Carlos Juan Delgado Hernández (born June 25, 1972) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball primarily as a first baseman, from 1993 to 2009, most prominently as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays, where he was a member of the 1993 World Series-winning team, won the 2000 American League (AL) Hank Aaron Award, and was the 2003 AL RBI leader. He was also a two-time AL All-Star player and a three-time Silver Slugger Award winner during his tenure with the Blue Jays.
Delgado holds the Major League Baseball record for career home runs by a Puerto Rican player with 473. He is one of only six players in Major League history to hit 30 home runs in ten consecutive seasons, becoming the fourth player to do so. During his twelve years with the Toronto Blue Jays, Delgado set many team records, including home runs (336), RBI (1,058), walks (827), slugging percentage (.556), on-base plus slugging (.949), runs (889), total bases (2,786), doubles (343), runs created (1,077), extra base hits (690), times on base (2,362), hit by pitch (122), intentional walks (128) and at bats per home run (14.9).
Delgado also played for the Florida Marlins and New York Mets. In 2006, he was named the recipient of the prestigious Roberto Clemente Award. On February 4, 2015, Delgado was elected to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.
Early life
Delgado was born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico to Carlos “Cao” Delgado and Carmen Digna Hérnandez. He grew up in the El Prado section of Aguadilla. There, he attended elementary school alongside his three siblings. Both his father, “Don Cao”, and his grandfather, Asdrúbal “Pingolo” Delgado, were well-known figures in the town. Delgado has said that this made him feel “protected”, but that it also demanded that he had to behave properly.
Delgado attended Agustín Stahl Middle School and José de Diego High School, from which he graduated in 1989. Delgado has expressed his strong feelings of pride in being an Aguadillano, noting everything he holds dear is found in the municipality, and his off-season house is located there. He is friends with many people who live there, many of whom he played little league baseball with.
What is Carlos Delgado’s net worth?
Carlos Delgado is a retired Puerto Rican baseball player who has a net worth of $65 million. Carlos Delgado made his debut in Major League Baseball on October 1, 1993 with the Toronto Blue Jays. He later played for the Florida Marlins and the New York Mets before retiring after the 2009 season. He retired with a lifetime batting average of .280, 2,038 hits, 473 home runs and 1,512 runs batted in. Delgado played as a first baseman and batted left while throwing right-handed. He was a two-time All-star and a three-time Silver Slugger Award winner. He received the AL Hank Aaron Award in 2000, the Robert Clemente Award in 2006, was an AL RBI champion, and received the honor for the Toronto Blue Jays Level of Excellence. Delgado also managed to hit four home runs in one game on September 25, 2003. He made his last appearance in the MLB on May 10, 2009 with the New York Mets and officially announced his retirement on April 13, 2011. He later became the new member for the Board of Development for the Puerto Rican Full-Time Athlete directed by the Department of Sports and Recreation of Puerto Rico.
Net Worth: $65 Million
Date of Birth: Jun 25, 1972 (51 years old)
Place of Birth: Aguadilla
Gender: Male
Profession: Baseball player
Nationality: United States of America
Career Earnings
During his career, Carlos Delgado earned $146 million in total salary. His highest single-season salary of $19.7 million was earned from the Blue Jays in 2004.
