Jay Groome is a professional baseball player from the United States of America. He is just 23 years old but has already gained a huge success. Currently, he is playing for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He throws a fastball between 92–96 miles per hour. Not to mention, his prominent position is a pitcher, and he wears jersey number 77.
The young pitcher went to Barnegat High School in Barnegat Township, New Jersey. He was considered a top prospect in the 2016 MLB draft, where he was the 12th overall pick. He was selected 12th overall by the Boston Red Sox in the draft. He has been playing for the Red Sox team for a long time, and he has led the squad to win various titles.
Jason Joseph Groome was born on 23rd August 1998 in Barnegat Township, New Jersey. As of early 2022, Groome is 23 years old. He holds an American nationality and stands at an amazing height of 6 feet 6 inches. Talking about his family background, Groome was raised by his beloved parents, Danielle Groome and Jay Groome.
According to Trifecta Sports, Groome's dad was arrested in New Jersey on numerous charges in 2017. The same report has said that Groome's father was stopped while driving, and at the same time, his home was searched. He was not only the arrested one as two other men were also detained.
Apart from that, Groome is not only the child of his parents as he was raised alongside his four siblings, two older sisters and two younger brothers. No doubt, he shares a strong bond with his brothers and sisters.
Groome went to Barnegat High School in Barnegat Township, New Jersey. Groome made the school's varsity baseball team as a freshman. As a sophomore, Groome had a 6–2 win-loss record and 0.57 gained run average (ERA) in 61+1⁄3 innings pitched for the school's baseball squad. Before his junior year, Groome transferred to the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
Jay Groome is a professional baseball pitcher SOURCE: Instagram @jaygroome Later, he committed to attend Vanderbilt University on a college baseball scholarship. As a junior, Groome pitched to a 5–0 record and a 1.22 ERA with 81 strikeouts and nine walks in 43 innings. As he was away from his family, Groome felt homesick, and due to this reason, he opted to return to Barnegat for his senior year.
But the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association headed that he was ineligible to pitch for Barnegat in April 2016 because the transfer did not have a change of address. However, Groome retrieved his eligibility after 30 days or half of Barnegat's matches.
The 6 feet 6 inches tall pitcher was a potential first-overall pick in the 2016 MLB Draft. Meanwhile, he worked out for the Philadelphia Phillies, who had the first pick. Before the draft, he changed his college commitment from Vanderbilt to Chipola College. The Boston Red Sox selected him in the 12th overall pick in the draft. Furthermore, the Red Sox and Groome decided on a $3.65 million signing bonus.
In 2016, he made two starts for the rookie-level Gulf Coast League Red Sox before being upgraded to the Lowell Spinners of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League. Similarly, Groome had a combined 2.70 ERA in three matches for the Red Sox and Spinners. Not only that, but Groome also spent 2017 with both Lowell and the Greenville Drive of Class A South Atlantic League.
At the 2018 season beginning, he did not play. On n May 9, 2018, it was announced that he would undergo Tommy John's surgery to fix a torn ulnar collateral ligament of the elbow. In April 2019, he was predicted to return mid-way through the 2019 season. And he made his first appearance on August 21 of the same year. After the 2020 minor league season was withdrawn, he was invited to partake in the Red Sox fall instructional league.
Jay Groome after undergoing a surgery SOURCE: Instagram @jaygroome Following the 2020 season, he was ranked by Baseball America as the Red Sox's number 6 prospect. Likewise, he was added to the 40-man roster on November 20, 2020. And in May 2021, Groome was transferred to Greenville. He was promoted to the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs in early September. Finally, he came back to Portland to begin the 2022 season.
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Groome makes most of his gains from his professional career as a baseball pitcher. In addition, the median pay for a starting pitcher is $5.2 million, and the median is $2.8 million. According to a report, his annual average salary of $3,000,000.
Apart from that, he previously played for other teams, too, from where he might have earned a decent profit. As per App, Groome had a $3.65M deal with Red Sox. So, playing for various clubs, Groome must have taken home a fair sum of money.
Jay Groome lives a lavish life SOURCE: Instagram @jaygroome Considering this fact, we can say that his net worth is around $1 million to $5 million. As Groome is still playing actively, his earnings will surely arise in the future. Apart from his professional work, Groome may make something from endorsement deals. At the time of this writing, he has gained over 6k followers, from where Groome flaunts his lifestyle.
Talking about his relationship status, Groome is a married man, and he has a loving wife named Amanda Muller. The loving pair dated each other for quite a long time before marriage. According to some online sources, the pair walked down the wedding aisle in 2020. Since then, they have been living a happy life.
Being married for some time, the pair have now started their own family. Back in July 2021, it was announced that the couple was going to be a parent of a child and later welcomed a baby girl. The family of three lives a happy life, and the duo often share various pictures on their social media handles.
Jay Groome has a wife and a daughter SOURCE: Instagram @jaygroome Not to mention, Groome's wife is a nutrition, fitness, and lifestyle coach, and she uses Instagram under the username @amandamgroome. However, Amanda has kept her account private at the moment.
