Ken Giles is an American professional baseball player who currently plays as a pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). The 2011 Major League Baseball draftee, Ken Giles was first selected by the Philadelphia Phillies as a seventh-round pick. Further, he made his MLB debut on June 12, 2014, playing for the Philadelphia Phillies.
Ken who was raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico was born on September 20, 1990. Also, he was born to father Glenn Giles. He is an American by nationality and belongs to white ethnicity.
He began his Baseball career from an early age as his father apparently saw the sporting quality in him and encouraged him to pursue his career in sports. As an amateur player, Ken attended Rio Grande High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico where is officially began his professional career.
Playing six seasons in the MLB, Ken has collected a mouth-watering net worth over $7 million. Besides, the famous baseball player has accumulated $13,056,043 as his entire career earnings.
The 3rd best-paid player of the Toronto Blue Jays, Ken earns $6,300,000 as an average annual salary while Randal Grichuk and Justin Smoak are the top-2 best-paid player with an annual average salary of $8,000,000 and $8,000,000 respectively.
Career Earnings Details:
YEAR | TEAM | EARNINGS |
2011 | Philadelphia Phillies | $250,000 |
2014 | Philadelphia Phillies | $308,743 |
2015 | Philadelphia Phillies | $519,000 |
2016 | Houston Astros | $528,200 |
2017 | Houston Astros | $550,100 |
2018 | Toronto Blue Jays | $1,533,322 |
2018 | Houston Astros | $3,066,678 |
2019 | Toronto Blue Jays | $6,300,000 |
Total Earnings | $13,056,043 |
As of 2019, Ken is under a 1 year / $6,300,000 contract with the Toronto Blue Jays which he signed on JAN 11 2019. Additionally, his contract includes $6,300,000 as a guaranteed amount. More precisely, ken is expected to earn a base salary of $6,300,000, while carrying a total salary of $6,300,000 in 2019.
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The Blue Jays pitcher Ken is enjoying a smooth marital relationship with his wife, Estela Giles. Reportedly, the couple started dating in 2011, the same year when Estela graduated from the community college.
Although the details about the duo's wedding are not in the media yet, they reportedly walked down the aisle in November of 2015.
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Furthermore, Ken and his wife Estela are the parents of their single child, a son named Brody who was born on August 12, 2016. During the time of his sons' birth, he took a break from baseball for a few days.
The chemistry between love-bird is perfect as both of them have an interest in baseball.
Ken's wife was also a baseball player who played for the softball team of the University of Arizona. Later, she professionally played at a higher level, representing the team Chicago Bandits. As of now, she is busy raising their son, Brady.
The couple is a dog lover as they have 3 dogs living together with them. Moreover, the duo is actively involved in supporting the dog causes.
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