Todd Frazier Biography, Stats, Wife, Career Earnings and Other Facts

Publish date: 2024-05-09

Todd Frazier is an American professional baseball player who plays as a third baseman for the New York Mets. He played college baseball with the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, after which he was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2007 MLB Draft. After an 8-year stint with the Reds, Frazier played for the Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, before joining the New York Mets in 2018.

The biography of Todd Frazier

The baseball player was born on February 12, 1986, in Point Pleasant, New Jersey. Named Todd Brian Frazier at birth, he was raised alongside two older brothers in Toms River, New Jersey. He was educated in high school at Toms River High School South, where he was a member of the baseball team.

As a young player, he was part of the Toms River East American Little League All-Star Team. During his time on the team, they won the 1998 New Jersey Championship as well as the USA East Regional Championship. The team qualified for the 1998 Little League World Series and remained invincible throughout the tournament. Frazier was the star of the title game as he led 4-4 with a first leg at home and was also the winning pitcher.

Todd Frazier was educated at Rutgers University where he played for the school’s ‘Rutgers Scarlet Knights’. At Rutgers, Frazier created records for home runs, runs scored (87), walks (62), doubles (24) and totals (187). He also received the 2007 Big East Player of the Year award. Todd Frazier entered the 2007 MLB Draft where he was selected by the Cincinnati Reds.

Statistics

During his first 3 years, Todd Frazier played for the Cincinnati Reds farm teams. He was added to the Reds roster after the 2010 season, but eventually earned his first major league appearance in May 2011. In his first full season with the Reds, Frazier averaged .273, 19 innings and 67 runs beaten in RBI. In November 2012, he received the National League Outstanding Rookie Award from the MLB Players Association. In 2014, he was named to the 2014 MLB All-Star Game as a reserve for the National League team. He was also selected for the 2014 Home Run Derby, but lost toYoenis Cespedes of Oakland Athletics. He was also selected for the 2015 MLB Home Run Derby, which he eventually won.

Todd Frazier joined the Chicago Sox in December 2015 on a 3-team deal that also involved the Los Angeles Dodgers. With the Sox, Frazier was selected for the 2016 MLB Home Run Derby, losing in the final to Giancarlo Stanton. He finished the 2016 season batting .207 with 16 home runs and 44 RBIs. Frazier was traded to the New York Yankees in July 2017.

On July 26, 2017, Todd Frazier hit his first home run against his former team – the Cincinnati Reds. He finished the season with a combined .213 batting average with the Cox and Yankees, including 26 home runs and 77 RBIs. In February 2018, Frazier joined The New York Mets after barely a year with the Yankees.

Todd Frazier wife

Todd Frazier is currently married to Jacquelyn ‘Jackie’ Frazier (née Verdon). The MLB star met his wife while she was at Rutgers University. Jackie was also an athlete like a star gymnast. They dated before getting engaged on November 18, 2011, while on vacation in Mexico. The couple tied the knot on Dec. 14, 2012, in a ceremony at the Presbyterian Church in Toms River, New Jersey.

The Fraziers have 2 children together, a son and a daughter. The couple welcomed son Blake in March 2014, while daughter Kylie Kimberly was welcomed in December 2015. Frazier is spending his offseason in his hometown of Toms River, where the Little League Championship is named after him.

Career earnings

With the Cincinnati Reds, Todd Frazier earned $527,500 and $600,000 in salary in 2013 and 2014 respectively. His salary climbed to $4.5 million in 2015. Frazier’s salary continued to rise after he joined the Chicago Sox in December 2015. He earned $8,250,000 and $12,000,000 in 2016 and 2016, respectively. .

In February 2018, Todd Frazier signed a two-year, $17 million contract with the New York Mets, with his 2018 salary set at $8,000,000. Frazier’s career earnings are estimated at $33 million

Other Facts About Todd Frazier

Todd Frazier has Scottish ancestry from his family father. His older brothers, Jeff Frazier and Charlie Frazier, also played professional baseball. However, Todd is the only Frazier to advance to the major league. Todd Frazier asked his brother Charlie to run the Home Run Derby for three years. 2014, 2015 and 2016.

On December 1, 2012, the Toms River Little League inside hitting center was renamed after Fraziers. The field is now known as “Frazier Field House” in recognition of the Fraziers’ contributions to putting Toms River on the baseball map.

Todd Frazier is right-handed. He stands at an impressive height of 190cm (6ft 3in) and maintains an average weight of 99kg (218lbs).

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