Andrew Toles Wiki – Biography
Andrew Toles Known as Andrew Tales was born on 24th May 1992, in Decatur, Georgia to father Alvin Toles and mother Vicky Toles. His nationality is American, however, he is of African ethnic race. He has two siblings – Morgan Toles and Kasey Toles.
He learned to play baseball at the University of Tennessee after he signed up as a volunteer for the college team. He was honored with SEC All-Freshman Team in 2011, but the throne was taken away later that year.
Toles played college baseball for the University of Tennessee but was dismissed from the team in 2011. He then played for Chipola College but was suspended from the team in 2012. He was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays in the third round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft and played for the organization, but he was released prior to the 2015 season for disciplinary reasons. He signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization after the 2015 season and made his major league debut in 2016.
Andrew earned approximately $535 thousand from LA Dodgers during the 2018 MLB season. The player’s saga has taken a sad turn, as he filed for bankruptcy last year and became homeless. Before LA Dodgers, he played for Tampa Bay Rays.
The Georgian player has continuously battled with anxiety and depression in his life which severely affected his gameplay.
Tampa Bay Rays (2012) – $394,200
Los Angeles Dodgers (2016) – $191,337
Los Angeles Dodgers (2017) – $540,000
Los Angeles Dodgers (2018) – $535,000
Andrew Toles also earned a huge sum of money for endorsing brands on his uniform. Various brands he has worked with are Uncle Jack, Magnus, 39THIRTY in March 2018.
Last year, Andrew had a net worth of $500K, putting him close to the big players like Ross Stripling. He earned $535K annually from MLB championship games, equal to that of J. T. Chargois.
Throughout his entire career as a Pro Baseball player, he has made a whopping $1.2 million. (Also read: Who is Ron Jeremy? Net worth, Wiki, Biography.)
Toles’ contracts and earnings, including bonus and incentives:
Andrew Toles Age, Height & Weight
Andrew Toles (born May 24, 1992) is 28 years old. Andrew’s height is 5’8″ and his weight is 84 kgs.
Personal Life
Andrew’s Siblings are Morgan Toles and Kasey Toles and his Parents are Alvin Toles & Vicky Toles.
He is the son of Alvin Toles, who played college football at the University of Tennessee and then played in the National Football League.
Toles spent two weeks between the 2015 and 2016 Major League Baseball seasons working in the frozen-foods section of a Georgia Kroger grocery store.
On June 22, 2020
The Dodgers’ outfielder maintains a distance while talking about his personal life. We know for a fact that he is not married and there is no information available or confirmed by his manager/team.
It could also turn out that Andrew Toles is happily married and living the good ‘hubby’ life with the love of his life and has not decided to publicly address his marital/relationship status.
Career
In the third round of the 2012 MLB draft, Toles received the golden chance of playing for a national club after Tampa Bay Rays selected him from the Chipola College baseball team. The college team had fired him for breaking team rules. A year later, Toles opted out of the Tam Bay Rays club. He spent the rest of the year in a mental health treatment center, according to The Athletic.
“He struggled to sleep. Regularly, he showed up late to the ballpark and committed mental mistakes on the field, and regularly he heard from manager Jared Sandberg.” the report stated.
In 2015, he attended the spring training was released by Rays for not following the mandatory rules. So, he did not play any professional baseball game that year.
In 2016, LA Dodgers offered him the left fielder spot and he happily accepted the offer. Toles then played on-and-off battling with his mental health issues.
Andrew Toles Arrested
Andrew Toles, 28, is an American Pro Baseball player who played for Los Angeles Dodgers as an outfielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) till 2018. The outfielder was arrested on June 22 for sleeping behind a Florida airport.
Andrew’s next court date is due July 2 and he is currently kept at Stock Island Detention Center.
Net Worth
Andrew Toles Net Worth as of June 2020 – $50K approximately.