How much is Kevin Youkilis worth?
| Net Worth: | $25 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional Baseball First Baseman |
| Date of Birth: | March 15, 1979 |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
About Kevin Youkilis
He played first base, shortstop, third base, shortstop, and the outfield for Cincinnati’s Sycamore High School. participated in a 1994 AAU National Champion team. He attended the University of Cincinnati and hit 19 home runs in 2000, making the second team All-American. Set career highs at the school for home runs, walks, slugging percentage, and on-base percentage while batting.366.
He was a junior who went undrafted in the MLB draft and was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the eighth round of the 2001 draft. He had a .308 batting average and.504 on-base percentage in 2001 earned him the title of Red Sox Minor League Player of the Year.
Batted.310 in his second professional season, including.344 in 44 games for Double-A Trenton in 2002. He also had 8 home runs and 80 RBI for three different organizations. And made the United States Roster for the All-Star Futures game after beginning the year 2003 with Double-A Portland and posting an on-base percentage of.487 in 94 games.
In 2003, he made at least one base in 71 straight games while playing for Triple-A Pawtucket and Portland.
He rose to fame as “Euclis, the Greek God of Walks” in the best-selling book “Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game.” in 2003 while playing in the minor leagues. (Youkilis, however, is not Greek; he is Jewish and of Romanian ancestry.)
- Born: March 15, 1979
- Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
- Height:6-1
- Weight: 220
- Bats: Right
- Throws: Right
- Family: Fiance, Julie (sister of New England patriots quarterback Tom Brady)
- Primary position: Third base
Career Highlights:
He was a member of two World Series-winning teams in Boston and was regarded as one of the hardest outs in the major leagues as well as for his ability to reach base.
Additionally broke Steve Garvey’s record for the most consecutive error-free games played at first base with 232 games. Since then, Casey Kotchman has broken the record. From July 4, 2006 until June 7, 2008, Youkilis fielded 2,002 consecutive attempts without making a mistake.
As of 2012, a three-time American League All-Star.
In his second at-bat after being called up in 2004, he hit a home run. .318 batting average and.446 on-base percentage earned him the title of AL Rookie of the Month for May 2004. in 72 games that season, hit.260 with seven home runs.
was on the roster but did not participate in the 2004 World Series as the Red Sox ended an 86-year World Series drought.
He batted from the minors in 2005, moving up and down.
43 games for 322 with 27 RBI and 8 home runs. That August, he committed to the Red Sox for good.
became the Red Sox’s regular first baseman in 2006, and in 2007, the year they won the World Series, he was awarded a Gold Glove.
Had his best offensive season in 2008, when he placed third in the voting for the AL MVP and started at first base in the All-Star Game after being elected by the public to play in the game for the first time. In that season, he batted.312 with 115 RBI, 115 home runs, and a.958 OPS.
In Game 5 of the American League Championship Series, the Red Sox overcame a seven-run deficit to score the game-winning run.
to the 2009 campaign, he agreed to a four-year, $41.25 million contract with a $14 million team option for 2013.
2009 saw him hit.305 with 27 home runs and finish second in the AL in OPS (.961). The MVP voting had him in sixth place.
2010 saw him hit.307 with 19 home runs.
Youkilis took over as the third baseman when the team traded for National League All-Star Adrian Gonzalez prior to the 2010 campaign. made nine errors in 112 games, a career-high, in a season that was cut short by a sports hernia.
He was named to his third All-Star team in 2011, although his average dropped to.258.
