Manager of the St. Louis Cardinals Tony LaRussa and his wife Elaine LaRussa are huge animal nuts. No, you don’t get it. We mean HUGE animal nuts. To the point where they have a rabbit, five dogs, five mice, and fourteen cats at their home in Alamo, CA. Huge to the point where they actually started a 37,000 square foot no-kill shelter called Animal Rescue Foundation. Huge to the point where Tony, Elaine and their…
MLB Wives and Girlfriends (WAGS)
UPDATE 09/18/2014: Ron Washington resigned suddenly as manager of the Texas Rangers, blaming the departure on the fact that he was unfaithful to his wife after 42 years. Ron Washington apologized to his wife Gerry Washington and asked for privacy in the matter. Manager of the Texas Rangers, Ron Washington’s wife Gerry Washington is perhaps best known for standing by her man when he tested positive for cocaine during the 2009 season. Gerry Washington appeared…
Owner of the Texas Rangers, Nolan Ryan’s wife Ruth Ryan met her husband-to-be when she was just 13 years old. 15 year old Nolan Ryan and 13 year old Ruth Holdorff met while they both attended Alvin High School in Alvin, Texas. Nolan was a standout baseball and basketball star, while Ruth was a state champion tennis player – in short, they were the prototypical high school power couple. Hell, they were probably Prom King…
Jason and Caitlin met in the summer of 2008, while both were employees of the Memphis Redbirds; Jason was pitching for the club while Caitlin was working in the marketing department. After two years of dating, Jason Motte married his girlfriend Caitlin Motte nee Doyle on November 20, 2010. The ceremony and reception were held in Memphis, TN. Motte had bullpenmates Kyle McClellan and Mitchell Boggs as groomsmen. Motte was given the chance to repay…
UPDATE: 10-12-2011: After Theo Epstein left the Boston Red Sox to become GM of the Chicago Cubs, the rumor mill immediately starting churning as to who would replace him. Our money to replace Epstein as general manager of the Red Sox is on current Vice President of Player Personnel/former interim-GM/long-time Red Sox understudy, Ben Cherington. Ben Cherington’s wife Wendi Nix is a sports reporter for ESPN. Well, we should say ex-wife as they are apparently…
Yadier Molina’s wife Wanda Molina met her future husband in high school in Puerto Rico. Yadier Molina married the former Wanda Torres in 2007. The couple lives in Caseyville, IL during the baseball season and Vega Alta, Puerto Rico during the offseason. They have two children together; son Yanuell born in October 20, and daughter Arianna born on July 4, 2010. Yadier Molina’s wife Wanda Molina has meshed well with the entire family, helping to…
Corey Hart’s wife Kristina Hart is the mother of his four children, Alyssa, Matthew, Ryleigh and a fourth whose name we’ve come up empty on searching for. You may have seen Ryleigh before, at the press conference following the announcement that her father won the final spot on the 2008 All-Star squad. While addressing the media, and holding his young daughter at the podium, Corey’s teammates rushed the stage and showered Corey and Ryleigh with…