Joe Maddon is an American professional baseball manager for the Chicago Cubs. He began his managerial career in 1993 with California Angeles. He served under managers like Buck Rodgers, Marcel Lachemann and John McNamara, among five managers.

In 2015, he was awarded the 2015 National League Manager of the Year while leading the Cubs to the National League Championship Series. In 2016, Maddon helped the Cubs win their first World Series since 1908 against the Cleveland Indians. Scroll down to learn more about the famous manager.

JOE MADDON: BIOGRAPHY, FAMILY, EDUCATION

Joe was born on February 8, 1954 in West Hazleton, Pennsylvania as Joseph Joe John Maddon Jr. He was born as the son of Italian father Joe Sr., a plumbing store owner. Her mother was Polish and worked as a waitress at Hazleton. Joe’s original surname was Maddonini but his father dropped that surname to Maddon.

Maddon had attended Lafayette College and graduated in 1976. He had been interested in sports since his college days playing baseball and football. In 2010, he received an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from Lafayette College. He is also a member of the Zeta Psi fraternity.

JOE MADDON: PROFESSION AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Joe started his career as a manager with minor management after deciding to quit playing sports. He was the coach of the Angels from 1994 to 2005. Then in 2005, he landed to manage the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He served the team under manager Andrew Friedman. in February 2012, he signed the rays with the three years extended.

In 2014, the Chicago Cubs announced the hiring of Maddon and fired manager Rick Renteria. But before he joined the Cubs, rumors of him joining surfaced. In 2015, he recorded his 800th managerial victory over the New York Mets with the Cubs. In addition, he founded the “Respect 90 Foundation”. The organization organizes the charity golf tournament.

JOE MADDON: PERSONAL LIFE, WIFE AND CHILDREN

Coming to his personal life, he was previously married to his first wife, Betty Maddon. There is not much information about the details of their marriage and divorce. However, the couple got married in 1981 and ended their marriage in 1999. Together, the couple blessed with two children. They are eldest daughter Sarah and son Joseph Maddon III.

After his divorce, he met his second wife Jaye Sousoures in 1995 at the Rossmoor Athletic Club in Seal Beach, California. There she worked as an accountant and mother of two children. However, the couple started dating in 2004 after a few encounters. They exchanged vows in 2008. Joe is also a proud grandfather of five grandchildren.

JOE MADDON: FORTUNE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS

The American baseball manager has collected huge net worth from his managerial career. Moreover, he has a net worth of $12 million. He has been in this industry since 1993. He was trained by top managers who have led teams to win their league. In 2014 he signed the contract with the Chicago Cub since then he leads the team. Hence, together with the team, they won their World Series in 2016.

He seems quite active on social media platforms, especially on Twitter. There he uses the @CubsJoeMadd account with 407K followers. Joe does not have an account on Facebook and Instagram.

JOE MADDON: BODY MEASUREMENTS

The Chicago Cub manager is 5 feet 11 inches or 1.80 meters tall. He has an athletic body that weighs up to 86 kg or 190 lbs. He has short white hair with dark brown eyes. There is no further information on his body statics.