Luke Voit
- January 6, 2024
- Baseball Player
Quick Facts
Full Name | Luke Voit |
Occupation | Baseball Player |
Date Of Birth | Feb 13, 1991(1991-02-13) |
Age | 33 |
Birthplace | Wildwood |
Country | United States |
Birth City | Missouri |
Horoscope | Aquarius |
Luke Voit Biography
Name | Luke Voit |
Birthday | Feb 13 |
Birth Year | 1991 |
Place Of Birth | Wildwood |
Home Town | Missouri |
Birth Country | United States |
Birth Sign | Aquarius |
Parents | Lou Voit, Janice Voit |
Luke Voit is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on February 13, 1991 in Wildwood, Missouri, United States. Louis Linwood Voit III, a professional baseball first baseman from the United States, was born February 13, 1991. He made his MLB debut with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2017. He also played for them in 2018, before being traded to New York Yankees in 2018. He was the Yankees’ first baseman by 2019.
Voit was promoted to the major leagues by the Cardinals on June 25, 2017. Voit was batting.322 in 70 games with Memphis before his promotion. He had 12 home runs and 48 RBIs. After being struck by a pitch, Voit made his debut against the Pittsburgh Pirates the night before. Voit was called up against the Cincinnati Reds the following day and he doubled off Austin Brice to score his first major league hit in an eight-two win. He scored his first major league homerun on July 3. Voit batting.246 in 114 St. Louis at-bats in 2017, with four home runs and 18 RBIs. He also had a.736 OPS on base plus slugging.
Voit took over the Yankees’ starting first baseman job from Greg Bird. He hit his tenth home run for the Yankees on September 20, becoming the twelfth player on the Yankees to hit 10 home runs during 2018. When Voit reached the 10-homer mark, the Yankees set a new major league team record for most players on one team with 10 or more home runs in a season. Voit was named American League’s (AL) Player of the Week on October 1 after hitting .458 with three home runs and eight runs batted in during the previous week. In 2018, Voit batted .333 with 14 home runs, 33 RBIs and a 1.095 OPS (on base plus slugging) in 39 games for the Yankees.
On July 27, 2018, the Cardinals traded Voit, along with bonus pool money, to the New York Yankees for Chasen Shreve and Giovanny Gallegos. The Yankees assigned Voit to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders of the Class AAA International League and promoted him to the major leagues on August 2. After he batted 3-for-16 (.188) in five games, the Yankees sent Voit back to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on August 13. In his next seven games with the RailRiders, Voit batted 8-for-22 (.364). After Didi Gregorius was placed on the 10-day disabled list on August 21, Voit was called back up.
Voit was engaged to Victoria Rigman on October 2017. His younger brother John played defensive tackle on the Army Black Knights football club.
Luke Voit Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Baseball Player |
House | Living in own house. |
Luke Voit is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Luke Voit 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Voit was a Division I football player who received interest from NCAA Division I schools, but he suffered shoulder injuries that ended his football career. Voit was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 32nd round, 2009 Major League Baseball draft. He did not sign. Voit attended Missouri State University and played four years of college baseball with the Missouri State Bears. He was an all-star league player and played college summer baseball for the Harwich Mariners in the Cape Cod Baseball League. He batted.298 in his junior season with six home runs, 46 RBIs and 62 runs during 62 games. He tore his labrum in his right shoulder, and was not selected in the 2012 MLB Draft. He was a senior in 2013 and played in 54 games. He hit.299 with 2 home runs, 30 RBIs, and was able to play in 53 more.
Voit was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 22nd round after his senior year. Voit began his professional career as a catcher for the State College Spikes in the Class A-Short-Season New York-Penn League. In 46 games, Voit batting.242 and scoring two runs (home runs) in 2013, he was there. In 2014, he moved to first base and played the entire season with the Palm Beach Cardinals (Class A-Advanced Florida State League). He batted.276 with nine runs and 51 RBIs in 93 matches. In 2015, he returned to Palm Beach with a.273 average and 11 home runs. He also had 77 RBIs in 130 games. Voit played 2016 for the Springfield Cardinals of Class AA Texas League where he slashed.297/.372/.477 and had 19 home runs, 74 RBIs, and played in 134 games. Voit began 2017 with the Class AAA Pacific Coast League’s Memphis Redbirds.
Voit started at first base for the Yankees in the 2018 AL Wild Card Game. In the sixth inning, he hit a two-run triple off of Blake Treinen (the first triple of his career) to help the Yankees win, 7-2.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Height | 6 ft 3 in |
Weight | 102 kg |
Luke Voit height 6 ft 3 in Luke weight 102 kg & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Luke Voit Dating?
According to our records, Luke Voit is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Luke Voit’s is not dating anyone.
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Facts & Trivia
Luke Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Luke Voit celebrates birthday on February 13 of every year.
Top Facts about Luke Voit
- Luke Voit is a first baseman for the New York Yankees.
- He was born on February 13, 1991 in Wildwood, Missouri.
- Voit played college baseball at Missouri State University.
- He made his MLB debut with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2017.
- Voit was traded to the Yankees in July 2018.
- In 2020, he led the American League in home runs (22).
- Voit won a Silver Slugger Award in 2020.
- His career batting average is .264 as of May 2021.
- Voit has hit over 50 home runs in his MLB career so far.
- He has also played some games as a designated hitter and outfielder.
How is Luke Voit doing?
Padres’ Luke Voit: Returns from injured list. Voit (biceps) was activated off the 10-day injured list Tuesday. The 31-year-old landed on the shelf April 23 with a biceps tendon injury and will rejoin the big-league roster after a five-game rehab assignment with Triple-A El Paso.
What is Luke Voit height and weight?
Height 6′ 3″, Weight 225 lbs
Is Luke Voit in the minors?
Minors: Luke Voit starts rehab with El Paso ; Esteury Ruiz homers twice for Missions. The Padres’ Luke Voit runs bases during a spring training practice on Monday, March 22, 2022 in Peoria, AZ.
Who drafted Luke Voit?
Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 32nd round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from Lafayette HS (Wildwood, MO) and the St. Louis Cardinals in the 22nd round of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft from Missouri State University (Springfield, MO).
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