Barry Larkin is a retired professional baseball player with an estimated net worth of $40 million. Shane Larkin spent his entire MLB career with the Cincinnati Reds, from 1986 to 2004. Throughout his career, Barry Larkin made slightly under $80 million in pay alone.
He was regarded as one of the best players of his period and one of the greatest shortstops of all time, winning nine Silver Slugger Awards and three Gold Glove Awards while helping the Reds win the World Series in 1990. Following his retirement from playing, Larkin worked in the Washington Nationals’ front office before becoming an ESPN baseball analyst.
Who is Barry Larkin?
Barry Larkin was born on April 28, 1964, in the suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio, to C atholic parents. He has three brothers: Stephen, who played minor league baseball, Byron, a collegiate basketball player and color commentator at Xavier University, and Mike, who captained the University of Notre Dame football team. As a teenager, Larkin went to Archbishop Moeller High School.
Following graduation, he enrolled at the University of Michigan on a football scholarship, but during his freshman year, he decided to concentrate solely on baseball. Larkin helped the Michigan Wolverines to the College World Series in 1983 and 1984. He was then voted Big Ten Player of the Year in 1984 and 1985.
In 1984, Larkin performed on the silver medal-winning US baseball team at the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
How old is Barry Larkin?
He is currently 59 years old.
What is Barry Larkin’s net worth?
What is Barry Larkin’s net worth?
He is estimated to be worth $40 Million.
What is Barry Larkin’s career?
Larkin began his professional baseball career in the minors, with the Vermont Reds of the Eastern League. In 1985, he helped the squad capture the Eastern League championship. The next year, he was voted AAA Player of the Year while playing for the Triple-A Denver Zephyrs of the American Association.
Larkin was called up to the Cincinnati Reds in 1986. After battling fellow prospect Kurt Stillwell, he swiftly took over as starting shortstop. Larkin’s breakout year came in 1988 when he topped all major league hitters with only 24 strikeouts in 588 at-bats. He also won the first of nine Silver Slugger Awards. Two years later, Larkin helped the Reds win the 1990 World Series, hitting 353 and contributing to the team’s four-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics. The next year, Larkin made history by being the first shortstop to blast five home runs in two consecutive games.
Although he considered retiring when his contract expired in 1992, Larkin was persuaded to stay when the Reds acquired pitchers Greg Swindell and Tim Belcher. He then signed a five-year, $25.6 million contract with the franchise. He then won his sixth Silver Slugger Award in a row, as well as the Roberto Clemente Award in 1993.
In 1994, Larkin won his first of three consecutive Gold Glove Awards. He had one of his best seasons in 1995, being the first shortstop to win the National League MVP award since Maury Wills in 1962.
Larkin led the Reds to win the National League Central and then advance to the National League Championship Series, where they were defeated by the Atlanta Braves. In 1996, he built on his achievements by hitting a career-high 33 home runs and stealing 36 bases.
For the 1997 season, Larkin was appointed the Reds captain. However, that season marked the start of his slow career slide, as he began to suffer from a series of injuries that would afflict him during his final years in the Major Leagues.
In 1997, he missed 55 games due to calf and Achilles tendon problems, and he missed the majority of the 1998 season after neck surgery. In 1999, Larkin was almost dealt to the Los Angeles Dodgers; the following year, he rejected a trade to the New York Mets and missed 59 games due to finger and knee issues.
Larkin’s 2001 season ended prematurely due to hernia surgery. Although he didn’t miss any games in 2002, he was hampered by injuries to his ribs, shoulder, hamstring, neck, and toe, and batted his lowest average (.245) since his first full year in the MLB.
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