Eric Wedge was named the Head Baseball Coach at Wichita State in May 2019 and enters his third season with the Shockers in 2022. Wedge led Wichita State to a 31-23 overall record in 2021, including an 18-13 record and third-place finish in the American Athletic Conference.

Where does Eric Wedge live?

Wedge resides in Wichita, KS.

Who is the manager of the Seattle Mariners?

Scott Servais

Who is the lowest paid manager in Major League Baseball?

1. Brian Snitker , Atlanta Braves: $800,000 (TIE) Snitker was the 2018 National League Manager of the Year in 2018, so it seems odd to see him appear on this list.

Who owns the Mariners now?

Seattle Mariners
Principal owner(s)| Baseball Club of Seattle, LP, represented by CEO John Stanton (90%) Nintendo of America (10%)
General manager| Jerry Dipoto