Robin Ventura

Quick Facts

Full Name	Robin Ventura
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 14, 1967(1967-07-14)
Age	57
Birthplace	Santa Maria
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Cancer

Robin Ventura Biography

Robin Ventura is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on July 14, 1967 in Santa Maria, California, United States. He was a 6-time Gold Glove winner and a 2-time All-Star third baseman. He also played 16 years in MLB, most notably with the Chicago White Sox. He was promoted to manager of the White Sox in 2012.

Hall of Fame hurler once confronted him. Ventura responded by challenging Nolan for a fight.

Robin Mark Ventura (born July 14, 1967) is an American former professional baseball third baseman and manager. Ventura played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox, New York Mets, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers. He was also the manager for the White Sox for five seasons. The White Sox selected Ventura with the tenth overall pick in the 1988 amateur draft from Oklahoma State University (OSU). He is a six-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner, two-time MLB All-Star selection and a National College Baseball Hall of Fame inductee.

After being picked tenth in the 1988 Major League Baseball draft by the White Sox, Ventura spent much of 1989 at AA Birmingham before joining the Sox that September. While in Birmingham, he earned a spot in the Southern League All- Star Game and was voted the league’s top defensive third baseman. He was named to the 1990 Topps All-Star Rookie Roster and earned the starting third base role with the White Sox the next spring. While his 1990 rookie year was marred by an 0-for-41 slump and 25 errors, his 123 hits were the most by a White Sox rookie since Ozzie Guillén in 1985; he also led AL rookies with 150 games played. The next year he won his first Gold Glove Award for fielding excellence, set a team record for RBIs at third base, and led the AL in putouts. In 1992, Ventura won another Gold Glove and earned a spot on the All- Star team.

He was married to Stephanie and had four children.

Robin Ventura Net Worth

Robin Ventura is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Robin Ventura 's net worth $34 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In his freshman year at Oklahoma State University, he led the nation in RBIs, home runs and total bases.

He was a member of the United States’ baseball team that won the Gold Medal at the 1988 Olympic Games.

Born to parents John and Darlene Ventura on July 14, 1967 in Santa Maria, California, Ventura is of Italian and Portuguese descent. After attending Righetti High School in Orcutt, California, Ventura was a 3-time All-American at Oklahoma State University. He led the nation in runs (107), RBI (96) and total bases (204) in 69 games as a freshman in 1986. In 1987, he had a NCAA- record 58-game hitting streak, breaking the previous record of 47; he also led Division I in RBIs two years in a row. His hitting streak remains the Division I record, though his mark was surpassed in 2003 by Damian Costantino of Division III Salve Regina University, who had a 60-game streak. Ventura helped OSU reach the finals of the 1987 College World Series, although they lost the championship game to a Stanford University team that included future teammate Jack McDowell. Ventura collected four hits – including a pair of doubles – in the final game and batted .364 for the series. That summer, he played for the Hyannis Mets in the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL), hitting .370 and led the league in runs batted in with 37. On January 19, 2002, Ventura was inducted into the CCBL Hall of Fame as a member of the class of 2001. In January 2020, Ventura returned to Oklahoma State to complete his degree and serves as a student assistant coach for the baseball team.

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Who is Robin Ventura Dating?

According to our records, Robin Ventura married to Stephanie Hebard. As of December 1, 2023, Robin Ventura’s is not dating anyone.

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Ventura departed Chicago in December 1998 when the New York Mets signed him to a four-year deal. In his first year in New York, Ventura hit .301 with 32 homers, 120 RBIs and made only nine errors. On May 20, he became the first player (and, as of the end of the 2019 MLB season, the only player) ever to hit a grand slam in both games of a doubleheader. In 1999, he and fellow infielders Edgardo Alfonzo, Rey Ordóñez, and John Olerud were featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated as the “Best Infield Ever.” However, Ventura injured his left knee in August; when the problem finally came to light, just before the postseason, it had worsened to torn cartilage. He took the phrase “Mojo Risin” from The Doors’ “L.A. Woman” and made it the rally cry for the Mets that year, meeting Doors lead singer Jim Morrison’s widow Patricia Kennealy-Morrison when the Mets invited her to a game just before the playoffs.

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Despite his injury, Ventura provided the game-winning, bases-loaded, two-out single in the eleventh inning against the Pirates on the final weekend of the regular season to propel the Mets back into the National League Wild Card chase. In Game 5 of the 1999 NLCS, with the Atlanta Braves up 3-2 in the fifteenth inning, a bases-loaded walk to Todd Pratt forced in the tying run and brought Ventura to the plate. Ventura hit a home run into right-center field. Pratt, however, did not see the ball leave the park and ran back to first base, hoisting Ventura into the air and lugging him off the field before he could round the bases. The hit was officially scored an RBI single, commonly referred to as the “Grand Slam Single”. The Mets eventually lost the series. He won his first NL Gold Glove that fall, bringing his career total to six.

What does Robin Ventura do now?

Having returned to OSU last year, Ventura, 53, is now in his third semester as a full-time student. Carrying a full load of classes is a pre-requisite for Ventura to continue in his second season as a student coach for the Oklahoma State baseball team , which opens its season at Sam Houston State on Friday night.

Is Robin Ventura in the Hall of Fame?

On January 19, 2002, Ventura was inducted into the CCBL Hall of Fame as a member of the class of 2001. In January 2020, Ventura returned to Oklahoma State to complete his degree and serves as a student assistant coach for the baseball team.

What college did Robin Ventura go to?

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When did Robin Ventura play for the White Sox?

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Who has the most grand slams in MLB history?

The all-time leaders in grand slams is Alex Rodriguez with 25 in his career, spent entirely in the American League, two more than Lou Gehrig, who also only played in the junior circuit. Willie McCovey is the National League leader with 18.