Johnny Damon

Johnny Damon: Biography in Details

Who is Johnny Damon?

Johnny Damon is a known former professional baseball outfielder who has played in Major League between 1995 to 2012. He has played for the teams like Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Tampa Bay Rays, and Cleveland Indians.

He is a TV personality as well who has appeared in several reality shows.

How many siblings does Johnny Damon have?

Johnny Damon was born in Fort Riley, Kansas, the United States on November 5, 1973. Damon is 48 years old as of 2022 and holds an American nationality. His ethnicity is Caucasian and he follows Christianity as the main religion. According to astrology, he has a birth zodiac sign of Virgo.

The name of his father is Jimmy, who belongs of Croatian and Irish descent while his mother, Yome is an immigrant from Thailand.

Then, coming towards his educational life, he is a graduate of Dr.Philips High School based in Orlando.

Johnny Damon- Professional Life, Careers

Johnny Damon

Johnny Damon debuted as a baseball player during his college days. Kansas City Royals drafted him in the first round (35th overall) of the 1992 MLB draft on August 12, 1995. From 1995 to 2000 he played on the behalf of Royals.

He became a member of the Oakland Athletics in the 2001 season. He dealt with athletics in a three-team transaction including Mark Ellis from the Loyals and Cory Lidle from the Devils Rays.

Damon signed a four-year, 31 million USD contract along with the Boston Red Sox on December 21, 2001. Then, he topped the league with 11 triples. He was the first player to be selected by the fans with the highest votes in the 2002 MLB-All Star Game. In a four-game sweep World Series, Boston Red Sox won the game over St.Louis Cardinals after, Damon hit a home run.

Then, he signed a 52 million USD, four-year contract with the New York Yankees on December 20, 2005. He was credited for stealing two bases in a single play, which lead the Yankees towards the victory over Philadelphia Phillies during the 2009 world series.

He then made a one-year 8 million USD contract with the Detroit Tigers on February 20, 2010. The Tigers defeated Baltimore Orioles with a 7-5 win. Later, he played for Tamp Bay Rays in 2011, and Cleveland Indians in 2012.

Other Accomplishments

From 2004 to 2009, he appeared on the Later Show with David Letterman. Similarly, he made cameo appearances in the movie, ‘Fever Pitch’ in 2005. He was part of the show, Tanked in 2016. He participated in the 26th season of ‘Dancing with the Stars in April 2018.

In the 4 and 5 seasons of the show, ‘Below Deck Mediterranean’ he made appearances as charter guests along with his wife, Michelle Damon in August 2019.

Johnny Damon- Net worth, Salary

According to the Celebrity net worth, Johnny Damon has an estimated net worth of around 40 million USD. This is the outcome of his hard work in the Baseball as well TV career.

At the moment, his yearly salary is missing.

Is Johnny Damon involved in any rumors and controversies?

Johnny Damon has not been involved in any sorts of unnecessary rumors and controversies. He has been able to maintain a proper balance between his personal as well as professional life.

He prefers staying out of the limelight.

Body Features- Height, Weight

Johnny Damon has an athletic body standing at the height of 6 feet 2 inches. He weighs around 92 Kg and there is no info disclosing his body measurements and sizes in the media.

Furthermore, he has a pair of black eyes and hair of the same color as well.

Social Media

Johnny Damon is active on Instagram under the username, @johnnydamon. He has more than 57.7K followers on his Instagram account. Similarly, he is also present on Twitter with over 21.1K followers.

There is also an official Facebook page under his name, Johnny Damon that has garnered around 22.6K followers.

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