Wally Backman

Quick Facts

Full Name	Wally Backman
Occupation	Baseball Manager
Date Of Birth	Sep 22, 1959(1959-09-22)
Age	65
Country	United States
Horoscope	Virgo

Wally Backman Biography

Wally Backman is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Manager who was born on September 22, 1959 in United States.

Backman was the Mets’ first round pick in the 1977 Major League Baseball draft (sixteenth overall). He was assigned to the New York–Penn League’s Little Falls Mets upon signing, and batted .325 with six home runs in his first professional season. After batting .293 for the triple A Tidewater Tides in 1980, Backman received a September call up to the Mets. Making his major league debut starting at second base against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on September 2, Backman got a single in his first at-bat, driving in Claudell Washington for his first major league run batted in.

After battling for three seasons to earn a starting job, Backman finally emerged as the Mets’ starting second baseman in 1984. He batted .280, and finished second on the club to Mookie Wilson (46) with 32 stolen bases.

Wally Backman Net Worth

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

Walter Wayne Backman (born September 22, 1959) is an American former Major League Baseball second baseman. He is best known for his time with the New York Mets from 1980-1988 and was a member of their 1986 World Series-winning team. He was also the former manager for the Las Vegas 51s, the Mets’ AAA minor league team, from 2013 to 2016. He served as the bench coach for the Pericos de Puebla of the Mexican Baseball League in 2017. He is currently the manager of the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.

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Who is Wally Backman Dating?

According to our records, Wally Backman married to Sandi Backman. As of December 1, 2023, Wally Backman’s is not dating anyone.

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Backman spent 1991 and 1992 with the Philadelphia Phillies. He signed with the 1992 National League Champion Atlanta Braves, for 1993, but failed to make the team out of Spring training. He joined the Seattle Mariners, but was released 38 games into the season with a .138 batting average with only two runs scored in 31 plate appearances.

Facts & Trivia

Wes Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Manager. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Wally Backman celebrates birthday on September 22 of every year.

On November 1, 2004, Backman was promoted to manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks’ major league squad. However, in its story about Backman’s hire, The New York Times reported that Backman had serious legal and financial problems. He had been arrested in 1999 for DUI in Kennewick, Washington as documented on HBO Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel. A year later, he was arrested in connection with an altercation in his home in Prineville, Oregon. In addition, Backman declared bankruptcy to avoid paying over twenty creditors, including the IRS. The Diamondbacks initially stood by him, but fired him on November 5, just four days after his hiring. Managing partner Ken Kendrick admitted that the Diamondbacks had not fully vetted Backman before hiring him. He added that the Diamondbacks only learned about the extent of Backman’s problems when the Times report prompted the team to conduct its own investigation, which revealed that Backman had misled team officials about his past.

Is Wally Backman still managing?

The former Mets’ second baseman just finished his third season as manager of the Long Island Ducks in the Atlantic League. “I’d love to be the guy that ran that team [the Mets] because I know the players and I know how to run the game, but that’s not going to happen,” Backman said. “ It’s not going to happen.”

How old is Wally Backman?

62 years (September 22, 1959)

Who is the next Met manager?

Buck Showalter

Is Wally Backman real?

Walter Wayne Backman (born September 22, 1959) is an American former Major League Baseball second baseman. He is best known for his time with the New York Mets from 1980–1988 and was a member of their 1986 World Series-winning team.

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