- Category:
- Richest Athletes › Baseball Players
- Net Worth:
- $34 Million
- Birthdate:
- Jul 9, 1983 (40 years old)
- Birthplace:
- Caracas
- Gender:
- Male
- Height:
- 5 ft 10 in (1.8 m)
- Profession:
- Baseball player
- Nationality:
- Venezuela
What is Miguel Montero's Net Worth?
Miguel Montero is a Venezuelan-born professional baseball player who has a net worth of $34 million. Born in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1983, Miguel Montero landed a 2001 undrafted free agent deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks. He made his MLB debut about six years later on September 6, 2006. He has played every game of his professional career with the Diamondbacks as the fall of 2014. The left-handed batter and right-handed fielder plays catcher. He is a two-time MLB All-Star, earning the honors in 2011 and again in 2014. Montero had a career-best 40-percent success rate at throwing out opposing base runners attempting to steal second base during his 2011 All-Star season, where he was able to play in the All-Star game in front of his hometown fans in Phoenix, Arizona.
As of July 2014, Montero has a career batter average of .267, 95 home runs, and 428 runs batted in. He was behind the plate for pitcher Edwin Jackson's no-hitter on June 25, 2010. Montero wears number 26 with the Diamondbacks. The five-foot-eleven, 210-pound catcher is signed with the Diamondbacks through 2017 on a six-year, $65.9 million contract. He is married to his wife, Vanessa Montero. They have one son together.
