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Julio Zuleta was born on 28 March, 1975 in Panama City, Panama, is a Panamanian baseball player. Discover Julio Zuleta's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 48 years old?
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48 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aries |
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28 March, 1975 |
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28 March |
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Panama City, Panama |
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Panama
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Julio Zuleta Height, Weight & Measurements
At 48 years old, Julio Zuleta height is 197 cm and Weight 113 kg.
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197 cm |
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113 kg |
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Julio Zuleta Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Julio Zuleta worth at the age of 48 years old? Julio Zuleta’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. He is from Panama. We have estimated Julio Zuleta's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Timeline
Julio Ernesto Zuleta Tapia (born March 28, 1975) is a former professional baseball player.
He was signed as a free agent by the Chicago Cubs on September 15, 1992 and spent a year with the Gulf Coast League Cubs in 1993.
He began 1994 in Huntington before going back down to play with the GCL Cubs.
He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball, from 2000 to 2001, for the Chicago Cubs, and six seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball from 2003 to 2008, primarily as a first baseman.
Zuleta graduated from the Colegio Javier in Panama City and speaks five languages: Spanish, French, English and Japanese.
He is 197 cm tall and weighs 113 kg.
Zuleta made his major league debut with the Cubs in 2000, ultimately playing in 30 games, hitting .294 with 3 home runs and 20 hits overall.
Overall, in two MLB seasons (2000, 2001) with the Cubs, Zuleta posted a .247 batting average (43-for-174) with 9 home runs and 36 RBI in 79 games played.
Zuleta began playing professional baseball in Japan in 2003 with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
First game: June 23, 2003 vs. Nippon Ham Fighters (16th meetup at Fukuoka Dome), batted #8 starting in right field
First AB, first Hit: Same as above, bottom of 2nd, no outs, Masato Yoshizaki on the mound - line drive off the center field fence for a double
First RBI: June 24, 2003 vs. Nippon Ham (17th meetup at Fukuoka Dome), bottom of 6th inning with one out against Akio Shimizu on the mound
First home run: July 1, 2003 vs. Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes (16th meetup at Osaka Dome), top of 5th inning with nobody out, a solo shot to left off of Shogo Yamamoto
From 2004 to 2006, he hit the most home runs in the league (109) over the three-year span.
First stolen base: June 7, 2004 vs. Nippon Ham Fighters (13th meetup at Tokyo Dome) stole second in the top of the 6th inning off of Tomokazu Iba on the mound and Shinji Takahashi behind the plate
Other Records and Milestones
All Star Games: 2004 and 2005
Includes home runs against the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes which ceased to exist in 2004, becoming the 2nd player to hit home runs against 13 teams
His best year with the Hawks came in 2005, when he hit 43 home runs with a .319 batting average.
He holds the Hawks club record for most home runs by a foreigner.
2005: Best Nine (1st Base)
After the 2006 season, Zuleta was released by the Hawks and signed with the Chiba Lotte Marines as a free agent.
He signed a two-year contract with the Marines.
100th home run: May 6, 2006 vs. Seibu Lions (7th meetup at Invoice Seibu Dome) 4th inning with 2 hours against Fumiya Nishiguchi, a 3 run come from behind (gyakuten) home run to left field [24th player in NPB history to hit 100 home runs]
During the 2007 season, Zuleta was hit by a pitch which broke his finger.
He continued to play for several months and led the team in home runs with 15 home runs.
On September 22, 2007, in a game against the Rakuten Golden Eagles, he became the 61st player in Japanese professional baseball history to hit for the cycle.
Hit home runs off of all NPB teams played against: April 1, 2007 vs. Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (3rd meetup at Chiba Marine Stadium) in the bottom of the 8th inning, a solo shot to center against Yoshiaki Fujioka [6th player in NPB history to do so]
Hit for the cycle: September 22, 2007 vs. Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (22nd meetup at Fullcast Stadium Miyagi) [61st player in NPB history to hit for the cycle]
2nd inn: G1, 4th inn: Double, 6th inn: Triple, 7th inn: HR, 9th inn: Single
During the 2008 season, Zuleta spent most of the season deactivated for various reasons, which has been a point of controversy.
On June 7, 2008, he blasted a hit on the roof light in Tokyo Dome and was given a ground-rule home run, becoming only the second player to ground a home run in the dome beside Ralph Bryant.
Zuleta was released by the Marines after the 2008 season, though he had previously chosen to play for Panama at the 2009 World Baseball Classic.
The Japanese fans gave Zuleta the name "Samurai" because of his perseverance.
He was a three-time All Star.
He is one of only three players in Japanese baseball to hit three home runs in one game.
