Steve Delabar

Quick Facts

Full Name	Steve Delabar
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 17, 1983(1983-07-17)
Age	41
Birthplace	Fort Knox
Country	United States
Birth City	Kentucky
Horoscope	Cancer

Steve Delabar Biography

Steve Delabar is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on July 17, 1983 in Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States. Steven Edward Delabar (born July 17th 1983) is an American former professional baseball player. Born in Kentucky, Delabar attended Central Hardin High School as well as Volunteer State Community College. He was picked in the middle of the year 2003 MLB selection of the San Diego Padres and began his minor league career in the year 2004. It was in the lower minor leagues for several years until he suffered a serious elbow injury in 2009.

In the year 2010, Delabar worked as a substitute teacher before becoming an assistant coach for high school baseball. Delabar assisted in the implementation of an arm-conditioning program for players at the high school and observed that his speed of pitching increased significantly. After a test- run for the Seattle Mariners in early 2011, Delabar was assigned to the team’s Class-A affiliate. He was promoted to Advanced-A, Triple-A, Double-A before moving on onto the Major Leagues. His MLB debut was made in 2011, at just 28 years old. He was transferred for Toronto’s Toronto Blue Jays in 2012 and played for them throughout the 2015 season.

Delabar was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays on July 30, 2012, for outfielder Eric Thames. On August 13, he struck out 4 men in the 10th inning, and recorded the win in a 3-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox. In doing so, Delabar became the first pitcher in major league history to record four strikeouts in an extra inning.

Delabar throws three pitches: a hard four-seam fastball at an average of 95 mph, a slider from 85–88 mph that he throws occasionally to right-handed hitters, and a split-finger fastball that registers speeds in the mid-to-upper 80s. All three pitches are excellent strikeout pitches, with well above- average whiff rates of 25% on the fastball, 33% on the slider, and 48% on the splitter. The high whiff rates contribute to a K/9 rate of over 11 for Delabar’s career.

He did not play professional in 2010. He was an adjunct teacher in his home town in Elizabethtown, Kentucky at John Hardin High School. In addition, he was a player of slow-pitch softball which he won in 2010. Louisville Invitational Tournament Miken Homerun Derby. He started his career as an assistant coach for baseball for the High School. In the process of introducing an arm-conditioning program to the players at his high school Delabar’s fastball was restored to the 92-97 mph zone. Delabar signed minor league contracts to the Mariners for the 2011 season. Delabar was assigned to the Single-A Advanced High Desert Mavericks before being moved to the Double-A Jackson Generals and the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers.

Steve Delabar Net Worth

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

Steve Delabar went to Central Hardin High School in Cecilia, Kentucky. which is where he was drafted to the Anaheim Angels in the 43rd round of the 2002 MLB draft, but he decided to attend college. He was a student at Volunteer State Community College. After a year He was selected in the 29th, 851st, overall, during the year 2003’s Major League Baseball draft by the San Diego Padres.

Delabar did not make it to the professional level in 2003. He began the 2004 season as a player for his team, the Arizona League Padres, going 3-4 with an 4.37 ERA before earning a promotion to the Single-A Short-Season Eugene Emeralds. He played the entire 2005 season with Eugene with a score of 4-6 over 16 games with an 4.76 ERA. He played in 2006 for the single-A Fort Wayne TinCaps, then the Wizards with an 8-9 record, with an 3.41 ERA in 27 starts with 118 strikeouts. He began 2007 with the single-A Advanced Lake Elsinore Storm, but was then demoted into Fort Wayne after registering a 5.59 ERA out of the bullpen. He began the year with Fort Wayne, but was removed after registering an 5.27 ERA as a relief pitcher.

Delabar was called up by the Seattle Mariners from the minor leagues on September 6, 2011. He made his MLB debut on September 11 against the Kansas City Royals. Delabar recorded his first major league win on September 14, 2011 against the New York Yankees.

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On June 25, 2016, Delabar signed with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball.

Facts & Trivia

Steve Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Steve Delabar celebrates birthday on July 17 of every year.

On January 15, 2016, Delabar and the Blue Jays avoided salary arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $835,000 contract. On March 29, the Blue Jays released Delabar.