Steve Cishek is an American professional Baseball player who plays in the Major League Baseball (MLB). As of 2019, Steve Cishek currently plays for the Chicago Cubs as their Pitcher. Steve Cishek has played for other teams like Florida / Miami Marlins St. Louis Cardinals Seattle Mariners Tampa Bay Rays.
As a Pitcher, Steve Cishek reportedly earns around $6,500,000 as his yearly salary from Chicago CubsFurther, Steve Cishek has an estimated net worth of over $17 million.
Steve is married to his beautiful wife, Marissa Cishek. Steve married his childhood love in November 2012 in their hometown in Massachusetts.
According to Marissa, who also worked as a first-grade teacher, Steve caught her eye on the basketball court. Further, they were dating since 2004.
According to Steves Instagram, he has a pair of daughters on whom he sprinkles his heart out. The names of his daughter are Emmie and Avery who was born on October 2014 and October 2016 respectively.
Also, the couple seems happy and believes that they are great examples for their daughters. Furthermore, Steve and his spouse own a pet dog whom they love a lot.
Talking about his body measurements, the famous MLB star is 1.98m in height and weighs around 98 kg. He has an athletic body.
Steve Cishek has an estimated net worth of over $17 million as of 2019. Further, the MLB player has an average salary of $6,500,000 annually. Steve Cishek so far has made earnings of $36,988,500 from his entire MLB career.
Chishek signed a 2 year $13 million contract with Chicago Cubs, including $13,000,000 guaranteed on December 14, 2017.
Steve Cishek's career earnings, including bonus and incentives, are tabulated below:
| YEAR | TEAM | SALARY |
| 2007 | Florida / Miami Marlins | $139,500 |
| 2011 | Florida / Miami Marlins | $414,000 |
| 2012 | Florida / Miami Marlins | $480,000 |
| 2013 | Florida / Miami Marlins | $505,000 |
| 2014 | Florida / Miami Marlins | $3,800,000 |
| 2015 | St. Louis Cardinals | $2,652,732 |
| 2015 | Florida / Miami Marlins | $3,997,268 |
| 2016 | Seattle Mariners | $5,000,000 |
| 2017 | Tampa Bay Rays | $2,163,942 |
| 2017 | Seattle Mariners | $3,836,058 |
| 2018 | Chicago Cubs | $7,500,000 |
| 2019 | Chicago Cubs | $6,500,000 |
In 2019, Cishek will earn a $6,500,000 as a base salary while carrying a $6,500,000 total salary. Furthermore, he is 12th best-paid player of Chicago Cubs while Jon Lester is the highest earner of the team with an annual salary of $27,500,000.
As per 2019 financial ranking, he stands in 192nd position among all the players which is quite similar to Joakim Soria.
Steve Cishek was born on June 18, 1986, in Falmouth, Massachusetts to parents Bob Cishek and Sharon Cishek. As per his nationality, he is American and belongs to the White ethnic group. Further, his star sign is Gemini.
Cishek attended Falmouth High School where he was playing basketball as a pitcher. Not heavily recruited by Division I schools from high school, Cishek attended Carson - Newman College Division II in Jefferson City, Tennessee and led the team to a 2007 conference championship.
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In the fifth round of the 2007 Major League Baseball draft, the Marlins selected Cishek. Cishek was traded for RHP Kyle Barraclough to the St. Louis Cardinals on July 24, 2015.
Cishek agreed with the Seattle Mariners on December 14, 2015, a two-year contract worth $10 million. The Mariners traded Cishek for Erasmo Ramírez at the Tampa Bay Rays on July 28, 2017. Cishek signed a two-year contract with the Chicago Cubs on December 16, 2017, worth $ 13 million.
