Mike Foltynewicz is an American professional Baseball player who plays in the Major League Baseball (MLB). As of 2019, Mike Foltynewicz currently plays for the Atlanta Braves as their Pitcher. Reportedly, prior to Atlanta Braves, Mike Foltynewicz has played Houston Astros.
As a Pitcher, Mike Foltynewicz reportedly earns around $5,475,000 as his yearly salary from Atlanta BravesFurther, Mike Foltynewicz has an estimated net worth of over $5 million.
Yes, according to the different sources, Mike is a married man. Further, he is married to his beautiful wife, Brittany Wortmann. Also, they were dating for quite a long time. Officially, he announced his girlfriend by posting a picture on Instagram in 2015 and they got engaged in 2017 and got married. However, detailed information about their wedding isn't available.
The athlete player has two babies with his spouse; a baby boy and a baby girl namely, Michael Jett Foltynewicz and Lola Foltynewicz. According to the sources, Mike's love and his family often goes to watch his game in his arena. Also, he is a pet lover and has a dog.
The beautiful wife of Mike, Brittany was born in Illinois on February 1, 1989. Further, she is allegedly the only child of Michelle and Ronald. Also, she graduated from Minooka Community High School.
Talking about his body measurements, The Famous MLB star is 1.93 m in height and weighs around 100kg.
As of 2019, Mike Foltynewicz has an estimated net worth of over $5 million. He reportedly signed a 1 year $5.475 million contract with Atlanta Braves, including $5,475,000 guaranteed on January 11, 2019.
Further, the MLB player has an average salary of $5,475,000 annually. Mike Foltynewicz so far has made earnings of $10,540,208 from his entire MLB career.
Some of his career earnings are tabulated below:
YEAR | TEAM | SALARY |
2010 | Houston Astros | $1,305,000 |
2014 | Houston Astros | $161,202 |
2015 | Atlanta Braves | $347,506 |
2016 | Atlanta Braves | $507,500 |
2017 | Atlanta Braves | $544,000 |
2018 | Atlanta Braves | $2,200,000 |
2019 | Atlanta Braves | $5,475,000 |
Reportedly, he is 7th best-paid player of Atlanta Braves whereas Josh Donaldson is among the highest paid player of the team with an annual salary of $23,000,000. Additionally, he is 228th best-paid player of MLB in 2019, standing just below Yusmeiro Petit in the list.
Furthermore, he hasn't disclosed the details about his endorsement deals in the media yet but it certain that he has been earning a significant amount of money from the deals. Exploring his social account, he regularly posts about the product of different brands but we aren't sure if he is associated with them or not.
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Mike Foltynewicz was born on October 7, 1991, in Sterling, Illinois to parents Gary Foltynewicz and Cindy Foltynewicz. As per his nationality, he is American and belongs to the White ethnic group. Further, his star sign is Libra.
Foltynewicz grew up in Illinois, and from an early age, he wanted to be a major league player. He grew up a fan of the Cardinals of St. Louis.
In the first round, with the 19th overall selection, the Houston Astros selected Foltynewicz from the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft. He played in the minor leagues until he was called up in August 2014 to the Astros. Before the 2015 season, the Astros traded Foltynewicz to the Braves.
In exchange for Evan Gattis and James Hoyt on January 14, 2015, the Astros traded Foltynewicz, Andrew Thurman, and Rio Ruiz to the Atlanta Braves.