Jim Edmonds Bio, Family, Profession, Husband, Net Worth, Height

Jim Edmonds is a former American professional baseball center fielder and broadcaster. He began his professional baseball career in 1993 and played with various MLB teams including the California/Anaheim Angels, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers and Cincinnati Reds. In 2010, he suffered from a sprained Achilles tendon and officially announced his retirement from his playing career in February 2011.

After retiring, he began his broadcasting career in March 2013 after Fox Sports Midwest as a member of their St. Louis Cardinals broadcast team. That same year, he had been involved in the restaurant business and launched a restaurant called The Precinct with his business partner Mark Winfield. Want to know more about him, then keep scrolling.

JIM EDMONDS: BIOGRAPHY, FAMILY, CAREER

The former baseball player was born on June 27, 1970 as James Patrick Edmonds under the birth sign Cancer. He was born to supportive parents in Fullerton, California, USA. However, he did not reveal any information about his parents in the media. He has an American nationality and belongs to the white Caucasian ethnicity, following Christianity.

As for his academic credentials, he attended Diamond Bar High School in Diamond Bar in East Los Angeles County. Also, it is not known whether he went to college for his graduate studies. He then started playing baseball shortly after graduation. The California Angels selected him in the seventh round of the 1988 Major League Baseball Draft. But his shoulder injury led to him dropping out of the draft.

After that, he traded with the Northwest League-affiliated Bend Bucks. He was promoted 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 the Vancouver Canadiens in 1993 Additionally, he had signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2010 and was 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. The same year, he officially announced his retirement from baseball on February 18, 2011 after suffering from persistent symptoms of a tendon strain of Achilles. After his retirement, he tried his hand at various business ventures as well as his broadcasting career.

JIM EDMONDS: PERSONAL LIFE AND WIFE

Talking about his private affairs, he was married three times and also divorced. He first married his first wife, Lee Ann Horton, who died of cancer in 2015. He welcomed two daughters with Lee. After that, he married Allison Jayne Raski a second time in 2008. However, the duo had welcomed a son and daughter together and divorced in 2014.

He remarried for the third time to American reality TV star Meghan O’Toole King on October 24, 2014. He had also appeared with Meghan on the reality show The Real Housewives of Orange County. The couple welcomed a daughter on Thanksgiving Day in 2016. On June 5, 2018, they gave birth to their twins: Hayes and Hart. But this marriage did not last long and filed for divorce on October 25, 2019.

Additionally, Meghan filed for divorce after accusing 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 who he dated for a year and a half.

JIM EDMONDS: NET WORTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES

Talking about his income, he had earned a lot from his sports career. Even after his retirement, he earned a profitable fortune through his various business ventures. Additionally, he was one of the highest paid players of his baseball playing career. Hence, he has an estimated net worth of around $30 million.

He has a verified Instagram account @jimedmonds15 with 165,000 followers. On Twitter, he has an unverified account @jedmonds15 with over 7.3k followers.

JIM EDMONDS: BODY MEASUREMENTS

The former athlete has a strong and fit body that has chest or waist measurements. His athletic body is 6 feet 2 inches or 1.87 meters tall and weighs 90 kg. He has black eye color as well as black hair color.