Tommy Manzella
- January 6, 2024
- Baseball Player
Quick Facts
Full Name | Tommy Manzella |
Occupation | Baseball Player |
Date Of Birth | Apr 16, 1983(1983-04-16) |
Age | 41 |
Birthplace | Chalmette |
Country | United States |
Birth City | Louisiana |
Horoscope | Aries |
Tommy Manzella Biography
Name | Tommy Manzella |
Birthday | Apr 16 |
Birth Year | 1983 |
Place Of Birth | Chalmette |
Home Town | Louisiana |
Birth Country | United States |
Birth Sign | Aries |
Tommy Manzella is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on April 16, 1983 in Chalmette, Louisiana, United States. Thomas Samuel Manzella, Jr. (born on 16th April 1983) is an American former professional shortstop in baseball. Manzella played for the Houston Astros in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Houston Astros.
Manzella was selected to the Astros in the 3rd selection of the 2005 Major League Baseball draft. Manzella was later drafted in the Tri-City ValleyCats of the New York-Penn League. Manzella participated in 53 contests and came away with an .232 per game in 220 games, with 18 RBIs and five stolen bases.
In 2008, Manzella played in 54 games with the Hooks before being promoted to the Triple-A Round Rock Express, where he struggled with a .219 batting average with 0 home runs and 15 RBIs, but had his best fielding percentage at .989.
Manzella was the Opening Day shortstop with the Astros in 2010, and Jeff Keppinger also got time there when he wasn’t at second base. He went 13-58 (.224) with 3 RBI in April. He hit his first major league home run, a 2-run home run off of Rodrigo López of the Diamondbacks, on May 5, putting the Astros on top 2-1 in a game they eventually won 3-2. He hit .192 (14-73) with 5 RBI in May. When the Astros placed Kazuo Matsui on waivers on May 20, Keppinger took over full-time at second base, making Manzella the full-time shortstop. He was hitting .224 (13-58) in June before he fractured his left index finger on June 22 when Nate Schierholtz slid into it trying to steal second base. The Astros recalled Oswaldo Navarro to take over at shortstop, but they eventually acquired Ángel Sánchez to take over on July 1. He rehabbed at Corpus Christi and Round Rock for 11 games total before returning on August
- He finished the year splitting time with Sánchez at shortstop. In 83 games with the Astros, he hit .225 with 1 HR, 21 RBI and a .973 fielding percentage.
In 2004, he was only player who started at the same position for all 62 games. He was named second-team All-Louisiana distinction as the team’s leader by aids (185) as well as sacrifice bunts (school-record 12) and ranked 2nd on steals (11). He was named to the NCAA Oxford Regional All-Tournament Team after batting .417 (5-for-12) and registering three RBI, and two sacrifice bunts. He also recorded nine putouts and nine assists in making 3 double play defensively. As of 2005, the player was a starter in all 65 games as a shortstop. He was selected to the first-team All-Conference USA honors after leading the team in the batting average (.356) as well as hits (98) as well as steal bases (21) and assists (171) and assists (171). He also tied with the top spot in doubles (24) He was the second highest in the RBI tally (62) as well as the third-highest total base count (150) and fourth in the slugging percentage (.545) as well as runs made (58) as well as sixth in hits at home (eight). He was the top player in C-USA in both hits and stolen bases. The NCAA New Orleans Super Regional, Manzella started all three games as a shortstop. He hit .400 (6-for-15) including two RBIs and two doubles and posting an .417 on-base rate with the walk. He scored two hits across the three games. He also recorded 7 putouts and 5 assists and one defensive error.
Tommy Manzella Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Baseball Player |
House | Living in own house. |
Tommy Manzella is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tommy Manzella 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
After the completion of his studies, Manzella played for the Waynesboro Generals of the Valley League in 2002. He also played for as a member of the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod League in 2003. The year 2002 was the time he received All-Valley League honors as a shortstop. He was also named as a player on the All Star Game roster as the team’s leader, with nine stolen bases and was second in the team’s the batting average (.313) as well as triples (5). He was also a star in 2003. topped in the Whitecaps in assists and racked up three doubles with a triple, six RBIs, and four bases stolen.
Manzella was a student at Tulane University and played for the Tulane Green Wave baseball team. The player played 55 times as a freshman mostly at shortstop and was the team’s leader with 135 assists, while finishing 5th on the team with the team’s batting average of .294. He received All-Tournament honours during the 2002 Conference USA Tournament after hitting .615 (8-for-13) with the double and five RBIs throughout the competition. He also played every game at second base. He also received an honorable mention All- Louisiana awards after matching the team’s top doubles (20) and tying for second place in RBIs (44). Manzella was selected as a member of the C-USA All- Tournament Team after hitting .615 (8-for-13) with an RBI as well as a walk and the theft of a base.
He was promoted to the Lexington Legends in 2006, where he played 99 games and finished with a .275 batting average in 338 at-bats with 7 home runs, 43 RBIs, and 16 stolen bases along with a .956 fielding percentage. In 2007, Manzella split time between the Salem Avalanche and Corpus Christi Hooks, playing in 121 games with a .264 combined batting average in 451 at bats with 1 home run, 39 RBIs, and 15 stolen bases.
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Manzella was signed to a minor league contract on May 8, 2012 by the Milwaukee Brewers. He provided depth in the infield after injuries to Alex González and Mat Gamel. On July 29, 2012, Manzella was released by Double-A Huntsville. He was hitting .252 with 1 HR and 28 RBI in 62 games.
Facts & Trivia
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Manzella signed a minor league deal with the Chicago White Sox on August 12, 2013, and started at shortstop for the Double-A Birmingham Barons that night. On August 30, 2013, after batting .059 through 34 at bats, Manzella was released.