Rod Baker net worth
Rod Baker Net Worth: Rod Baker is a former American professional baseball player who has a net worth of $10 million. Rodney Roy Baker was born in Burbank, California in 1968. Rod Baker was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 13th round of the 1986 Major League Baseball draft. The A’s traded him to the San Francisco Giants ahead of his major league debut.
On May 6, 1991, he made his MLB debut with the Giants. Baker is a right-handed pitcher who played with the Giants until 1997 before joining the Chicago Cubs from 1998 to 1999. Later, he was a member of the Boston Red Sox from 1999 to 2001, and finally to the San Diego Padres from 2003 to 2004. Baker last played in a game on August 14, 2004 at the Padres Team. He finished his career with a 38-45 record and a 3.30 scoring average. Baker struck out 644 batters and recorded 286 saves. He appeared in more than 700 MLB games. Baker was a three-time MLB All-Star (1993, 1994, 1997) and earned National League Rolaids reliever of the year honors after the 1994 season. Baker died on June 23, 2007 at his home in Phoenix, Arizona. Although a public cause of death was never released, Baker’s ex-wife said her death was drug-related after cocaine was found in the home. Baker is 38 years old.
