Lee Mazzilli

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lee Mazzilli
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 25, 1955(1955-03-25)
Age	69
Birthplace	Brooklyn
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Pisces

Lee Mazzilli Biography

Lee Mazzilli is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on March 25, 1955 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Outfielder who made the All-Star team in 1979 for the New York Mets. He was a part of New York Mets’ World Series Championship run in 1986.

First baseman with a slick fielding style Slick-fielding first baseman Keith Hernandez was his teammate on the Mets. was his teammate for the Mets.

An excellent athlete, young Lee was the son of welterweight boxer Libero Mazzilli and June. Unlike most switch hitters, who naturally bat from one side of the plate and train themselves to feel comfortable on the other, Mazzilli was naturally ambidextrous, and swung the bat both ways from an early age. The sport he most excelled in as a junior was speed skating, in which he won eight national championships. He graduated from Brooklyn’s Lincoln High School in 1973, and was the first round selection (14th pick overall) of the hometown New York Mets in the 1973 Major League Baseball draft.

He was quite popular in New York City, thanks not only to his talent, but his Brooklyn roots and matinée idol looks. While in the minor leagues, Mazzilli set a California League record (and what is believed to be a professional record) when he stole seven bases in a game for the Mets’ minor league affiliate Visalia against San Jose on June 8, 1975.

His father was a welterweight boxer Libero Mazzilli.

Lee Mazzilli Net Worth

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

He was a student at Abraham Lincoln High School in Brooklyn, New York.

Following his retirement, he worked as the manager for his team, the Baltimore Orioles.

Lee Louis Mazzilli (born March 25, 1955) is an American professional baseball player, coach, and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder for the New York Mets, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Toronto Blue Jays from 1976 through 1989. He was an MLB All-Star in 1979. Mazzilli also managed the Baltimore Orioles from 2004 through 2005 and coached the Yankees from 2000 through 2003 and in 2006.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Lee Mazzilli height 6 ft 1 in Lee weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Lee Mazzilli Dating?

According to our records, Lee Mazzilli married to Dani Mazzilli. As of December 1, 2023, Lee Mazzilli’s is not dating anyone.

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Mazzilli and Pirates teammates Dale Berra, Lee Lacy, John Milner and Dave Parker, along with several other notable major league players, were called before a Pittsburgh grand jury for their involvement in the Pittsburgh cocaine distribution trial of Curtis Strong. Their testimony led to the drug trials, which made national headlines in September 1985. He and the other players brought before the Pittsburgh Grand Jury were granted immunity from prosecution in exchange for testimony.

Facts & Trivia

Lee Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Lee Mazzilli celebrates birthday on March 25 of every year.

His final major league at bat came on September 29, 1989 when the Toronto Blue Jays were hosting the Baltimore Orioles. There was a great deal of attention paid to the game, as it was the middle game of a three-game series that would decide the winner of the American League East. The Baltimore Orioles had beaten even the most optimistic expectations and were in first place for much of the 1989 season. Baltimore needed to win three games against Toronto to enter post-season play. Baltimore had lost the first game. In Mazzilli’s final at bat came during the second game, he hit a double to center field.

Is Lee Mazzilli still in baseball?

Mazzilli retired after the 1989 season , his 14th in the major leagues. His final major league at bat came on September 29, 1989 when the Toronto Blue Jays were hosting the Baltimore Orioles.

Was Lee Mazzilli on The Sopranos?

Once referred to as “The Italian Stallion” by tabloid headline writers, Mazzilli co-starred with an actress who now appears in The Sopranos when he performed in an off-Broadway theater production in the early 1990s.

What is LJ Mazzilli doing now?

On December 9, 2019, Mazzilli signed a minor league deal with the Chicago White Sox. He was released prior to the season on June 18, 2020. On April 13, 2021, Mazzilli signed with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.

How old is Lee Mazzilli?

67 years (March 25, 1955)

Was Lee Mazzilli a speed skater?

“And, of course, he was nice to look at.” Before Mazzilli, 65, forged a long, wonderful pro career in baseball, beginning with his hometown Mets, he was an elite youth speedskater with Olympic dreams in the mid-1960s and early ’70s. Mazzilli won eight age-level national championships.