Andrelton Simmons is a Curaçaoan professional Baseball player who plays in the Major League Baseball (MLB). As of 2019, Andrelton Simmons currently plays for the Los Angeles Angels as their Shortstop. Previously, Andrelton Simmons has played for Atlanta Braves. In the second round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft, Simmons was drafted by the Atlanta Braves.
As a Shortstop, Andrelton Simmons reportedly earns around $8,285,714 as his yearly salary from Los Angeles Angels. Further, Andrelton Simmons has an estimated net worth of over $25 million.
Simmons is happily married to his beautiful wife, Gabriella Simmons.
Andrelton Simmons is married to his beautiful wife, Gabriella Simmons. The couple tied the knot in November of 2015. Andrelton dated his girlfriend for quite a long time and proposed her for wedlock on August 10, 2015.
Well, Andrelton and his spouse had a very unique wedding. However, they invited their close friends and family saying that they were throwing an engagement party and took the vows by shocking everyone. They were too amused by everyone's reaction.
Despite being married this long, they do not have any children. Maybe, they aren't ready for the parenthood and must be waiting for the perfect time to start another new journey.
Talking about his body measurement, the famous MLB star is 1.88 m in height and weighs around 88 kg.
Andrelton's wife Gabriella is a makeup artist and makes beauty videos on youtube. Further, she runs her own channel called Gabriella which of course in her name.
She is such a brave woman and Andrelton always supported her in her hard time. He cared for her so much during her Kidney transplant time.
As of Nov 12, 2015, Andrelton Simmons has an estimated net worth of over $25 million. Simmons has an average salary of $8,285,714 annually.
He signed a 7 year / $58,000,000 contract, including a $1,000,000 signing bonus, $58,000,000 guaranteed with Los Angeles Angels on November 12, 2015.
Andrelton Simmons so far has made earnings of $44,162,758 from his entire MLB career
Let's take a detailed look at his estimated career earnings:
YEAR | TEAM | SALARY |
2010 | Atlanta Braves | $522,000 |
2012 | Atlanta Braves | $149,508 |
2013 | Atlanta Braves | $491,250 |
2014 | Atlanta Braves | $2,000,000 |
2015 | Atlanta Braves | $3,000,000 |
2016 | Los Angeles Angels | $6,000,000 |
2017 | Los Angeles Angels | $8,000,000 |
2018 | Los Angeles Angels | $11,000,000 |
2019 | Los Angeles Angels | $13,000,000 |
Reportedly, he is the 83rd best-paid player of MLB in 2019 while Mike Trout is the highest paid player of MLB in 2019. Additionally, he is 4th best-paid player of Los Angeles Angels whereas Albert Pujols leads the table with an annual average salary of $28,000,000.
Compared to another famous athlete, he is also one of the players who earn a decent amount of money from endorsement deals. However, detailed information about his deals is yet to be revealed in the media.
Exploring his social accounts, we found that he promotes the shoes of Addidas. So there might a possibility that he has a contract with Addidas for the endorsement.
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Andrelton Simmons was born on September 4, 1989, in Mundo Novo, Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles to parents Elston Simmons and Myrella Simmons. As per his nationality, he is Curaçaoan and belongs to the mixed ethnic group. Further, his star sign is Virgo.
Simmons played baseball with his fellow natives from Curaçao; he also played basketball and soccer. Because of his slight construction, until he attended Western Oklahoma State College in Altus, Oklahoma, Simmons did not draw much attention from MLB scouts.
As a Western Oklahoma State freshman, Simmons hit.472 with seven home runs and 40 batted in (RBIs), leading his team to the 2010 Division II College World Series National Junior College Athletic Association.
In the second round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft, Simmons was drafted by the Atlanta Braves. His debut was against the Washington Nationals on June 2, 2012. The Atlanta Braves signed a $58 million seven-year deal with Simmons on February 20, 2014.
On 12 November 2015, for Erick Aybar, Sean Newcomb and Chris Ellis, Simmons and catcher José Briceño were traded to Anaheim's Los Angeles Angels.