Dan Plesac (born Daniel Thomas Plesac) is a well-reputed former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1986 to 2003. He pitched for the Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Philadelphia Phillies. After retirement, he became a horse trainer.
Dan Plesac Biography
Dan Plesac (born Daniel Thomas Plesac) is a well-reputed former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1986 to 2003. He pitched for the Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Philadelphia Phillies. After retirement, he became a horse trainer.
Dan Plesac Education
He received his education at Crown Point High School where he excelled in baseball, basketball, football, and track. After high school, he attended North Carolina State University where he played college baseball in the early 1980s In 2010, he was inducted to the North Carolina State Baseball Hall of Fame.
Dan Plesac Career
Dan Plesac Major Leagues
Originally, he was a starting pitcher before becoming the closer of the Milwaukee Brewers. From the mid-1990s until the end of his career, he primarily served as a left-handed specialist, pitching for the Blue Jays twice, the Diamondbacks, and the Phillies. Three times in 1987, 1988, and 1989, he was elected to the American League All-Star team and ended his career with a 65-71 record, a 3.64 ERA in 1,064 games, and 1,072 innings pitched. In 1988, he recorded three saves against the Twins in a weekend series immediately preceding the 1988 All-Star Game in Cincinnati. He holds numerous all-time Brewers pitching records (minimum 500 innings pitched). In his 18-year career, he was never on the disabled list, never having surgery in or off-season.
Dan Plesac Television Career
From 2005 until the end of the 2008 season, he worked as a news telecaster for Comcast Sportsnet Chicago, co-hosting as a highlighter for Chicago Cubs and pre and post-game shows. In January 2009, he joined the MLB Network and became an analyst. He appears on MLB Tonight and is an occasional guest host for Intentional Talk. Also, he served as a broadcaster for the MLB: The Show video game franchise. He then served as a color commentator for the world feed of the 2021 World Series and 2022 All-Star Game produced by MLB International, airing in over 200 countries as well as on the American Forces Network. He worked alongside Scott Braun, who provided play-by-play during the 2021 World Series while for the 2022 All-Star Game, he worked with Jason Benetti.
Dan Plesac Age
Dan was born on February 4, 1962, therefore he is 61 years old as of August 2023. He thus celebrates his birthday on February 4th of every year.
Dan Plesac Height
He stands at a height of 6 feet 5 inches (1.96m) tall.
Dan Plesac Family
Plesac was born in Gary, Indiana, U.S.A. to Joseph Plesac (Father) and Gloria Plesac (Mother). He has two brothers whose names are not mentioned.
Dan Plesac Wife
Dan is very private about his personal life therefore it is not known if he is in any relationship. However, he was previously married to Leslie Plesac. It is not known when they got married but they divorced in 2005. He has two kids with his ex-wife Leslie, two kids namely; Madeline Plesac (born in 1992) and Natalie Plesa (born in 1995).
Dan Plesac’s Net Worth
Plesac has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 million – $5 million which he has earned through being an On-Air Analyst and a former professional baseball player.
Dan Plesac Salary
He earns an annual salary ranging between $40,000 – $110,500.