Sometimes, on PlayerWives.com we stumble across family stories that can’t go untold. While searching for Javier Baez’s wife, or Javier Baez’s girlfriend, we learned about Javier Baez’s sister Noely Baez. Noely was born with a birth defect that occurs a little less than once every 1000 births called spina bifida, which means “split spine.” It’s a very dangerous defect that happens when the backbone does not close all the way in a baby. Javier told…
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Jason Hammel’s wife Elissa Hammel joined as a guest commentator on the MLB Network to talk about making pork chops for Jason. Yeah, I guess they were running low on stuff to talk about, but she was there to give the recipe. Center cut pork loins, marinated in wine and spices 2-4 hours in the fridge minimum, and then you take them out and put them in a plastic bag with bread crumbs and parmesan…
Chicago Cubs hall of fame Ernie Banks has passed away. Banks wife Liz Elzey, their adopted daughter and Banks’ three adult children survive him. Mr. Cub was married three times previously before marrying his current wife in 2007. In 2008, at the age of 77, Ernie and Liz Banks adopted a baby girl born in California where the couple had a home. Banks proposed to his first wife in 1951 while serving for the United…
Greg Maddux’s wife Kathy Maddux may have turned the tide for his hall of fame logo selection. The legendary pitcher will go without a logo on his cap for his plaque when he’s inducted into the Hall. In his explanation, he states that Kathy and himself “grew up in baseball in Chicago,” which at first I thought meant that his wife was from Chicago, but it turns out his wife is from Fabulous Las Vegas….
Felix Doubront’s Wife Kimberly Doubront is originally from Greenville, South Carolina where she attended Hillcrest High School and was a member of the Class of 2003. She now lives in Watertown, Massachusetts with the couple’s two sons, as her husband readies himself to pitch in the World Series for the Boston Red Sox. Kim Doubront speaks English, French, Spanish and, according to her Facebook profile, “Spanglish”. Kim is very active in the Boston charity scene,…
This is one that makes me feel old. Do you realize Alfonso Soriano is 37? I mean seriously, I know it feels like he’s been around forever,… but 37? I mean come on! While Soriano has skipped around various baseball cities over the years including New York, Arlington, Washington and now Chicago, Soriano is now on the brink of a return to where he started his Major League career with the Yankees. Alfonso Soriano’s wife…
No stranger to moving around, Edwin Jackson finally found his comfort zone last year for the Washington Nationals. He was a workhorse for a surprisingly good Nationals staff, which led the team to their first playoff birth since moving to DC in 2005. Now he is one of the top free agent pitchers on the market, needing to choose whether to stay with the Nats or move on to his 9th professional team. Jackson has…