Kevin Plawecki is an American professional Baseball player who plays in the Major League Baseball (MLB). As of 2019, Kevin Plawecki currently plays for the Cleveland Indians as their Catcher. Previously, Kevin Plawecki has played for New York Mets. In the first round, with the 35th overall selection, the New York Mets selected Plawecki in the 2012 MLB Draft.
As a Catcher, Kevin Plawecki reportedly earns around $1,137,500 as his yearly salary from Cleveland Indians. Further, Kevin Plawecki has an estimated net worth of over $1 million. ]
Plawecki is married to his beautiful wife, Tayler Plawecki.
Kevin Plawecki is married to his beautiful wife, Tayler Plawecki. They first met at Purdue University. In one of her interview, she said:
I met Kevin in Owen Hall (it is where we both lived that year). I was invited by a mutual friend to Kevin's room for free pizza and little did I know that I would meet the man of my dreams that night."
Kevin Plawecki dated his girlfriend for quite a long time and got hitched in December 2015. Further, they went to St. Lucia Island for their honeymoon. Also, his wife is a blogger.
Kevin and his spouse have a baby boy named Kasen James Plawecki born on 2nd September 2018.
Talking about Tyler, she is a native of San Diego, California. Moreover, she was born on August 30th, 1991 to Ed & Candace Francel. She attended Purdue University where she played soccer. Further, she graduated in 2013 with a degree in Public Health Promotion. Additionally, she has two siblings, Tahnee & Taryn.
Talking about his body measurements, the Famous MLB star is 1.88 m in height and weighs around 102 kg. Due to his charming personality, he has a huge number of followers in Social media as well as in real life.
Kevin Plawecki has an estimated net worth of over $1 million, as of 2019. He reportedly signed a 1 year $1.1 million contract, including $1,137,500 guaranteed with Cleveland Indians on January 9, 2019.
The MLB player has an average salary of $1,137,500 annually and so far has made earnings of $2,903,262 from his entire MLB career. In 2019, Plawecki will earn a $1,137,500 base salary with $1,137,500 in total salary.
His career earnings, including Bonus and Incentives:
YEAR | TEAM | SALARY |
2012 | New York Mets | $1,400,000 |
2015 | New York Mets | $407,663 |
2016 | New York Mets | $310,134 |
2017 | New York Mets | $227,994 |
2018 | New York Mets | $557,471 |
2019 | Cleveland Indians | $1,137,500 |
Moreover, he is a 14th best-paid player of Indians whereas Corey Kluber is one of the highest earners of the team with an annual salary of $17,200,000.
Further, there isn't any hint about his endorsement deals yet in the media. However, we cannot deny the fact that he is enjoying a decent amount of earnings from his endorsement deals.
Kevin Plawecki was born on February 26, 1991, in Hinsdale, Illinois to parents Jeff Plawecki and Lynne Plawecki. As per his nationality, he is American and belongs to the White ethnic group. Further, his star sign is Pisces. He grew up along with his siblings, Aaron.
He attended Westfield High School in Westfield, Indiana, where he was playing for the baseball team of the school. In his senior year, he was named an honorable mention of All-State Class 4A at the catcher. He and the Purdue Boilermakers baseball team were playing college baseball.
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Before being drafted in Major League, He was named the 2012 Big Ten Baseball Tournament's Most Outstanding Player and 2012 Big Ten Baseball Player of the Year. He was a semifinalist for the 2011 Johnny Bench Award and one of its 3 finalists in 2012.
In the first round, with the 35th overall selection, the New York Mets selected Plawecki in the 2012 MLB Draft. Plawecki made his debut in the Major League against the Atlanta Braves on April 21, 2015. He got his first career hit off Trevor Cahill and finished the 2-for-4, scoring two runs.
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On January 6, 2019, the Mets traded Plawecki to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Walker Lockett and Sam Haggerty.
Currently, he is playing along with his star teammates such as Jordan Luplow, Adam Cimber and many more.