Moisés Alou is a Dominican-American retired professional baseball player, with a net worth of $40 million. Moises Alou, one of the best hitters and outfielders in MLB history, played for seven different teams during his 17-year career.
Who is Moisés Alou?
Moisés Alou was born on July 3, 1966, in Atlanta, Georgia, into a baseball family. Moises, the son of former MLB outfielder and manager Felipe Alou, nephew of Jesus and Matty Alou, and cousin of Mel Rojas, was more interested in basketball as a child.
Moises had little interest in playing organized baseball until the age of 18, when he enrolled at Canada College in Redwood City, California. Baseball scouts were drawn to the future Babe Ruth Award winner, among other accolades, while he was attending Canada College.
How old is Moisés Alou?
He is currently 57 years old.
What is Moisés Alou’s net worth?
He is estimated to be worth $40 Million.
What is Moisés Alou’s career?
The Dominican-American outfielder spent 17 seasons in Major League Baseball with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Montreal Expos, Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, and New York Mets, totaling 1,942 games. His father Felipe managed him during his early years with the Montreal Expos from 1992 to 1996, and again with the Giants in 2005 and 2006.
With a.303 batting average, 2,134 hits, 421 doubles, 332 home runs scored, 1,287 runs batted in, and 102 stolen bases, he earned the title of five-tool player and is widely regarded as one of the best outfielders to have played the game in the 1990s and 2000s.
He is one of just a handful of baseball players who batted without batting gloves. When confronted about it, he admitted that during baseball season, he urinated on his hands to toughen them.
Moises Alou was a six-time All-Star (1994, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004, and 2005) and two-time Silver Slugger Award winner (1994, 1998). He won the World Series in 1997 with the Florida Marlins, defeating the Cleveland Indians in seven games.
In December 1996, Moises Alou signed a five-year, $25 million contract with the Florida Marlins. In 2001, he signed a three-year contract worth $27 million with the Chicago Cubs. In December 2004, he signed a two-year, $13.25 million contract with the San Francisco Giants, followed by a one-year, $7.5 million pact with the New York Mets, before retiring from baseball. Over his MLB career, Alou earned more than $88.3 million in salary alone.
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