Kevin Elster

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kevin Elster
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 3, 1964(1964-08-03)
Age	60
Birthplace	San Pedro
Country	United States
Birth City	San Pedro
Horoscope	Capricorn

Kevin Elster Biography

Kevin Elster is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on August 3, 1964 in San Pedro, San Pedro, United States. Kevin Daniel Elster (born August 3, 1964) is a former American professional baseball shortstop. Known primarily for his glove, Elster broke a 42 year old Major League Baseball record by playing 88 consecutive games at shortstop without committing an error.

In his first game as the Mets’ regular shortstop in the 1988 season opener, Elster hit his first major league home run off the Montreal Expos’ Dennis Martinez. His batting average hovered in the low .100s through most of April until a 4-for-5 with two runs and two RBIs performance on April 26 against the Atlanta Braves raised his average above .200. He managed to keep it there the rest of the way. On July 19, Elster committed a first inning error that led to five unearned runs in the Mets’ 11-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. It would be his last error of the season.

While his fielding was still solid (he led all National League shortstops with 235 putouts), Elster got off to a slow start with the bat in 1989 (.210 avg., 10 RBIs). His first home run of the season on June 4 signaled a reversal of fortune for Elster. From there, he batted .241 with ten home runs and 45 RBIs.

He would not commit another regular season error until May 9, 1989, giving him a major league record 88 consecutive regular season games at shortstop without an error, breaking a Major League record set by Eddie Brinkman of the Detroit Tigers in 1972. (Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. would break Elster’s record in 1990, playing in 95 errorless games. Elster still holds the National League record, which he broke on April 19.) Somewhat ironically, Elster committed two errors in game four of the 1988 National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Elster’s bat caught up to his glove in 1987 with the triple A Tidewater Tides. He batted .310 with eight home runs and 74 RBIs, and set a franchise record with 170 hits. Once again, he received a call up to the majors that September. He collected four hits in ten at bats, and got his first major league RBI with a double off the St. Louis Cardinals’ John Tudor on October 2. Following the season, the Mets traded incumbent shortstop Rafael Santana to the New York Yankees in order to open the position up for Elster.

Kevin Elster Net Worth

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

Elster was drafted by the New York Mets in the second round of the January 1984 draft out of Golden West College in Huntington Beach, California. He batted .269 with fourteen home runs and 135 runs batted in over three seasons in the Mets’ farm system when he received a somewhat surprising September call up to the majors in 1986 with the Mets on the verge of capturing the National League East. He made his major league debut as a late inning defensive replacement on September 2 against the San Francisco Giants, and got his first major league hit in his first major league at bat the following day. Over the remainder of the season, Elster batted .167 with three runs scored. He had one extra base hit, a double off the Philadelphia Phillies’ Kevin Gross. He appeared in four games of the 1986 National League Championship Series against the Houston Astros, and game six of the 1986 World Series against the Boston Red Sox. In four postseason at bats, he had no hits.

He played 13 seasons in from 1986 to 2000 for the Mets, Yankees, Phillies, Rangers, Pirates and Dodgers.

1989 would turn out to be his last full season with the Mets. A shoulder injury ended his 1990 season on August 3. He came back strong in 1991, batting .314 through the first month of the season, til a groin injury placed him on the injured list on May 6. He made it just six games into the 1992 season before shoulder surgery ended his season. He was non-tendered by the Mets for 1993.

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After sitting out the entire 1999 season, Elster was lured out of retirement by former Mets manager Davey Johnson, now managing the Dodgers. He won the starting job at short, and on April 11, 2000, in the first game played at Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco, Elster hit three home runs. Despite these early heroics, he eventually lost the starting job to prospect Álex Cora. Elster batted .227 with fourteen home runs and 38 RBIs in 2000. After the season, he retired for good.

Facts & Trivia

Kevin Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Kevin Elster celebrates birthday on August 3 of every year.

What happened to Kevin Elster?

On May 16, an injury once again ended Elster’s season when he broke his wrist in a collision with Marlins second baseman Kurt Abbott on a sacrifice bunt. After the season, he re-signed with the Rangers. He was batting .

How old is Kevin Elster?

57 years (August 3, 1964)

Where is Sid Fernandez now?

Sid Fernandez Now: Coaches his son, Canaan, at a high school in Hawaii.

Where is Sid Fernandez?

Sid Fernandez
MLB statistics
Win–loss record| 114–96
Earned run average| 3.36
Strikeouts| 1,743

Is Keith Hernandez in the Hall of Fame?

Earlier this offseason, the New York Mets announced that they will be retiring former first baseman and current broadcaster Keith Hernandez’s no. 17 with a ceremony in July. The St. Louis Cardinals also inducted Hernandez into the Cardinals Hall of Fame.