Chad Curtis is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on November 6, 1968 in Marion, Marion, United States. Chad David Curtis (born November 6, 1968) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played from 1992 to 2001, for the California Angels, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, and Texas Rangers of the Major League Baseball (MLB). Over his career, Curtis compiled a .264 batting average and hit 101 home runs. Curtis was convicted in 2013 of sexually assaulting three underage girl students while he was employed at Lakewood High School, in Lake Odessa, Michigan, and is serving seven to fifteen years in prison as a felon.
In 1993, Curtis hit .285 with 6 home runs and 59 runs batted in, but led the league with 24 times caught stealing. He also led all AL outfielders in errors, with nine. In the strike-shortened 1994 season, Curtis played in 114 games, batting .256 while hitting 11 home runs with 50 runs batted in. During the season, Curtis had an argument with batting instructor Rod Carew, after which Carew said Curtis was selfish and “uncoachable.” In the off-season, Curtis had a shouting match with General Manager Bill Bavasi about Curtis’s contract.
Curtis signed with the Indians on December 18, 1996. In 1997, Curtis played in only 22 games for the Indians, hitting .207 (6-for-29) with three home runs and five runs batted in.
Curtis played in 43 games with the Dodgers, hitting just .212 with only 9 runs batted in. During the 1996 postseason, Curtis was 0-for-3 in his only game played. That season his salary was $2 million. On October 15, 1996, he became a free agent.
He made his major-league debut in 1992, playing in 139 games at all three outfield positions. He compiled a .259 average with 10 home runs and 46 runs batted in, also stealing 43 bases, but was thrown out 18 times (2nd in the American League).
