Matt Wieters, a baseball player by profession, came to life on May 21st, 1986 and is currently 29 years of age. He was born to his parents in Goose Creek, South Carolina and is a Native American. Matt was known to have an interest in baseball since when he was very young in age. He, later on, pursued his interest to make a career in baseball at the professional level. He started playing baseball while he was at his high school. He did his high school from Stratford High School and was the part of the school baseball team there. He was coached under the famous John Chalus and did wonders while playing under him for his team.
He won many championships for his team at the school level and made many records there. He became popular in the baseball fraternity at high school because of his performances there. He, later on, joined the college Georgia Tech after graduation and continued to play baseball on the college team. He performed stupendously there and won the All-American honor two times, a feat which was achieved by only 2 players in the past and Matt was third to do that. He won many other awards at the college level and won many championships and trophies for his team. He was much appreciated for his performances there by his coaches and teammates and made many records. He later on after his graduation got offers from many professional baseball teams.
He is married to his present wife and his past long-time girlfriend Maria Wieters and is very close to her. The couple is said to sharing a very strong bond together and has been staying together since their marriage. The couple has also given birth to a baby and has appeared together in many charitable and social events on numerous occasions.
According to his biography, Matt started playing baseball when he was in high school. He continued playing the sport in college as well and in 2007 after he passed out of his college he was signed by the team Baltimore Orioles in a contract worth millions of dollars. He played for many minor leagues till 2009 and won many championships for his team. He made his MLB debut with the team in 2009 and has been playing in MLB since then. He has been associated with the team Baltimore Orioles till date since the start of his professional career.
He has won many matches for his team and has been appreciated for his performances. He has also won multiple awards like All-Star award 3 times and Gold Glove award 2 times in the past. He suffered an injury in the year 2014 when he had to undergo a surgery of the elbow but soon recovered after that.
Matt has been a rich player because of his association with the team and because of the matches he has played in the past. He takes home an annual salary of $8.2 million and his estimated net worth is over $18 million which is projected to increase in the future as well.
| Birth Date: | 21 May, 1986 |
| Age: | 33 yrs |
| Occupations: | Baseball player |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Goose Creek |
| Education: | Stratford High School Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | American professional baseball catcher |
| Net Worth 2021: | 17 million |
