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Mike Darr was born on 21 March, 1976 in Corona, California, U.S., is an American baseball player (born 1976). Discover Mike Darr'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 25 years old?
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25 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aries |
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21 March, 1976 |
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21 March |
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Corona, California, U.S. |
| Date of death |
15 February, 2002 |
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Peoria, Arizona, U.S. |
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United States
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Mike Darr Height, Weight & Measurements
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Mike Darr Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Mike Darr worth at the age of 25 years old? Mike Darr’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. He is from United States. We have estimated Mike Darr's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Michael Curtis Darr (March 21, 1976 – February 15, 2002) was a Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder who played from 1999 through 2001 for the San Diego Padres.
Michael Curtis Darr was born on March 21, 1976, in Corona, California, to parents Mike Sr. and Debbie.
He was the son of Mike Darr, Sr., who pitched in one game for the Toronto Blue Jays in 1977.
Darr batted left-handed but threw right-handed.
His father pitched in one game for the Toronto Blue Jays in 1977.
Born and raised in Corona, California, Darr was a second-round draft pick of the Detroit Tigers out of high school in 1994.
Darr graduated from high school in 1994 and married his high school sweetheart, Natalie.
The Detroit Tigers selected Darr in the second round of the 1994 MLB draft.
He began his professional career with the Bristol Tigers of the rookie-level Appalachian League, batting .275 with 23 runs scored, 41 hits, 1 home run, and 18 runs batted in (RBI).
Darr was a left-handed batter, though he threw right-handed.
He advanced to the Fayetteville Generals of the Single-A South Atlantic League in 1995, batting .289 with 58 runs scored, 114 hits, 5 home runs, and 66 RBI in 112 games.
Darr also had a younger brother named Ryan who would be drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1996 and play minor league baseball for five years.
At Corona High School, Darr played on the baseball team and earned All-California Interscholastic Federation honors.
However, during his time in high school, Darr also began to struggle with substance abuse.
He went to live with the Johnson family, and Duane's father took Darr to counseling, which helped him overcome his drug addiction.
By 1996, Baseball America ranked Darr the seventh-best prospect in the Tigers organization.
That season, he played in 85 games for the Lakeland Tigers of the Single-A advanced Florida State League, batting .248 with 26 runs scored, 77 hits, 0 home runs, and 38 RBI in 85 games.
Traded to the San Diego Padres before the 1997 season, he made his MLB debut with the team in 1999.
Late in 1997 spring training, he was traded to the San Diego Padres with Matt Skrmetta for Jody Reed on March 22.
Darr remained at the Single-A advanced level with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the California League in 1997.
In one game for the Quakes, he had six hits in six at bats, a franchise record later tied by Jorbit Vivas in 2021.
This season, Darr hit 15 home runs in 134 games.
He ranked among the California League leaders with a .344 batting average (fourth behind Mike Stoner's .358, Mike Mitchell's .350, and Todd Wilson's .345), 104 runs scored (third behind Stoner's 115 and Tim Garland's 106), 179 hits (second behind Stoner's 203), and 94 RBI (seventh).
He also stole 23 bases, getting caught only seven times.
In recognition of Darr's strong season, the Padres named him their Minor League Player of the Year.
Not chosen as one of San Diego's Top 10 prospects by Baseball America in 1997, Darr was ranked by them as the sixth-best prospect in the Padres organization in 1998.
He played 132 games with the Double-A Mobile BayBears of the Southern League.
He hit 6 home runs and finished among the league leaders with a .310 batting average (eighth), 105 runs scored (second to Gabe Kapler's 113), 162 hits (fourth behind Kapler's 176, Carlos Lee's 166, and Robert Fick's 164), and 90 RBI (sixth).
Darr ranked sixth in the league with 28 stolen bases, getting caught only eight times.
He began the season with the Triple-A Las Vegas Stars of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) but was promoted to the Padres in May.
He made his major league debut on May 23, pinch-hitting for Rubén Rivera and striking out in the ninth inning of a 6–2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds.
Starting in right field against the Arizona Diamondbacks the following day, he got his first major league hit, a single against Andy Benes in a 6–5 loss.
Facing the Oakland Athletics in an interleague game on June 8, he hit his first major league home run, a solo affair against Tim Hudson as the Padres won 5–3.
After making seven starts for San Diego in right field and batting .226, he was sent back to Las Vegas on June 13 when Tony Gwynn came off the disabled list.
After playing 58 games with the Padres in 2000, Darr was named the team's Opening Day right fielder in 2001, serving as the everyday player at that position until August.
During 2002 spring training, Darr and a passenger were killed in a single-car accident in Peoria, Arizona.
Darr, the driver, had a blood alcohol content over the legal limit and was not wearing a seat belt.
He was buried at the Crestlawn Memorial Park in Riverside, California; the Padres wore a black patch with the number 26 on it on their uniforms for the rest of the 2002 season in tribute.
