[181] The Darryl Kile Good Guy Award was established in his honor, annually for one player on both the Cardinals and the Astros. [1] Throughout his career, Barry Axelrod served as his agent. His response: "'Look, I'm tired of this Bagwell and Biggio s---,' I said. Jeff Bagwell is an American former professional first baseman and coach who spent his entire fifteen-year Major League Baseball (MLB) playing career with the Houston Astros. Kids With Wife Rachel Bagwell. Even after it improved, it was noticeably less strong than two years prior. He never had to make any difficult throws that would place notable stress on his shoulder, as the other infielders shifted toward him. [39] Bagwell set the record for the fewest plate appearances in a season reaching 100 of both runs scored and runs driven in and became the first National Leaguer to finish first or second in batting average, home runs, RBI, and runs scored since Willie Mays in 1955. Two days later, the strike ended the season for all the major leagues. The most well-known baseball player, Jeff Bagwell, does not yet have any daughters of his own. I cant express to youhow much you guys mean to me. [150] He spent the first nine seasons of his career (199199) playing home games at the Astrodome, notorious for its reputation as the toughest park in which to hit when baseball was still played there. [27] He finished the year hitting .294 with 15 home runs and 82 RBI while leading the Astros in several offensive categories. [103] After three failed attempts to advance past the first round of the playoffs earlier in Bagwell's career all to the Braves (1997, 1999, and 2001) and seven overall[104] in 43 years of franchise history, the Astros defeated the Braves for their first-ever playoff series win. Yastrzemski, Bagwell's childhood hero, delivered a special message: "Congratulations, Jeff, on your number being retired. He received unanimous support for the Most Valuable Player award in 1994. 415. Together, they bowed to the crowd as Bagwell raised Biggio's arm, and returned to the dugout. All About Reagan Bregman, Jimmy Kimmel Makes Joke About Robert Blake Being Included in In Memoriam Segment at Oscars 2023. On September 30 at Chicago, Bagwell walked for his 100th of the season, thus making him the only player in MLB history to register six consecutive seasons of at least 30 home runs, 100 RBI, 100 runs scored, and 100 walks. An only child, Bagwell played many sports growing up in Connecticut, including soccer, basketball, and baseball. [41], Bagwell played in 110 games in the 1994 season, batting .368 with a .750 SLG, 1.201 OPS, 39 home runs, 116 RBI, 104 runs scored, 300 total bases and 213 adjusted OPS (OPS+) in 400 at bats. Boston's loss was Houston's gain. [5][143], Longtime Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox said the following about Bagwell: "Jeff Bagwell was [in Houston] for so long and starred every year. With 21 successful stolen bases in 28 attempts, it was his first season in the 2020 club, that is, to steal 20 bases while hitting 20 home runs in the same season. The envelopes, please", "Bagwell's latest stat: All the M.V.P. Teams began taking advantage of his defensive weakness. Overall, Bagwell batted over .300 six times, had a career OBP of .408 (39th all time), and had a slugging percentage of .540 (32nd all time). Remarked Bagwell, "I was basically being given a lesson from Ozzie Smith at first base during a pitching change. [1] Over three seasons playing for Hartford, he batted .413 in 400 at bats,[5] a school record, and, for a time, a New England collegiate record. The former Gold Glove winner was now a defensive liability with a severely limited throwing arm; he had to "push" the ball instead of throwing it. They totaled 689 home runs, 2,485 RBI and 3,083 runs scored while the Astros advanced to the postseason six times. The second home run allowed him to overtake Wynn as the Astros' all-time home run leader at 224 and he tied a career-high with six RBI in one game. [147] On January 18, 2017, Bagwell was voted into the Hall of Fame with 86.2% of the vote in his seventh year of eligibility. The Baseball 100: No. On September 18, 2004, Bagwell collected his 1,500th career RBI with a single in the third inning against the Brewers. [117], On January 23, 2006, the Astros indicated that they would file a claim on an insurance policy on Bagwell's health to collect approximately $15.6 million of the $17 million in salary owed to him for the 2006 season. Throughout his career, he hit.297 with 449 home runs, and in 2017 he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. From 1994 to 2003, he led all first basemen in stolen bases, doubles, hits, runs, walks, and extra-base hits, was second in games and RBI, and was third in home runs. For the second time in his career, he reached seven RBI in a game again tying a club record at Kansas City on July 7. He has two children with his former wife Ericka. Jeff Bagwell, a four-time MLB All-Star, played for the Houston Astros for the duration of his entire 15-year career. He and his wife have a couple of sons in the family. And when I got it, I didn't miss it. Bagwell had seven seasons with 30 home runs and 100 walks; the only players with more are Gehrig, Ruth, Williams, Jim Thome, and Thomas. [180], Darryl Kile, a former teammate with the Astros, died of a heart attack on June 22, 2002, while an active player for the Cardinals, before a game against the Cubs. In two minor league seasons from 1989 to 1990, he had managed six home runs in 932 at batsa ratio of 155 at bats per home run (AB/HR). [76] The two three-home run games made him the only player to accomplish this feat at two different stadiums in Chicago in the same season. He However, he and his wife have a few sons who are their family members. [111] Rendered unable to throw from his surgery,[112] Bagwell was activated in September as a pinch hitter,[113] and he played a symbolic role in the successful drive to capture their first-ever National League pennant and World Series appearance. Bagwell's parents divorced when he was 11. When you visit this site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. He was a superstar who always put the team before himself. [b] During their 10 peak seasons from 1994 to 2003, they appeared in nine All-Star Games, won five Gold Gloves, ranked in the top five of the Most Valuable Player Award voting five times and averaged 226 runs scored. Longtime friend and ex-teammate Brad Ausmus paid tribute to him during the retirement ceremony for his uniform number. At that time, neither the FDA nor MLB had banned its use. [27] On May 6, he hit the ninth-ever upper-deck home run at Three Rivers Stadium off Bob Kipper in a seventh-inning pinch hit appearance, estimated at 456 feet (139m). The Astros hired team color commentator Larry Dierker after the season to replace him. The White Sox won this contest to sweep the Astros and secure the championship. [2] Robert, from Watertown, pitched college baseball at Northeastern University and as a semi-professional. Bagwell hit.333 to win the batting title and the league MVP award. Baseball celebrity Jeff Bagwell has not but have any daughters of his personal. At the time of the switch, the Astros had the second-worst average (.237) in the majors and the worst OBP (.295). Not only did the Red Sox lose Andersen to free agency after one month, but neither Naehring nor Cooper played in MLB past 1997. [9] In 136 games with New Britain, he batted .333 with 160 hits, four home runs (HR), 61 runs batted in (RBI), 34 doubles, seven triples, 73 bases on balls (BB or walks), 57 strikeouts (SO), .422 on-base percentage (OBP), .457 slugging percentage (SLG) and .880 on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS). In his 2005 autobiography, One Pitch from Glory, Gorman noted that Boston already had Wade Boggs at the major league level at third base, and had rated prospects Tim Naehring and Scott Cooper higher than Bagwell on the organization's depth chart. We can get more out of you than that." [3] He also excelled in American Legion Baseball under coach Fred Tremalgia for Post 75 in Middletown and went on to be named the 2003 American Legion Baseball Graduate of the Year. I couldn't be more proud of the guys that represent the Houston Astros right now. [107] They advanced to Bagwell's first National League Championship Series (NLCS) to face the Cardinals. Because they, too, already had an established major leaguer at third base in Ken Caminiti, they approached Bagwell about shifting to first base, which he accepted. WebBorn in Boston, Massachusetts, as the only son of Janice (ne Hare) and Robert Bagwell, Jeff Bagwell and his family moved to Killingworth, Connecticut, when he was one year old. [64] Exhibiting above-average speed and baserunning skills for a first baseman, Bagwell became the first full-time first baseman to join the 3030 club,[43] capping the 1997 season with 31 steals in 41 attempts. He was named NL Player of the Month, his fourth career monthly award. 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"The thing with Baggy is that he and I worked so hard here for this city and for this organization," Biggio remarked. Rate statistics based on 7500 plate appearances, or 500 plate appearances per season. Despite this, he was promoted to New Britain, the Red Sox Class AA team in the Eastern League, for his performance. [37] The first player in the majors to reach 100 RBI on July 27, Bagwell homered off Jos Rijo in a 65 win over Cincinnati to give him 101 RBI in his first 101 games. [182], Bagwell is a recovering alcoholic. Bagwell "[25] Thus, Bagwell made the major league club without an assignment to AAA, making the uncommon jump from AA to the major leagues,[26] and made his major league debut on Opening Day. I've always voted for the best players Bonds, McGwire, Clemens, etc. [150] He is the Astros' all-time leader in home runs and RBI and is the first Astro to win an MVP. Both were elated at their franchise's first championship with Bagwell saying, "I'm ecstatic. [92][93] He was the NL Player of the Month that July after batting .333 with nine home runs, and breaking his own club record with 36 RBI in a month, exceeding the 34 RBI in the previous August. Three first bases were used in the game, each embossed with a commemorative insignia and inscription, "No. The Red Sox were competing for the pennant. He said, 'youre making me look bad, you have to step it up.' Former Houston Astros first baseman Jeff Bagwells No. [151] Remarked The Sporting News, "he's an extraordinary fielder who excels at charging bunts and throwing runners out at second and third. [110], Concurrently, Bagwell's offensive production suffered, and pressure mounted on Astros management to bench the perennial All-Star; the club had started the season with a 1530 wonloss record. Jeffs paternal Blake (left) and Bryce helped out during the ceremony by throwing out the first pitch to their dad. For Boston to win now, Gorman believed he could fill a gaping hole without making a significant sacrifice. [97], For the first three months of the 2002 season, Bagwell labored greatly with throwing; he still had not fully recovered from the shoulder surgery of the previous offseason. They then lost Andersen after the season when he was declared a "new-look" free agent due to the third collusion settlement. 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Bill Denehy head coach of the University of Hartford, offered Bagwell a scholarship in spite of baseball not being his primary sport. Jeff Bagwell, a well-known American baseball player and coach, has a net worth of $65 million. One of the three "Killer B's" played his entire 15-year career in Houston, becoming renowned as one of the greatest first basemen in MLB history. [7] By hitting his second upper-deck home run at Three Rivers Stadium on May 29 it travelled 459 feet (140m) Bagwell joined longtime Pirate Willie Stargell as the only players to homer twice into the stadium's upper deck. Rate statistics for individual seasons based on 3.2 plate appearances per game. Cookies collect information about your preferences and your device and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. [72], The high school which ruminated Bagwell, Xavier, officially retired his uniform number 9 in a commemoration on January 30, 1999. [39] Entering that game, Bagwell carried an 18-game hitting streak. [140], Bagwell was eligible for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame for the first time in 2011. [74] On April 21, Bagwell hit three home runs in a 103 win against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, his second career three-home run game. Bagwell was once referred to as the ultimate teammate by Astros pitcher Mike Hampton in an interview. It was his 218th career home run, making his streak the then-longest among active players without a grand slam.
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