James Calvin Rollins was born on the 27th November 1978, in Oakland, California USA and is a professional baseball player. Rollins played the first 15 seasons of his career for the Philadelphia Phillies, and was voted MVP of the National League in 2007. Three times he was invited to the All-Star game, he won four times the Golden Glove for the Best Defensive player at the shortstop, once the Silver Stick of the Best Offensive player at his position, and won with Philadelphia the World Series in 2008. In 2014, he won Roberto Clemente Award. Rollins has been active in the professional sport since 2000.
How much is the net worth of Jimmy Rollins? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the overall size of his wealth is as much as $40 million, as of the data given of 2017. Baseball is the main source of Rollins fortune.
Jimmy Rollins Net Worth $40 Million
Concerning his professional career, Jimmy has play for the Philadelphia Phillies from 2000 to 2014. In his first full season in 2001, he made 180 hits and maintained a batting average of .274 with 46 stolen bases. He finished 17th in the voting for the Best Player, and the 3rd in the voting for the Rookie of the Year, the latter won by Albert Pujols. At the end of the 2005 season, he rotated through 38 consecutive matches with at least one hit, the best overall by a Philadelphia Phillies player since the team’s inception in 1883. It was also the best overall in the National League since Pete Rose rode 42 straight games in 1978. Rollins was a member of the Star Team in 2002 and 2005. He won the Gold Glove as the best shortstop defensive player in the National League in 2007, 2008 and 2009, and Silver Stick as the Best Offensive shortstop in 2007.
In 2007, he was not elected to the All-Star team, even though he became just the fourth player to accumulate at least 20 doubles, triples, circuits and stolen bases, the other three were Frank Schulte in 1911, Willie Mays in 1957 and Curtis Granderson in 2007. He was the first player in MLB history to record 200 hits, 20 triples, 30 home runs, and 30 stolen bases in a season After refusing a 4-year contract offered by the Milwaukee Brewers, Rollins accepted a $33 million contract for three more years to continue with the Phillies. On the 14th June 2014 in a game against the Chicago Cubs, Rollins made his 2,235th hit for the Phillies, breaking the franchise record set by the legendary Mike Schmidt.
At the end of 2014, Rollins was traded for left-handed pitcher Tom Windle and right-hander Zach Eflin to Los Angeles Dodgers. His 2015 season was not successful, so at the beginning of 2016, the 37-year-old player signed a contract of minor league status with the White Sox of Chicago. On the end of 2016, he signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants, but was released in 2017, and currently, he is a free agent.
Finally, in the personal life of the baseball player, Jimmy has been married to Johari Smith since 2010, and they have two daughters together.
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