Gary Sheffield

January 5, 2024
Baseball Player

Quick Facts

Gary Sheffield
Full Name Gary Sheffield
Occupation Baseball Player
Date Of Birth Nov 18, 1968(1968-11-18)
Age 56
Birthplace Tampa
Country United States
Birth City Florida
Horoscope Scorpio

Gary Sheffield Biography

Name Gary Sheffield
Birthday Nov 18
Birth Year 1968
Place Of Birth Tampa
Home Town Florida
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Scorpio
Parents Betty Jones
Spouse Deleon Richards
Children(s) Gary Sheffield Jr., Christian Sheffield, Noah Sheffield, MORE

Gary Sheffield is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on November 18, 1968 in Tampa, Florida, United States. 9-time MLB All-Star outfielder who won the World Series Championship in 1997 with the Florida Marlins.

His grandfather His uncle Dwight Gooden was a star New York Mets pitcher who won the NL Cy Young Award in 1985. was a famous New York Mets pitcher who was awarded the NL Cy Young Award in 1985.

Sheffield was a good hitter in the Little Leagues. However, Sheffield had problems with his temper and attitude, which would continue in the Major Leagues. Once, when he was late to practice, his coach benched him and Sheffield picked up a bat and chased the coach all over the field, resulting in him being kicked off the team for a year. When Sheffield was eleven, he was selected to the Belmont Heights Little League All-Stars, which included future Chicago Cubs #1 pick Ty Griffin, future Major Leaguer Derek Bell, and other future MLB players. The team made it to the finals of the 1980 Little League World Series but lost to Taiwan 4–3. He set a record for doubles that would be broken in 2012 by Bradley Smith.

In 1983, Sheffield made the Hillsborough High School varsity baseball team. During his junior year, he bulked up to 175 pounds and was a pitcher and third baseman. During his senior year, his fastball reached the upper 80’s and he frequently showed home run power. As a batter, Sheffield hit .500 and 15 home runs, in only 62 official at-bats. At the end of the season he was named the Gatorade National Player of the Year.

Three sons were born to Gospel singer DeLeon.

Gary Sheffield Net Worth

Net Worth $90 Million
Source Of Income Baseball Player
House Living in own house.

Gary Sheffield is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gary Sheffield 's net worth $90 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His MLB journey with Milwaukee Brewers. Milwaukee Brewers in 1988.

In April 2009, he hit his 500th hit while a member of the New York Mets against the Milwaukee Brewers; he retired with 509 home runs over his career.

Gary Antonian Sheffield (born November 18, 1968) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder who played with eight teams from 1988 to 2009. He currently works as a sports agent.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Height 5 ft 11 in

Gary Sheffield height 5 ft 11 in Gary weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Gary Sheffield Dating?

According to our records, Gary Sheffield married to Deleon Richards. As of December 1, 2023, Gary Sheffield’s is not dating anyone.

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After four seasons in Milwaukee, the Brewers traded Sheffield to the San Diego Padres for Ricky Bones, José Valentin, and Matt Mieske on March 26, 1992. Sheffield faced his uncle Dwight Gooden for the first time in a Major League game on May 12, 1992, getting a hit in three at-bats. In his first All-Star season, he contended for the Triple Crown for much of the year; while he missed out on the home run (33, two fewer than the leader, teammate Fred McGriff) and RBIs (100, nine fewer than leader Darren Daulton) titles, he won the National League batting title (the only one of the nine in Padre history not won by Tony Gwynn) with a .330 average.

Facts & Trivia

Gary Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Gary Sheffield celebrates birthday on November 18 of every year.

In 1993, he started the season by hitting 10 home runs and batting .295 and was traded in midseason to the Florida Marlins.

How much is a Gary Sheffield baseball card worth?

1987 ProCards Stockton Ports #1 Gary Sheffield $5.53
1990 Bowman #391 Gary Sheffield| $0.34
1990 Bowman Tiffany #391 Gary Sheffield| $1.82
1990 Classic Baseball #14 Gary Sheffield| $0.34
1990 Donruss #501 Gary Sheffield| $0.34

Did Gary Sheffield win MLB MVP?

Gary Sheffield Awards
Gary Sheffield Awards
1992| Sporting News Major League Player of the Year Award
1992| The Silver Slugger Award (National League)
1996| Florida Marlins Most Valuable Player Award

How old is Gary Sheffield?

53 years (November 18, 1968)

What happened to Gary Sheffield?

After leaving the Yankees in 2007, Sheffield spent the rest of his career with the Detroit Tigers and New York Mets before retiring. Across his 22 seasons in the big leagues, Sheffield put up some video game numbers, including 509 home runs, 1,676 RBIs, 1,475 walks and 1,171 strikeouts across 2,576 career games.

Which Deion Sanders cards are worth money?

1989 Pro Set #486 Deion Sanders$1.35
1990 Topps #469 Deion Sanders| $0.59
1990 Topps Tiffany #469 Deion Sanders| $3.48
1991 Action Packed 24K Gold #2 Deion Sanders| $5.53
1991 Action Packed #9 Deion Sanders| $0.34

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