John Bale

John Bale biography

Professional baseball player at Majors League Baseball from USA, John Bale was born on May 22, 1974 in Cheverly, Maryland. From the early age he used to play baseball and love this game. Now a days, he is in the roster of Kansas City Royals as Pitcher. He is considered to be a dependable player, and Bale is highly expected to perform when his team is in need. Bale has been playing in Major League Baseball for 10 years. He has performed for several teams at national minor's levels, and in the majors, Bale has played for Toronto Blue Jays, Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, Hiroshima Toyo Carp and Kansas City Royals. He wears shirt no. 49 in Kansas City Royals. Right from his school age he used to be a good player. Bale joined Crestview School Crestview, Florida and played several games for the school team. Quite often he was noticed for the potentials he has by the good performance he demonstrated during games. That time, expectators believed that he will be a star in the future. Bale joined University of Southern Mississippi, Jefferson Davis Community College and used to represent his college team in baseball matches. He was a good talented player, and many times during the college life, he has proved that by demonstrating good performance in the matches. Bale by that time, has already decided that he will play baseball professionally. He continued to play at minor levels and later some time, Bale was selected by Toronto Blue Jays in 5th Round (129th overall) of 1996 amateur entry draft, and after spending some time with the minor teams, he got an opportunity to play for the bigger team and he made a debut on September 30, 1999 for the Toronto Blue Jays. At the end of 2008, his remuneration package was estimated to be $1,200,000 per annum.

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