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Mike Napoli is an American baseball coach and former professional baseball player. Mike Napoli currently serves as coach of the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Early life
Mike Napoli opened his eyes to this world October 31, 1981, in Hollywood, Florida, United States. His full name is Michael Anthony Napoli and he has American citizenship. According to the astrological chart, he has the birth sign of Scorpio and is currently 42 years.
He spent most of his childhood in Hollywood, Florida. Apart from this, very little is known about his parents’ names and his professions.
Similarly, nothing is known about his siblings, and he could be the only child of his parents. Meanwhile, he has always admired his parents for supporting him every step of the way.
Subtitle: Mike Napoli with his mother (Source: Instagram)
Mike Napoli – Education
Academically, he attended Charles W. Flanagan High School in Pembroke Pines, Florida. He then signed a letter of intent to play college baseball at Louisiana State University. However, he signed with Anaheim Angeles and was selected in the 17th round of the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft.
minor leagues
Mike Napoli began his professional career with the rookie-level Butte Copper Kings, batting .231, but was out for most of the year after suffering a lower back strain. He returned from injury in 2001 and hit .200, before transferring to Single-A Cedar Rapids, where he hit .232.
Additionally, he returned to Cedar Rapids in 2002, batting .251 with 10 home runs and 50 runs batted in (RBI) and 104 strikeouts in 362 at-bats as the Kernels’ primary designated hitter.
He was later transferred to Rancho Cucamonga in 2003, only playing in 47 games after injuring his right shoulder. During 2004, he batted .282 with 29 home runs and 118 RBI, ranking seventh in RBI and ninth in walks in all of the minor leagues, with 166 strikeouts (leading the California League) in 482 at-bats.
He was promoted to Double-A Arkansas in 2005, batting .237 with 140 strikeouts (third in the Texas League) in 439 at-bats and 14 errors as a catcher in 109 games, and finishing second in the league in extra-base hits and fifth. in runs scored. During the winters of 2004 and 2005 he played for the Águilas Cibaeñas de Santiago in the Dominican Republic.
Major League
For the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Mike Napoli made his Major League debut on May 4, 2006, against the Detroit Tigers. In this game, he hit a home run in his first major league at-bat off starting pitcher Justin Verlander.
He hit .228 with 16 home runs in 268 at-bats during 2006. In his second season with the team, he hit .247 with 10 home runs, appearing in only 75 games. In 2008, he posted a .273 batting average and 20 home runs, both career highs, and a .960 OPS.
He was part of the Angels team that won the American League West Division championship in 2008, with a record of 100–62. In 2009, he finished the season with a .272 batting average and hit 20 home runs for the second consecutive season. Additionally, Napoli played for five seasons for the team and became the Angels’ all-time leader in home runs by a catcher during the 2010 season.
Texas Rangers
On January 21, 2010, he was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays along with outfielder Juan Rivera in exchange for outfielder Vernon Wells. Additionally, four days later, the Blue Jays traded Napoli to the Texas Rangers in exchange for pitcher Frank Francisco.
During his first season with the Rangers, he hit .320 with 30 home runs (10th in the American League) and 75 RBIs, while improving his defense (throwing out 36% of base stealers; fourth best in the league). He had a .631 slugging percentage in 369 at-bats. He also helped the team in the 2011 World Series. The team held on to win and take a 3 games to 2 lead in the series, but ultimately lost the World Series Championship to the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games.
He signed a one-year, $9.4 million contract to avoid arbitration with the Rangers in February 2012. During 2012, he hit .227 and finished fifth in the American League in passes, with eight.
Boston Red Sox
Napoli signed a three-year, $39 million deal with the Boston Red Sox on December 3, 2012. He hit his fourth career grand slam on April 22, 2013, in a 9-6 win over the Oakland Athletics. During the 2013 season, he hit .259 with 23 home runs and 92 RBIs, and struck out 187 times, the fourth-most in the American League and the most ever by a Red Sox player.
Subtitle: Mike Napoli batting (Source: Wikipedia)
On December 6, 2013, he agreed to re-sign with the Red Sox for a two-year, $32 million contract. Due to his injuries, he was out of the lineup for much of the latter part of the 2014 season. In the 2015 season, he struggled in 98 games for the Red Sox in 2015, batting .207 with 99 strikeouts, 13 home runs and 40 RBIs.
He returned to the Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers acquired Napoli on August 7, 2015, for a player to be named later or for cash considerations. In 2015, he played in 35 games, made 91 plate appearances and hit .295 with five home runs, 10 RBI and a .513 SLG.
Cleveland Indians
He signed a one-year, $7 million contract with the Cleveland Indians on January 5, 2016. During the season, he hit .239 and set career highs with 34 home runs and 101 RBI. In Game 3 of the 2016 American League Championship Series, his home run off Blue Jays starting pitcher Marcus Stroman made him the fifth player to hit a postseason home run for four different teams.
He returned to the Texas Rangers for the third time.
The Rangers announced that Napoli signed a one-year contract with a club option for 2018, on February 16, 2017. Additionally, he hit .193 in 2017 and the Rangers declined Napoli’s option for 2018 on November 6, 2017, making it free. agent.
He returned to the Cleveland Indians
On February 28, 2018, he signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians. He was fired on March 22 so the Indians could avoid paying him a $100,000 retention incentive. On March 23, 2018, the Indians re-signed Napoli to a minor league contract.
Napoli confirmed on April 19 that he would miss the remainder of the 2018 season due to a torn ACL and meniscus. This happened during a minor league game between the Columbus Clippers and the Cleveland Indians’ Triple-A club, the Columbus Clippers. He hit .042 for Columbus. On November 2, 2018, Napoli opted for free agency. On December 8, 2018 he announced his retirement.
Coaching career
Napoli was hired by the Chicago Cubs as their quality control coach on December 9, 2019. Prior to the 2022 season, he was promoted to first base coach.
Mike Napoli – Net worth 2023
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Napoli’s net worth is estimated to be around $35 million, although he has not revealed his salary or income. She has lived a luxurious lifestyle throughout her professional career. With his successful coaching and his former baseball player, he has earned a huge sum of money.
civil status
Caption: Mike Napoli with his wife (Source: Instagram)
In August 2021, Mike Napoli married his wife Nancy Napoli. His wife has been a marketing manager at Sealogic since November 2014. The couple is lucky to have two children whose names are unknown at the moment. The family currently lives in Chicago, Illinois. In the past, the former baseball player dated Selma Alameri in 2011 and 2012. Also. He also had an affair with Sophia Phalen.
Body measurements
This baseball trainer is 6 feet tall and weighs around 99 kg. Additionally, he has a pair of light green eyes with light brown hair.
Social media
The baseball coach is active on Instagram and Twitter. On his official Instagram page ‘@mikenapoli25’ he has more than 135,000 followers. Likewise, he has more than 270.5 thousand followers on his Twitter page ‘@MikeNapoli25’.
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