Miguel Batista is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher, who has a net worth of $20 million. Miguel Batista played for 12 different Major League Baseball teams between 1992 and 2012. In 2001, with the Arizona Diamondbacks, he won the World Series.
Beyond baseball, Batista has written several books, including a poetry collection and a novel. Miguel’s career income totaled $47 million.
Who is Miguel Batista?
Miguel Batista Jerez was born on February 19, 1971, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
How old is Miguel Batista?
He is currently 52 years old.
What is Miguel Batista’s net worth?
He is estimated to be worth $20 Million.
What is Miguel Batista’s career?
Batista made his MLB debut in 1992 with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He only pitched two innings for the team. Batista returned to MLB in 1996 as a relief pitcher for the Florida Marlins. He pitched nine games for the team and had a 5.56 ERA.
Batista pitched 11 games for the Chicago Cubs in 1997, finishing with a 5.70 ERA. Batista spent his first MLB multiple-season stint with the Montreal Expos, from 1998 to 2000. In his first season with the team, he was 3-5 with a 3.80 ERA in 56 appearances. The following season, Batista finished 8-7 with a 4.88 ERA in 39 games. In his final season with the Expos in 2000, Batista played in just four games before he was traded.
After being traded by the Expos midway through the 2000 season, Batista ended the season with the Kansas City Royals. He pitched 14 games with the team, finishing with a 7.74 ERA. Batista’s greatest season came in 2001 with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
That season, he went 11-8 with a 3.36 ERA as the Diamondbacks defeated the New York Yankees in the World Series. Batista finished 8-9 with a 4.29 ERA in 2002, as the Diamondbacks were swept by the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Division Series. He rebounded in 2003, going 10-9 with a 3.54 ERA.
Before the 2004 season, Batista agreed to a three-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays. However, he struggled initially on the squad, posting a 4.80 ERA and finally losing his starting spot. Batista blew eight saves in 2005 while serving as the Jays’ closer.
He was eventually dealt back to the Diamondbacks. Batista returned to the Diamondbacks in 2006 and went 11-8 with a 4.58 ERA. After the season, the Diamondbacks offered him arbitration because he was a free agent, but the team refused to commit to a multiyear contract.
Batista agreed to a three-year contract with the Seattle Mariners in late 2006. He went on to have a decent first season with the organization, finishing 16-11 with a 4.29 ERA. Batista’s second season with the Mariners in 2008 marked a significant decline, as he went 4-14 with a 6.26 ERA and had the lowest percentage of quality starts in MLB. He was significantly more effective as a relief pitcher in 2009, going 7-4 with a 4.04 ERA. Batista proclaimed himself a free agent following the season.
In early 2010, Batista signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals. He was promoted to the majors in July and appeared in 58 games as a relief pitcher for the team, finishing with a 3.70 earned run average. Batista eventually became a free agent again.
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