Joel Zumaya

Quick Facts

Full Name	Joel Zumaya
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Nov 9, 1984(1984-11-09)
Age	40
Birthplace	Chula Vista
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Scorpio

Joel Zumaya Biography

Joel Zumaya is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on November 9, 1984 in Chula Vista, California, United States. The hardthrowing MLB relief pitcher that was introduced in 2006 with the Detroit Tigers, and became popular in the Tigers AL pennant race.

They and He and Justin Verlander, two of the MLB’s hardest throwing pitchers, were teamed up for a few seasons on the Detroit Tigers. Two of MLB’s toughest throwing pitchers were teammates for a few seasons with the Detroit Tigers.

Zumaya was drafted out of Bonita Vista High School in the 11th round by the Tigers, the 320th overall selection of the 2002 MLB Draft. He was chosen because of his power arm, but it was not clear whether he would be able to develop adequate control of an off-speed pitch. He is known for his 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) fastball, which catcher Ivan Rodriguez credits as having been the fastest pitch he ever caught.

Zumaya began his stint in the Tigers minor league system as a starting pitcher. Because he was drafted straight out of high school, Zumaya frequently pitched against players older than himself. In 2003, the 18-year-old Zumaya made great strides pitching for the Low-A affiliate West Michigan Whitecaps. 2004 saw Zumaya begin the year pitching for the High-A affiliate Lakeland Tigers, before a late season promotion to the Double-A Erie SeaWolves. He finished the season with a .500 win–loss record and struggled with walks. Zumaya began the 2005 season back in Erie; however, his results were much improved from 2004, and he was soon promoted to the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens. He finished the season with 199 strikeouts in 151 innings pitched. In 77 games over four seasons, Zumaya was 27–19, and averaged 6.4 hits and 11.1 strikeouts per nine innings.

He was married to Rachel Sanchez early in his career.

Joel Zumaya Net Worth

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

He was a star in the varsity football team at Bonita Vista High School before being selected straight from high school.

His fastball was recorded up to 104 mph.

Joel Martin Zumaya (born November 9, 1984) is a former American professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers from 2006 through 2010.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Joel Zumaya Dating?

According to our records, Joel Zumaya married to Rachel Sanchez. As of December 1, 2023, Joel Zumaya’s is not dating anyone.

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While he held batters to a .187 batting average in 2006, he was even tougher with runners in scoring position (.176), and two outs and runners in scoring position (.143). Zumaya remained in the bullpen for the 2006 playoffs. However, Zumaya was sidelined for the 2006 American League Championship Series by a sore wrist, which Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski disclosed in a December 2006 radio interview was due to Zumaya playing the PlayStation 2 video game Guitar Hero. This was acknowledged by the game’s developers with a message on the credits of the Xbox 360 version of Guitar Hero II: No pitchers were harmed in the making of this game. Except for one. Joel Zumaya. He had it coming. In a 2016 interview with the Detroit News, however, Zumaya said the Guitar Hero story was just a cover, and not true. While refusing to disclose the actual source of the injury, and calling the Guitar Hero story his “final answer,” he also admitted that it was “some bogus stuff.”

Facts & Trivia

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

Zumaya sustained another injury, this time to his shoulder, during the 2007 offseason. While helping his father move some boxes in the attic at his father’s home in advance of a fire approaching the area, a 50 to 60 pounds (23 to 27 kg) box fell on his right (pitching) shoulder, separating it.

How fast did Joel Zumaya throw?

Zumaya was a fan favorite for his intense, aggressive attitude on the mound and his 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) fastball, which topped out at 104.8 miles per hour (168.7 km/h). This was the fastest pitch ever recorded at that time. He also had a very good knuckle-curve that he used as an off-speed pitch.

Why did Joel Zumaya retire?

The bizarre shoulder injury forced Zumaya to miss most of the 2008 season. The bad luck continued for Zumaya in 2009. He suffered from a sore shoulder which ultimately required surgery , ending his season in July.

How did Joel Zumaya get hurt?

In the months after the 2007 season, Zumaya injured his shoulder while helping his father move boxes out of his attic because a fire was approaching the area. A box weighing 50 or 60 pounds fell on his pitching shoulder, separating it and keeping him out until late June of 2008.

What is Joel Zumaya doing now?

Even though he is just 32, Zumaya has been out of baseball for nearly seven years now. He lives in San Diego now and is a fisherman.

How fast did Sandy Koufax throw?

I find it hard to believe that Koufax in his prime (1962-66) only threw 93 mph. He consistently led the league in strikeouts (a then record 382 in 1965), He did have a devastating curve but I think he also threw at least as fast as anyone else in the 1960’s.