Tim Raines is a retired American professional baseball player, who has a net worth of $12 million. Raines’ paycheck over his baseball career totaled $35 million. His highest-paid season was 1995 when he received $3.7 million with the Chicago White Sox.
Tim Raines is best known for his 13 seasons with the Montreal Expos of Major League Baseball (1979-1990). Following that, he played for the Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, and Florida Marlins until retiring in 2002.
Who is Tim Raines?
Tim Raines was born on September 16, 1959, in Sanford, Florida, the seventh child of Florence and Ned. As a teenager, he attended Seminole High School and excelled at baseball, football, and track & field. He reportedly received more than 100 scholarship offers to play collegiate football.
Raines has worked as a coach for a number of clubs since retiring from baseball, including the White Sox and other minor league teams. Raines was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on the tenth ballot in 2017.
Who is Tim Raines married to?
Tim Raines married Virginia Hilton, his former high school friend, in 1979. Before their divorce, the couple had two children: Tim Jr. and André. Raines married Shannon Watson in 2007, after moving to the Phoenix, Arizona area. They have twin daughters, Ava and Amelie.
Meanwhile, Raines had an outstanding season, leading the Expos in several categories, including batting average, runs, and stolen bases. He continued to play for the squad until his contract expired in 1990.
Raines was dealt to the Chicago White Sox in late 1990. In his debut season with the squad, he hit only.268 but had an on-base percentage of.359. Raines improved in 1992, posting a.294 batting average and.380 on-base percentage.
His greatest season with the White Sox came in 1993 when he batted.306 with 16 home runs despite missing several games due to injury. The White Sox won the AL Western Division before losing in the AL Championship Series to the Toronto Blue Jays.
In late 1995, Raines was dealt to the New York Yankees. His first season with the squad saw his wish come true: the Yankees win the World Series. Raines would win another World Series with the Yankees in 1998, his third and final season. That season, he swiped his 800th career base.
Raines, a free agent, signed with the Oakland Athletics in early 1999. He would only play briefly for the club because he was diagnosed with lupus in late July and would spend the rest of the year recovering and receiving treatment.
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