Jim Edmonds is an American American former professional baseball center fielder and broadcaster. He started his professional baseball career in 1993 and played with different MLB teams including California/Anaheim Angels, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, and Cincinnati Reds. In 2010, he suffered from a strained Achilles tendon and officially announced his retirement from his game career in February 2011.
After his retirement, he began his broadcasting career in March 2013 after Fox Sports Midwest as a member of their St. Louis Cardinals broadcasting crew. In the same year, he had been involved in the restaurant business and launched a restaurant called The Precinct along with his business partner Mark Winfield. Wanna know more information on him then keep on scrolling.
Caption: Jim Edmonds with his ex-wife, Meghan King Edmonds.
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Jim Edmonds: Bio, Family, Career
The former baseball player was born on 27 June 1970 as James Patrick Edmonds under the birth sign, Cancer. He was born to supportive parents in Fullerton, California, the USA. However, he has not revealed information about his parents in the media. He has a nationality of American and belongs to white Caucasian ethnicity, following Christianity.
Regarding his educational qualifications, he attended Diamond Bar High School in Diamond Bar, eastern Los Angeles County. Moreover, it is unclear if he has gone to attend college for his higher education. He then began to play baseball soon after graduation. The California Angels selected him in the seventh round of the 1988 Major League Baseball draft. But his injured shoulder led him to cause a fall in the draft.
After that, he traded to the Bend Bucks affiliated with the Northwest League. He was advanced to the Palm Springs Angels, a “High-A” team in the California League in 1990. He was promoted to Double-A with the Midland Angels in the Texas League in 1992 and played for Vancouver Canadians in 1993. Further, he had signed a minor league deal with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2010 and later traded to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Chris Dickerson.
After that, Edmonds signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals in February 2011. In the same year, he officially announced his retirement from baseball on 18 February 2011 after suffering from continuing symptoms from a strained Achilles tendon. Following his retirement, he tried out his hand in various business endeavors as well as in his broadcasting career too.
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Jim Edmonds: Personal Life & Wife
Speaking of his private affairs, he has married thrice and divorced as well. He had first married his first wife, Lee Ann Horton who died of cancer in 2015. He had welcomed two daughters with Lee. After that, he married a second time Allison Jayne Raski in 2008. However, the duo had welcomed a son and a daughter together and divorced in 2014.
He remarried for the third time with American reality television star Meghan O’Toole King on 24 October 2014. He had also appeared along with Meghan on the reality show The Real Housewives of Orange County. The couple had welcomed a daughter on the day of Thanksgiving Day in 2016. On 5 June 2018, they gave birth to their twin boys: Hayes and Hart. But this marriage of his didn’t last long and filed a divorce on 25 October 2019.
Furthermore, Meghan filed divorce after she accused him of cheating on her with one of their nannies, Carly Wilson. Their divorce is now officially finalized in May 2021. After that, he is currently engaged to former Playboy model Kortnie O’Conner in August whom he dated for a year and a half together.
Caption: Jim with his children.
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Jim Edmonds: Net Worth & Social Media Profiles
Talking about his earnings, he had earned a hefty amount from his athletic career. Even after his retirement, he earned a profitable amount of fortune from his different business ventures. Additionally, he was one of the most paid players during his baseball playing career. Therefore, he has an estimated net worth of around $30 million.
He has a verified Instagram account @jimedmonds15 with 165k followers. On Twitter, he has an unverified account @jedmonds15 with more than 7.3k followers.
Jim Edmonds: Body Measurements
The former athlete has a strong and fit body that has body measurements of chest or waist. His athletic body stands to a height of 6 feet 2 inches or meters 1.87 meters and weighs 90 kg. He has black eyes color as well as a black hair color.
