Michael Robert Tauchman is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees in the United States (MLB). Mike Tauchman was a member of the Colorado Rockies as well.
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Childhood and Early Years
Mike Tauchman was born in Palatine, Illinois, on December 3, 1990. He is currently 30 years old and goes by the name Michael Robert Tauchman. He was born to Robert Tauchman, a father, and Cindy Tauchman, a mother. Similarly, he spent his childhood playing with a sibling, Julia Tauchman, his younger sister. He is an American citizen.
Mike Tauchman went to Palatine, Illinois’ William Fremd High School. He was a baseball player as well as the quarterback for the gridiron football team. As a result, he graduated from the University of Bradley and played college baseball for the Bradley Braves.
Career
The Colorado Rockies selected Tauchman in the 10th round of the 2013 MLB draft. He hit one home run in Minor League Baseball in 2016 and 16 in 2017. In 31 games for the Rockies in 2017, Tauchman had a batting average of 222.
Tauchman was also named Pacific Coast League Player of the Week for the week of May 14-20, 2018. He had a.417 batting average, eight runs scored, five home runs, eight RBI, and 27 total bases. In March 2019, the Rockies traded Tauchman to the New York Yankees for Phil Diehl. He was named to the New York Yankees’ Opening Day roster.
Achievements and Awards
Mike won the MLB Play of the Week award in 2019. In 2017 and 2018, he was named to the MILB.com organization’s All-Star team twice. In 2018, he was honoured with the Abby Greer Award. In addition, he was named Post-Season All-Star in 2015 (New Britain EAS), 2017 (Albuquerque PCL), and 2018 (Albuquerque PCL) (Albuquerque PCL).
Tauchman has also won Mid-Season All-Star (2018, Albuquerque PCL), MIIB.com PCL Player of the Month (2018, Albuquerque PCL), Player of The Week (2018, Albuquerque PCL), NWL Mid-Season All-STAR (2013, Tri-City NOR), and NWL Player of The Week (2013, Tri-City NOR).
Net Worth
Mike Tauchman’s annual pay with the New York Mets is roughly $557,000 dollars. His net worth is reported to be in the six figures. He had total earnings of $786,765 in his MLB career. In 2013, he signed a $10,000 deal with the Colorado Rockies, followed by $131,535 in 2017 and $88,230 in 2018.
In addition, on March 23, 2019, he signed a one-year, $557,000 contract with the New York Yankees. Even though it is understandable for a player of such renown to make additional funds through various endorsement arrangements. However, there is currently no information in the media concerning his affiliation with brands.
Relationship
Mike Tauchman and Eileen Ristau Tauchman were married. To begin with, they met while attending the same university and began dating in 2012. The pair had been dating for five years. As a result, in January 2017, they tied the knot.
Body Measurement
Mike is a baseball player who stands 1.88m (6 feet and 2 inches) tall and weighs 98kg. His eyes are dark brown, and his hair is dark brown. His dress and shoe sizes are also 4(US) and 8(US), respectively.
Social Media
Mike Tauchman is a frequent user of social media platforms like Instagram and Twitter. As a result, he now has over 35.1K Instagram followers and more than 13.6K Twitter followers.