Matt LaChappa

Quick Facts

Full Name	Matt LaChappa
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Jun 29, 1975(1975-06-29)
Age	49
Birthplace	San Diego
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Cancer

Matt LaChappa Biography

Matt LaChappa is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on June 29, 1975 in San Diego, California, United States. Matthew John “Matt” LaChappa (born June 6, 1975) is an American baseball pitcher who pitched in the San Diego Padres minor league system. LaChappa is known for being a “Padre for life”, having signed a minor league contract with the team for over twenty years since suffering a heart attack during a Rancho Cucamonga Quakes game on April 6, 1996. LaChappa currently resides with his family at the Barona Indian Reservation.

Matt LaChappa Net Worth

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

LaChappa was a second-round draft choice during the 1993 Major League Baseball draft from El Capitan High School. He began his minor league career with the Arizona League Padres in 1993, moving to Class A Springfield Sultans in 1994, and finally Class A-Advanced Rancho Cucamonga Quakes the following year. He won 11 games for the Quakes.

In 1996, While warming up in the bullpen to enter what would have been the first game of his season as a relief pitcher, LaChappa collapsed and suffered a heart attack. The Quakes athletic trainer performed CPR on LaChappa for 20 minutes until he was taken to a local hospital. At the hospital, he suffered a second heart attack. LaChappa survived, but suffered brain damage from the lack of oxygen and is mostly confined to a wheelchair and has difficulty moving and speaking. Since the incident, the Padres organization has signed him yearly to a basic Minor League contract so that he can maintain his health insurance. The Padres have also named a Little League field after him in Lakeside, California. The Matt LaChappa Athletic Scholarship Foundation was also established to assist high school students to pay for their college education.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Matt LaChappa Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Michaela Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Matt LaChappa celebrates birthday on June 29 of every year.

What happened Matt LaChappa?

While Matt was warming up in the bullpen during a game on April 6, 1996, he suffered a heart attack. He spent months in a coma. Today, he’s 44 years old and living with a brain injury. He can speak a few words, like “hi Dad,” with difficulty.

Who is Matt LaChappa?

Matthew John “Matt” LaChappa (born June 6, 1975) is an American baseball pitcher who pitched in the San Diego Padres minor league system.