Bartolo Colon Biography, Net worth, Weight, Height, Age, Career Stats and Salary

Cleary not the greatest baseball pitcher of all Bartolo Colon has his name written in gold in the history of professional baseball. As a free agent, he’s clearly past his prime, but that hasn’t stopped Bartolo from playing the beautiful game and creating records as he always has since the start of his career. The 2018 season sees him become the oldest active pitcher in MLB. Learn more about Colon.

Bartolo Colon Biography,

Bartolo Colon was born on May 24, 1973 to Miguel and Adriana Colon in Altamira, Dominican Republic. He spent his childhood with his parents in a house without running water, plumbing or electricity. Bartolo was very young as he started working at 9 years old alongside his father, helping him harvest coffee beans and fruit.

His father taught him how to play baseball, however, he had to play with tightly bound rags because his family was too poor to afford a ball. As a result, he worshiped his father. Even as a young boy, Bartolo dominated the game in neighborhood competitions. However, he first came to attention at the age of 16 when a Cleveland Indians bird dog saw him play in a youth game. You’d think that was the start of good things for young Bartolo but it wasn’t, he was left out of several events even though he was old enough for a contract.

He eventually managed to get his tries but had to wait another two years before being signed by the Indians in 1993 before playing his first Pro season in 1994.

1995 was a decisive year for Bartolo. His outstanding performances did not go unnoticed as he was twice awarded league pitcher of the year and Indian minor league player of the year. Since then, Bartolo has made history by writing his name in gold in the world of baseball. He played for several teams, including the Montreal Expos, Chicago White Sox, Anaheim Los Angeles Angels, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, New York Metz, Atlanta Braves, Minnesota Twins and Texas Rangers.

Career statistics

Ever wondered why Bartolo is considered one of the best baseball players in the world, here are some facts to appease your curiosity.

Back in 2005, he was the AL wins leader and also received the AL Cy Young Awards of the Year. Big Sexy, as he was nicknamed, was in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game four times (1998, 2005, 2013 and 2016). As of September 2018, his MLB stats boasted of 565 games in which he started 552. While Looses sits at 188, his wins are 247. Bets count is 3461.2, Strikeouts is of 2535 and that of Walks + Hits / Innings Pitched is at 1.31.

Net Worth and Salary

With an estimated net worth of $70 million, Bartolo Colon is obviously one of the highest earning players in the game. In 1997, while placing for the Cleveland Indians, he earned a salary of $150,000, the lowest salary he had ever earned in his career. The following year, his earnings rose to $180,000. In 2000, after signing a new contract with the Cleveland Indians, he earned a million dollars in salary, making him one of the few baseball players to earn that much at that time.

The highest salary he earned in a single year was in 2017, when he earned $12.5 million.

wife and family

In 1996, he tied the nuptial knot with RosannaColon whom he met in the Dominican Republic when he was 13 years old. The couple have spent their life together giving birth to four sons who are named Bartolo Jr, Emilio, Wilder and Randy. The loving couples shared a lot together and on September 30, 2014, they became US citizens.

Bartolo Weight and Height.

With a height of 180cm and a weight of 129kg, the popular baseball pitcher is clearly the furthest thing from sexy, however, it’s important to note that he wasn’t always this big. In fact, he was really skinny on his first shutout in 1998.