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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.
