Jeff Bagwell

About Jeff Bagwell

4-time MLB All-Star All-Star first baseman for the Houston Astros for his entire 15-year career. In 1991, he was voted NL Rookie of the Year, and in 1994, he was crowned NL MVP. Over the course of his career, he hit.297 with 449 home runs and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2017.

Jeff Bagwell before fame

He was a baseball, basketball, and soccer player at Xavier High School. The Boston Red Sox selected him in the fourth round of the 1989 MLB Draft.

Achievement of Jeff Bagwell

He was acquired by the Astros in one of the most lopsided trades in baseball history, a 1990 transaction with the Red Sox. The Red Sox obtained relief pitcher Larry Andersen as part of the deal, but he would only pitch 22 innings for the team.

Jeff Bagwell family life

In 1997, he married Ericka Rodriguez, his second wife.

Associations of Jeff Bagwell

He became the first National Leaguer since Willie Mays in 1955 to finish in the top two in hitting average, home runs, RBIs, and runs scored in 1994.

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