John Wetteland Biography
John Wetteland (John Karl Wetteland) is a retired American Major League Baseball pitcher who specialized as a closer. During a 12-year career (from 1989 – 2000), Wetteland pitched for four teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Montreal Expos, and Texas Rangers.
With the Yankees, Wetteland won the 1996 World Series over the Atlanta Braves and won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award. After his playing career, he served as a coach for the Washington Nationals and Seattle Mariners.
John Wetteland Age
He was born on 21 August 1966 in San Mateo, California, United States. He is 56 years old as of 2022.
John Wetteland Height
Wetteland stands at a height of 6 feet 2 inches tall.
John Wetteland Family
Wetteland is the son of Ed, who played baseball in the Chicago Cubs organization.
John Wetteland Wife
He was married to Michele whom he met while he was playing for San Antonio in 1988. The couple separated in 2014 and their divorce was finalized in 2015. Together they have five children.
John Wetteland Net Worth
Wetteland has an estimated net worth of about $1 million to $5 million.
John Wetteland Coaching
Wetteland was hired as the bullpen coach of the Washington Nationals on January 27, 2006.
However, on June 15, 2006, he was relieved of his duties due to a request from manager Frank Robinson, due to a “long line of transgressions and insubordination”. Wetteland was offered another position within the organization.
On December 3, 2008, he was announced as the bullpen coach for the Seattle Mariners. Wetteland served in this position until after the end of the 2010 season, when new manager Eric Wedge replaced him with Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers pitching coach Jaime Navarro.
John Wetteland Religion
Through his relationship with Michelle, who became a born-again Christian at age six, Wetteland also became born again. On May 18, 2007, he was introduced as an assistant baseball coach and Bible teacher at Liberty Christian School in Argyle, Texas.
John Wetteland Arrested
On January 15, 2019, Wetteland was arrested on child sex abuse charges, and released from jail on $25,000 bond. The details of the case involve allegations of “continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14.”
John Wetteland Verdict
On September 2 2022, Wetteland’s child sex assault trial ended with a mistrial after a Denton County jury said they were deadlocked.
John Wetteland Stats
Pitching Stats
Year |
Age |
Team |
G |
GS |
GF |
W |
L |
PCT |
ERA |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
IP |
BFP |
H |
ER |
R |
HR |
BB |
IBB |
SO |
WP |
HB |
BK |
HLD |
|
1989 |
23 |
Dodgers |
31 |
12 |
7 |
5 |
8 |
.385 |
3.77 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
102.2 |
411 |
81 |
43 |
46 |
8 |
34 |
4 |
96 |
16 |
0 |
1 |
– |
|
1990 |
24 |
Dodgers |
22 |
5 |
7 |
2 |
4 |
.333 |
4.81 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
43.0 |
190 |
44 |
23 |
28 |
6 |
17 |
3 |
36 |
8 |
4 |
0 |
– |
|
1991 |
25 |
Dodgers |
6 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1.000 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9.0 |
36 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
– |
|
1992 |
26 |
Expos |
67 |
0 |
58 |
4 |
4 |
.500 |
2.92 |
0 |
0 |
37 |
83.1 |
347 |
64 |
27 |
27 |
6 |
36 |
3 |
99 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
– |
|
1993 |
27 |
Expos |
70 |
0 |
58 |
9 |
3 |
.750 |
1.37 |
0 |
0 |
43 |
85.1 |
344 |
58 |
13 |
17 |
3 |
28 |
3 |
113 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
– |
|
1994 |
28 |
Expos |
52 |
0 |
43 |
4 |
6 |
.400 |
2.83 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
63.2 |
261 |
46 |
20 |
22 |
5 |
21 |
4 |
68 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
– |
|
1995 |
29 |
Yankees |
60 |
0 |
56 |
1 |
5 |
.167 |
2.93 |
0 |
0 |
31 |
61.1 |
233 |
40 |
20 |
22 |
6 |
14 |
2 |
66 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
– |
|
1996 |
30 |
Yankees |
62 |
0 |
58 |
2 |
3 |
.400 |
2.83 |
0 |
0 |
43 |
63.2 |
265 |
54 |
20 |
23 |
9 |
21 |
4 |
69 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
– |
|
1997 |
31 |
Rangers |
61 |
0 |
58 |
7 |
2 |
.778 |
1.94 |
0 |
0 |
31 |
65.0 |
259 |
43 |
14 |
18 |
5 |
21 |
3 |
63 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
– |
|
1998 |
32 |
Rangers |
63 |
0 |
59 |
3 |
1 |
.750 |
2.03 |
0 |
0 |
42 |
62.0 |
249 |
47 |
14 |
17 |
6 |
14 |
1 |
72 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
– |
|
1999 |
33 |
Rangers |
62 |
0 |
59 |
4 |
4 |
.500 |
3.68 |
0 |
0 |
43 |
66.0 |
281 |
67 |
27 |
30 |
9 |
19 |
1 |
60 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2000 |
34 |
Rangers |
62 |
0 |
57 |
6 |
5 |
.545 |
4.20 |
0 |
0 |
34 |
60.0 |
269 |
67 |
28 |
35 |
10 |
24 |
2 |
53 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Career |
G |
GS |
GF |
W |
L |
PCT |
ERA |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
IP |
BFP |
H |
ER |
R |
HR |
BB |
IBB |
SO |
WP |
HB |
BK |
HLD |
||
|
12 Years |
618 |
17 |
523 |
48 |
45 |
.516 |
2.93 |
0 |
0 |
330 |
765.0 |
3,145 |
616 |
249 |
287 |
73 |
252 |
30 |
804 |
40 |
16 |
1 |
0 |
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