Jayson Werth

Jayson Werth: Biography in Details

Who is Jayson Werth?

Jayson Werth is an American former professional baseball outfielder. Throughout his career, he played for the Toronto Blue Jays, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, and Washington Nationals in Major League Baseball.

Jayson Werth: Early Life, Parents, Ethnicity, Nationality, Education

Werth was born in Springfield, Illinois on May 20, 1979, to parents Kim Schofield and Jeff Gowan. His father was a collegiate baseball and football player and his mother competed in the U.S. Olympic trials in the long jump.

Additionally, he is the grandson of Ducky Schofield. He is of American nationality. Furthermore, he belongs to a mixed ethnic background of Irish, English.

Talking about his education, Werth attended the University of Georgia. There, Jayson Werth planned on playing college baseball. Previously, he also attended Glenwood High School in Chatham.

Jayson Werth: Career, Salary, Net Worth

Werth initially played for the top youth traveling teams in Springfield, Illinois. Additionally, his team won the state and Midwest Regional and finished third in the 1993 Sandy Koufax World Series.

In his senior year at high school, he had a batting average of .616 with 15 home runs in 31 games. In addition, American Baseball Coaches Association named him in the 1997 All-America First Team.

After playing two seasons in Toronto Blue Jays, he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Jason Frasor on March 29, 2004. Additionally, he signed a one-year, $850,000 contract with the Philadelphia Phillies on December 19, 2006.

Werth signed a seven-year contract with the Washington Nationals on December 5, 2010. In the 2011 season, he had a .154 batting average, a .291 on-base percentage, and a .286 slugging percentage.

Furthermore, he finished the 2013 season batting .318 with 25 home runs and 82 RBI. More recently, Werth signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners on March 27, 2018. He announced his retirement on June 27, 2018. In addition, he owns an organic farm in southern Illinois.

Werth has not revealed his current salary. However, he has an estimated net worth of around $ 75 million at present.

Jayson Werth: Rumors, Controversy

Werth became part of a controversy after he pleaded guilty to reckless driving for driving 105 mph on the Capital Beltway. Furthermore, Jayson Werth was sentenced to five days in jail. At present, there are no rumors concerning his life and career.

Body Measurement: Height, Weight

Talking about his body measurement, Jayson Werth has a height of 6 feet 5 inches. Additionally, he weighs around 100 kg. Furthermore, his hair color and eye color is dark brown.

Social Media

Jayson Werth is active on Twitter. He has over 21k followers and has tweeted more than 206k tweets. However, he is not active on Instagram and Facebook.

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References: (mlb.com, thegoodphight.com, baseball-reference.com, ethnicelebs.com)

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