Joey Gathright

Quick Facts

Full Name	Joey Gathright
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 27, 1981(1981-04-27)
Age	43
Birthplace	Columbia
Country	United States
Birth City	Mississippi
Horoscope	Aries

Joey Gathright Biography

Joey Gathright is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on April 27, 1981 in Columbia, Mississippi, United States. Joey Renard Gathright (born April 27 1981) is an ex- Major League Baseball outfielder for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Kansas City Royals, Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox. Gathright was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

The 20th of June, 2006 He was traded with the Kansas City Royals, along with infielder Fernando Cortez, for left-handed pitcher J. P. Howell. In the 2006 season the catcher hit .238 with an .321 on-base percentage and an .292 percent slugging. His first and only home run on the 16th of September in 2006, at Joel Pineiro of the Seattle Mariners.

While playing center field, his range factor per nine innings was below average in 2007, 2008, and 2009. In 2008 Gathright saw his range factor fall to 2.53, below all but one center field starter in the league. He also hit .254 with a .311 on-base percentage, and only a .272 slugging percentage—below that of all starting outfielders in the major leagues.

In 2007, Gathright broke up Bobby Jenks’s major league record-tying streak of 41 consecutive batters retired. Gathright, who would have been the record 42nd batter, was able to get a hit.

As of 2005, the player scored .276 during 76 contests and was able to draw 10 walks.

Joey Gathright Net Worth

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

Gathright was a student at Bonnabel High School in Kenner, Louisiana, where he played baseball and Football when he was a Junior, and boxed. Gathright was selected to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 32nd round of 2001 Major League Baseball Draft, and was signed in August, after having played that summer in the Louisiana Sugar Cane League in Sorrento, Louisiana.

He made his MLB debut as a member of the Devil Rays on June 25 the 25th of June, 2004.

Gathright was arguably one of the fastest players in major league baseball when he made his major league debut, and led all major league outfielders in range factor (3.06) in 2006. He does not hit for power (with only one home run in his MLB career). From 2006 to 2009, he had the lowest slugging average of players with at least 1000 plate appearances at .298. He has a .263 lifetime batting average going into the 2009 season.

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On May 8, 2009, after clearing waivers and being sent outright to the minors, the Cubs traded Gathright to the Baltimore Orioles for Ryan Freel. The Orioles sent him to the AAA Norfolk Tides, where he hit .329 in 80 games.

Facts & Trivia

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

On March 30, 2010, he signed a minor league contract to return to the Orioles. He was released on July 22, 2010 after 61 games with Norfolk, where he hit only .185