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Kevin Plawecki was born on 26 February, 1991 in Hinsdale, Illinois, U.S., is an American baseball player (born 1991). Discover Kevin Plawecki'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 33 years old?
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26 February, 1991 |
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Hinsdale, Illinois, U.S. |
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United States
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Kevin Plawecki Height, Weight & Measurements
At 33 years old, Kevin Plawecki height is 1.88 m and Weight 102 kg.
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1.88 m |
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102 kg |
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Who Is Kevin Plawecki's Wife?
His wife is Tayler Francel (m. 2015)
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Tayler Francel (m. 2015) |
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Kevin Plawecki Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Kevin Plawecki worth at the age of 33 years old? Kevin Plawecki’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. He is from United States. We have estimated Kevin Plawecki's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Kevin Jeffrey Plawecki (born February 26, 1991) is an American professional baseball catcher in the San Diego Padres organization.
He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, and Texas Rangers.
Plawecki starred in baseball for Westfield High School in Indiana.
Plawecki was born in Hinsdale, Illinois, on February 26, 1991, to Jeff and Lynne Plawecki.
He attended Westfield High School in Westfield, Indiana, where he played for the school's baseball team.
He was named an All-State Class 4A honorable mention at catcher in his senior year.
He was not selected in the MLB draft following his senior year of high school.
He enrolled at Purdue University, to play college baseball for the Purdue Boilermakers baseball team.
As a freshman at Purdue University in 2010, Plawecki had a .343 batting average, a .384 on-base percentage (OBP), and a .529 SLG, with eight home runs.
He was named a freshman All-American by Louisville Slugger and the Big Ten Conference (Big Ten) All-Freshman of the Team.
Following his freshman season at Purdue, Plawecki played collegiate summer baseball for the Richmond RiverRats of the Prospect League, where he batted 65-for-211 (.308) with fifteen doubles and 27 RBIs.
As a sophomore in 2011, Plawecki batted .341 with a .436 SLG, 2 home runs, and 39 RBIs.
He was named first team All-Big Ten.
That summer, Plawecki played for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star.
He was a semifinalist for the Johnny Bench Award in 2011 and one of its three finalists in 2012.
He then attended Purdue University, where he played college baseball for the Boilermakers, was named an All-American in 2012, and won the Big Ten Conference Baseball Player of the Year in 2012.
The Mets selected him with the 35th overall pick in the 2012 MLB draft.
In the 2012 season as a junior, Plawecki hit .359 batting average, a .445 on-base percentage (OBP), and a .578 SLG, with seven home runs.
Plawecki was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2012 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament and 2012 Big Ten Conference Baseball Player of the Year.
The New York Mets selected Plawecki in the first round, with the 35th overall selection, in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft.
In 2013, he played for the Savannah Sand Gnats of the Single-A South Atlantic League.
He was promoted to the St. Lucie Mets of the High-A Florida State League, and to the Binghamton Mets of the Double-A Eastern League for the Eastern League playoffs.
In 2014, the Mets invited Plawecki to spring training.
He started the 2014 season with the Binghamton Mets, where he hit .326 with six home runs and 43 RBIs in 224 at-bats.
Plawecki was selected to play for the U.S. Team in the 2014 All-Star Futures Game, along with Noah Syndergaard.
After batting .326 for Binghamton, the Mets promoted Plawecki to the Las Vegas 51s of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League on June 24.
The Mets invited Plawecki to spring training in 2015, and reassigned him to minor league camp so that he could start the 2015 season with Las Vegas.
After Travis d'Arnaud went on the disabled list with a broken hand on April 19, 2015, the Mets announced they would promote Plawecki to the major leagues.
Plawecki made his Major League debut on April 21, 2015, against the Atlanta Braves.
He got his first career hit off Trevor Cahill and finished the game 2-for-4, with two runs scored.
During a game against the New York Yankees on April 25, 2015, Plawecki hit his first career home run off CC Sabathia en route to an 8–2 victory.
Plawecki became the first player to hit his first career home run in a Mets-Yankees Subway Series game.
Plawecki began experiencing dizziness in June, which sidelined him from playing for several games.
He was demoted to the Las Vegas 51s on August 11, and recalled on September 1 due to expanded rosters in September.
Plawecki finished the season with a .219 batting average with three home runs and 21 RBIs in 73 games played.
Plawecki had surgery on his paranasal sinuses during the 2015–16 offseason to address his dizziness.
He batted .197 in 48 games for the Mets in 2016, spending the rest of the season with Las Vegas.
In an April 30, 2017, game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park, Plawecki was brought in to pitch for the first time since he was 14 years old.
He threw only fastballs, giving up four runs over two innings.