Pat Rapp

Quick Facts

Full Name	Pat Rapp
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 13, 1967(1967-07-13)
Age	57
Birthplace	Jennings
Country	United States
Birth City	Louisiana
Horoscope	Cancer

Pat Rapp Biography

Pat Rapp is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on July 13, 1967 in Jennings, Louisiana, United States. Patrick Leland Rapp (born July 13th 1967) is an American former professional right-handed baseball pitcher from Major League Baseball (MLB).

He was granted his right to be a free agent on the 21st of December 1997, and was signed by his team the Kansas City Royals on January 22nd in 1998. The 1998 season for Rapp in Kansas City saw him finish 12-13 with a record-setting strikeout total of 130 with an ERA of 5.30. The Royals gave Rapp the right to free agency in December 1998, and he signed a new one-year contract, this time with Boston Red Sox. Boston Red Sox on January 11 in 1999. Rapp recorded a 7-0 record in Boston and had an ERA of 4.12. His 90 strikeouts rank second in the Red Sox behind staff ace Pedro Martinez. Rapp played 1.0 innings in the 1999 playoffs against The New York Yankees, allowing one walk. After one season playing in Boston, Rapp was granted free agency on the 2nd of November 1999. He was signed by the Baltimore Orioles on January 28 January, 2000. Rapp declared that all his offers at the time were invitations to not be on the roster. Rapp began his 2000 campaign with a 3-0 record, and later learning the news that his dad was sick with a fatal bacteria infection that was caused by cutting his leg when he was fishing. The infection caused his leg to expand to three times the size of its normal and put him in an induced state of coma. Rapp’s performance began to deteriorate and his father passed away at the beginning in the season 2000. Afraid of losing his emotions, Rapp returned to the Orioles on the 18th of August to pitch against the Royals in a 17-inning stint, securing 17 batters consecutively starting in the first inning and continuing to retire 17 batters. Rapp ended his season as a member of Orioles Orioles with a score of 9-12 with an 5.90 ERA and 106 strikeouts.

On November 15, 1995 Rapp was treated for a herniated disk in his back. However, he made his way to training for spring in. In 1996, Rapp was 8-16 and had an ERA of 5.10. Rapp’s 16 losses were the most in to the National League, along with Frank Castillo of the Chicago Cubs. The year 1997 saw Rapp was back after an offseason program of training that involved throwing footballs to increase arm strength. He pitched a shutout against the Rockies early in April which was his first shutout since 1995. After starting the season with a 4-6 record in the league with an ERA of 4.47, Rapp was traded to the team who initially drafted him in the first place, his former team, the San Francisco Giants for minor league pitchers Brandon Leese and Bobby Rector. Rapp completed 1997 in San Francisco with a 1-2 record and an ERA of 6.00.

Pat Rapp Net Worth

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

Rapp was an undergraduate of Sulphur High School in Sulphur, Louisiana. After graduating from high school, Rapp attended the University of Southern Mississippi. He was selected to the San Francisco Giants in the 15th round of the amateur draft in 1989. Rapp’s time in the Giants minor league system also included stops on the field in Pocatello, Idaho, Clinton, Iowa, San Jose, California, Shreveport, Louisiana in addition to Phoenix, Arizona before getting promoted to the major leagues with the Giants in 1992, aged 24. Pat had 3 kids.

Rapp’s first major league appearance was on the 10th of July 1992 when he pitched 2 scoresless innings against his team, the Montreal Expos. He ended the season at 0-2, and the ERA that was 7.00 in 10 innings pitched. On the 17th of November of 1992, in the 1993 Major League Expansion Draft held for the newly-minted Florida Marlins and Colorado Rockies, Rapp was selected in the first round, with the tenth pick overall from the Marlins. In the Marlins their first season of 1993 Rapp was a 4-5 hitter with an 4.02 ERA in 94 innings. In 1994, during the strike-shortened year, Rapp had a record 7-7 which included the 3.85 ERA, two complete games, and his debut shutout. On September 18, 1995, Rapp pitched a one-hitter in a road game against the Rockies in a game that the Marlins beat them 17-0. The only hit he allowed to Rapp was a single that was not a hit that was hit by Dante Bichette in the fourth innings. This was only the second time that a shutout was suffered from Rapp and the Rockies that year. The year 1995 was a rough one for the Rockies. Rapp recorded a 14-7 record and the ERA that was 3.44. There was a stretch during which Rapp went 11-1 after all-star break.

Rapp was once again granted free agency on October 31, 2000 and signed by the Angels on December 11 of that year. Rapp’s final season in the majors proved to be 2001; he finished the campaign with a record of 5–12 and an ERA of 4.68, with one complete game. He was granted free agency once again in November

2001. Rapp was signed by the Pirates to a minor league contract. In 2002, Rapp pitched in spring training, but was released on March 21. He felt that the team was not giving him enough chances to make the starting rotation. In four spring appearances, Rapp allowed 10 earned runs and 16 hits in 10.1 innings. General manager Dave Littlefield said that Rapp was not given his unconditional release due to the fact of his complaints but because he “Could not pitch deep into games. He has trouble after a couple of innings.” Rapp threw a low 90s fastball, cutter and curveball.

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Facts & Trivia

Pat Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Pat Rapp celebrates birthday on July 13 of every year.