Josh Thole

Quick Facts

Full Name	Josh Thole
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 28, 1986(1986-10-28)
Age	38
Birthplace	Breese
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Libra

Josh Thole Biography

Josh Thole is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on October 28, 1986 in Breese, Illinois, United States. Joshua Michael Thole (pronounced toll-EE) (born on October 28, 1987) is an American professional baseball catcher in the New York Yankees organization. He has been a part of Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets and Toronto Blue Jays.

After seeing Thole during the 2009 winter training session, Mets pitching coach Dan Warthen “gushed” about Thole’s catcher abilities. As of 2009, Thole declared, “My throwing is still coming along.” The 31st of August, 2009 Thole was called into the big leagues. For his debut major league appearance Thole hit a single to score his debut major league strike. Thole was a part of 17 games with the Mets in 2009, and hit .321 with nine RBI. In summer, Thole played in 44 games for the Leones del Caracas of the Venezuelan Winter League, and was able to hit .381 by hitting three home runs, as well as 28 RBI.

On December 17, 2012, the Mets traded Thole, R.A. Dickey, and Mike Nickeas to the Toronto Blue Jays for Travis d’Arnaud, Noah Syndergaard, John Buck, and Wuilmer Becerra. On January 18, 2013, the Blue Jays announced that arbitration with Thole had been avoided by signing him to a two-year contract worth $2.5 million, with a club option for the 2015 season at $1.75 million. On March 24, Thole was reassigned to minor league camp and started the season with the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons. He was recalled by the Blue Jays on June 7 when Henry Blanco was designated for assignment. Thole made his Blue Jays debut in the 16th inning of an 18 inning win against the Texas Rangers on June 8, going 0-2 at the plate. He finished the 2013 season batting just .175 with 1 home run and 8 RBI in 45 games. Thole began the 2014 season in Toronto, as R.A. Dickey’s personal catcher. He improved upon his results from 2013, finishing 2014 with a batting average of .252 with 7 RBI in 56 games played. On November 1, the Blue Jays picked up Thole’s $1.75 million option for the 2015 season.

Thole broke camp with the Mets as their starting catcher. On May 9, 2012, Thole was placed on the seven-day disabled list after suffering a concussion in a plate collision with Phillies first baseman Ty Wigginton on May 7. On June 1, 2012, Thole was reactivated and caught Johan Santana’s no-hitter; becoming the first Mets catcher to participate in a no-hitter.

Thole received a promotion to advanced-A St. Lucie Mets in 2008, when he was a postseason mid-season and All-Star. In 111 games Thole score .300 which included five home runs as well as 56 RBI. The offseason was when Thole was a part of 19 matches with the Peoria Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League, where the team was named as a Rising Star, batting .319 with two home runs and 17 RBI. Thole was selected to Double-A Binghamton Mets to open the 2009 season and scored .328 having one hit and 46 RBI over more than 103 games. He was named an Mid-season All-Star in his second time in a row during the season. He also proved himself to be a strong singles player.

Josh Thole Net Worth

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

Thole was born within Breese, Illinois, and was a student at Mater Dei High School. In November 2004 Thole signed a statement of intent to play in the college baseball league within NCAA Division II for Quincy University located in Quincy, Illinois.

Thole was selected from the New York Mets in the 13th round of the 2005 Major League Baseball draft. Thole was signed to the Gulf Coast League Mets, which he played for in 35 games, and was able to hit .269 which included one homer and 12 RBI (RBI). He played through the entire minor league season in 2006 in the Rookie-Advanced Kingsport Mets, appearing in 36 games and hitting .235 which included one homer and 12 RBI. Thole got assigned to the Class A Savannah Sand Gnats in 2007 and played in 117 of his career-high games. While he was unable to hit a homer that season, he did hit .267 in 36 RBI and more walks than he hit out having 61 and 57 respectively.

After spending much of the 2010 season in Triple-A Buffalo, Thole was called up to the Mets in June. On July 20, 2010, Thole hit his first major league home run, a solo homer, off of Barry Enright in a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field to give the Mets their first run of the game (3-1). They would lose that game 3-2. On October 1, 2010, he hit a walk-off home run off Tyler Clippard to give the Mets a 2-1 win.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Josh Thole Dating?

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

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On June 21, 2018, Thole’s contract was purchased by the Detroit Tigers. He elected free agency on November 2, 2018.

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 Thole celebrates birthday on October 28 of every year.

On July 12, 2019, Thole and Adam McCreery were traded to the Los Angeles Angels for cash considerations. He became a free agent following the 2019 season.

Where is Josh Thole now?

Coronavirus New York Yankees catcher Josh Thole.

Who caught RA Dickey in Toronto?

Thole began the 2014 season in Toronto, as R. A. Dickey’s personal catcher. He improved upon his results from 2013, finishing 2014 with a batting average of .

Who did the Blue Jays trade for R.A. Dickey?

The full swap was Dickey, along with catchers Josh Thole and Mike Nickeaus in exchange for Syndergaard, d’Arnaud, Wuilmer Bucera, and veteran backstop John Buck.

Who did the Jays trade Noah Syndergaard for?

Syndergaard started his career with Toronto, the 28th pick in the 2010 MLB Draft. He quickly rose up the ranks to a top 100 prospect before the Blue Jays flipped him to the New York Mets in 2012 as the centerpiece of the trade for R.A. Dickey.

Who was syndergaard traded for?

The Blue Jays ultimately traded two of their top prospects in Syndergaard, along with Travis D’Arnaud to the Mets following the 2012 season in exchange for aging Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey. Syndergaard helped the Mets reach the World Series during his rookie season in 2015.