Josh Bard

Quick Facts

Full Name	Josh Bard
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 30, 1978(1978-03-30)
Age	46
Birthplace	Ithaca
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Pisces

Josh Bard Biography

Josh Bard is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on March 30, 1978 in Ithaca, New York, United States. Joshua David Bard (born March 30 1978) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He is the head of the bullpen of the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Bard played in MLB as a catcher with teams like the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, San Diego Padres, Washington Nationals and Seattle Mariners between 2002 and the year 2011. Bard was an ace switch- hitter, throwing right-handed throughout his career.

On January 6, 2006 Bard became the target of Boston Red Sox, along with outfielder Coco Crisp and reliever David Riske, for reliever Guillermo Mota, third base prospect Andy Marte, and catcher Kelly Shoppach. Bard was The Red Sox’s reserve catcher in spring training after the retirement of John Flaherty.

Bard’s hot hitting did not continue into the 2008 season. He began the season as the Padres’ starting catcher, with Rob Bowen as his backup. In June, Bowen was traded to the Chicago Cubs for catcher Michael Barrett. In October 2008, Bard left the Padres and became a free agent.

On December 28, 2009, Bard signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners.

While a player for the Boston Red Sox in April 2006, his primary responsibilities included catching the knuckleball pitcher Tim Wakefield. At the start of the season the task was a difficult job, as Bard was able to give up three passed balls in his debut game as a member of the Red Sox on April 5 2006. In the game on April 26 game played in the game against an opponent, the Cleveland Indians, Bard gave four passed balls and had an overall total of 10 pass balls in his initial five games.

Josh Bard Net Worth

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

On the 23rd of August of 2002, Bard made his MLB debut against the Seattle Mariners and hit a walk-off homer, becoming only the 2nd player in history to achieve this feat in his debut in the MLB since Billy Parker. As of 2003, Bard recorded a .244 average and hit 8 hits in addition to the equivalent of 36 RBI over 91 appearances.

In 2004 Bard went through the first part of his season being on the list for disabled because of an abdominal injury. He after that, he was for the remainder part of the year in minors. The year 2005 saw Bard came back to the Indians roster to play in place of Victor Martinez.

Bard was behind the plate on August 4, 2007, for a home game against the San Francisco Giants. He was catching for pitcher Clay Hensley when Hensley gave up Barry Bonds’s 755th home run, which tied Bonds with Hank Aaron for most career home runs.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Josh Bard Dating?

According to our records, Josh Bard married to Lindsey Bard. As of December 1, 2023, Josh Bard’s is not dating anyone.

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Bard retired after the season and chose to remain with the Dodgers as a Special Assistant. He became the Dodgers major league bullpen coach for the 2016 season.

Facts & Trivia

Josh Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Josh Bard celebrates birthday on March 30 of every year.

The New York Yankees hired Bard as their bench coach for the 2018 season under new manager Aaron Boone. Bard served as acting manager on September 2, due to Boone serving a one-game suspension and again the following season on July 19. On November 11, 2019, Bard left his bench coach position in order to find a job closer to his Colorado home and was replaced by infield coach Carlos Mendoza.