Matt Walbeck
- January 4, 2024
- Baseball Player
Quick Facts
Full Name | Matt Walbeck |
Occupation | Baseball Player |
Date Of Birth | Oct 2, 1969(1969-10-02) |
Age | 55 |
Birthplace | Sacramento |
Country | United States |
Birth City | California |
Horoscope | Libra |
Matt Walbeck Biography
Name | Matt Walbeck |
Birthday | Oct 2 |
Birth Year | 1969 |
Place Of Birth | Sacramento |
Home Town | California |
Birth Country | United States |
Birth Sign | Libra |
Matt Walbeck is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on October 2, 1969 in Sacramento, California, United States. Ex-catcher for MLB, who played for the Cubs (Twins), Tigers (Tigers), Angels, and Phillies during his eight-season career.
During the 1993 season, he was a teammate with He was teammates with Sammy Sosa on the Chicago Cubs during the 1993 season. of the Chicago Cubs.
Standing at 5’11” tall and weighing 190 pounds, Walbeck was taken by the Cubs 192nd overall (eighth round) by the Cubs in the 1987 draft. Although his professional career-started off very well-he hit .314 in 51 games in 1987-he would eventually level out and become an average hitter. He was not much of a power hitter, nor did he consistently hit for a high average. His best minor league season was perhaps 1992, when he hit .301 with seven home runs and 42 RBI. He did try stealing bases seven times that year, but was caught every single time.
Although his 1993 stats were fairly unimpressive, Walbeck was the Twins’ primary catcher in 1994 and 1995. In 338 at-bats with the Twins in 1994, he hit .204. On April 27 of that year, he caught Scott Erickson’s no-hitter. His batting average was better in 1995; he hit .257 in 393 at-bats. He began the season as the team’s starter in 1996, but hit only .223 in 65 games and was replaced by Greg Myers as the starter.
He and his wife have 3 children.
Matt Walbeck Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Baseball Player |
House | Living in own house. |
Matt Walbeck is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Matt Walbeck 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
After playing high school baseball at Sacramento High School, he was drafted by the Cubs as the 192nd overall pick in 1987.
In 2010, he was awarded the Eastern League Manager of Year award for the second time.
Matthew Lovick Walbeck (born October 2, 1969) is a former right-handed Major League Baseball catcher who played from 1993 to 2003 for the Chicago Cubs, Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, Anaheim Angels and Philadelphia Phillies. He attended Sacramento High School.
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Mostly used as the team’s starter in 1998, Walbeck hit .257 with a career high six home runs (a total that would be matched in 2000).
Facts & Trivia
Matt Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Matt Walbeck celebrates birthday on October 2 of every year.
In 47 games in 2000, he hit only .199 in 146 at-bats, and lost his starting job to Molina. After the season, Walbeck was granted free-agency.