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Mike Fontenot Biography

Mike Fontenot is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on June 9, 1980 in Slidell, Louisiana, United States. Michael Eugene Fontenot, born June 9, 1980, is an American former professional infielder in baseball. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB), for the Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants as well as the Philadelphia Phillies.

He was named to the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional All-Tournament Team in 2000. He hit.400 (6-for-15), with two doubles and one home run. Five RBI were also included. And he scored five runs. He was selected to the College World Series all tournament team, where he hit a record-breaking.462 (6-for-13), with two doubles and one home run, as well as two RBI, six runs scored, and one home run. Ryan Theriot, his future Chicago Cubs teammate, was also a part of the LSU Tigers’ 2000 College World Series winning team. LSU’s second baseman was the NCAA Baseball Tournament’s top hitter, hitting.432 (16 for 37) in nine games, with four doubles and two home runs, as well as nine RBI.

Fontenot began his minor league career with the Frederick Keys of the Single-A advanced Carolina League in 2002. In 122 games, he batted .264 with 127 hits, eight home runs, and 53 RBI. In 2003, he played for the Bowie Baysox of the Double-A Eastern League. In 126 games, he batted .325 (second in the league to Alex Ríos’s .352) with 146 hits (ninth), 12 home runs, and 66 RBI.

Fontenot played for the Ottawa Lynx of the Triple-A International League in 2004. In 136 games (tied with Earl Snyder for fourth in the league behind Bry Nelson’s 142, Víctor Díaz’s 141, and Jhonny Peralta’s 138), he batted .279 with 146 hits, eight home runs, 49 RBI, and 10 triples (tied for second in the league with John Rodriguez and Pete Orr behind Mark Budzinski’s 15). Entering the 2005 season, Baseball America ranked Fontenot the seventh-best prospect in the Orioles’ organization.

He played college summer baseball for the Wareham Gatemen in the Cape Cod Baseball League. In 2000, he was the league’s MVP.

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On February 3, 2005, Fontenot was traded to the Chicago Cubs along with 2B/OF Jerry Hairston, Jr. and RHP Dave Crouthers for slugger Sammy Sosa. Until his trade to the San Francisco Giants on August 11, 2010, Fontenot was the only remaining player from that trade still with the Cubs. As part of the Cubs’ farm system, Fontenot played for the Iowa Cubs of the AAA Pacific Coast League (2005–2007).

Mike Fontenot Net Worth

Mike Fontenot is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mike Fontenot's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Fontenot, Louisiana State University’s starting second baseman at the time, was awarded National Freshman of the Year. He batting.353 (103 for-292) with 13 doubles and three triples, 17 runs scored, 64 RBI, 93 runs scored, and eight stolen bases. After Todd Walker (1992), and Brett Laxton (1993), Fontenot became the third LSU player who won the National Freshman of the year award. Fontenot’s 17 homers set an LSU freshman record and beat the Blair Barbier mark of 15.

Mike Fontenot was an outstanding student at Salmen High School, Slidell, Louisiana. Fontenot was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 21st round (625th overall), of the 1999 MLB Draft. However, he chose to go pro and attend Louisiana State University instead.

After his time at LSU, Fontenot was chosen in the first round (19th overall) of the 2001 MLB Draft by the Baltimore Orioles. Fontenot signed with the Orioles, garnering a $1,300,000.00 signing bonus as part of the deal.

On August 11, 2010, Fontenot was traded to the San Francisco Giants for Evan Crawford. On October 23, the Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies in six games to advance to the World Series. Fontenot got a hit in his only at-bat in the NLCS clinching game. He was part of the 25-man World Series roster and has the unusual distinction of being credited with appearing in the World Series with neither a plate appearance nor play in the field. In the eighth inning of Game 2, the left-handed-hitting Fontenot was announced as a pinch-hitter with the Giants leading the Rangers, 6–0. The Rangers replaced their right-handed pitcher with a left-hander, prompting the Giants to replace Fontenot with the right-handed Aaron Rowand. Rowand tripled. Fontenot did not appear in another game in the World Series which the Giants won in five games.

On May 7, 2010, Fontenot hit his first career grand slam against the Cincinnati Reds. It was Fontenot’s first home run of the 2010 season, coming in the eighth inning off the first pitch from Carlos Fisher, with the Cubs up 10–4.

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Fontenot made his Major League debut with the Cubs on April 13, 2005. In seven games with the team, he went 0-for-2 with 2 walks and 4 runs scored. In 2006, he spent the entire season with Iowa, batting .296 with 107 hits, eight home runs, and 36 RBI in 111 games. He did not return to the Cubs until May 15, 2007, when he was promoted from AAA to replace relief pitcher Rocky Cherry. He wore Mark Grace’s old number, 17. After a fast start, including finishing second in the National League Rookie of the Month voting for June 2007, he became the Cubs’ starting second baseman in 2009. After batting .231 into mid-August, Fontenot lost his position as the Cubs everyday second baseman, splitting time with Jeff Baker.

On April 13, 2012, the Philadelphia Phillies agreed to sign Fontenot to a minor league contract. He was initially assigned to the AAA Lehigh Valley IronPigs, but returned to Majors in May. On August 1, Fontenot was designated for assignment by the Phillies. Fontenot had a triple-slash of .289/.343/.340 in 45 games, but he was 1 for 15 against left-handed pitchers. Michael Martínez was recalled to take his place.

Who is Mike Fontenot Dating?

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On April 13, 2011, Fontenot hit a go-ahead homer to help the Giants win 4-3 over the rival Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Mike Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mike Fontenot celebrates birthday on June 9 of every year.

On March 30, 2012, Fontenot was released by the Giants during Spring Training.

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