Ronald Maurice Darling, Jr. was born on the 19th August 1960, in Honolulu, Hawaii USA, and is of part-Chinese)mother), and Cuban and French-Canadian(father) ancestry. He is best known to the world as a former baseball player, in the position of a pitcher for MLB teams such as the New York Mets, Oakland Athletics and Montreal Expos. His career was active from 1981 until 1993, and after retirement he began to work as a sports broadcaster and analyst for such networks as TBS and MLB Network.
Have you ever wondered how rich Ron Darling is, as of mid-2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Ron Darling`s net worth is as high as $11 million, which has been accumulated through his successful career as a baseball player, and also through his later career as a commentator.
Ron Darling Net Worth $11 Million
Although born in Hawaii, Ron grew up in Millbury, Massachusetts, where he went to St. John’s High School in Shrewsbury. After he matriculated, he enrolled at Yale University, where he began playing baseball. During his college career, Ron had a no-hitter game until 12th inning, setting the record of the NCAA, which is still active.
He forewent his last year of studies, and entered the 1981 MLB Draft, in which he was selected by the Texas Rangers, however, he was traded to the New York Mets for Lee Mazzilli in 1982, after a terrible season in the minor league. He then began to play for the Tidewater Tides, which is an affiliate of the Mets, and thanks to his great performance, he was summoned to the MLB team.
In his first season, Ron had 12–9 overall with an ERA of 3.81, however, since then his numbers improved, and two years later, he had a career best ERA of 2.81, and a 15-6 record overall. That season, the Mets won the World Series,actually the only one of Ron`s career. From then his numbers began to decline, and in 1991 Ron was traded to Montreal Expos, but after only three games, he was traded to the Oakland Athletics, with which he re-signed in 1992, increasing further his net worth. Ron was a part of the Oakland Athletics until 1995, when they released him from contract, as his game numbers were poor, and after which Ron decided to retire.
Ron finished his career with 3.87 ERA average, a 131-116 record and had 1,590 strikeouts. In 1989 he won the Golden Glove Award.
Following his retirement, he pursued a career in broadcasting, and was hired by the Fox Network in 2000 to work on the show “Baseball Today”, which only added to his net worth. He also worked for the YES Network, CSTV and Fox Sports Net. In 2005, he served as color commentator for the games of the Washington Nationals, and the following year he was appointed as commentator and analyst for the Mets` games on the SportsNet New York, and also worked as an analyst for the 2007 MLB Playoffs on the TBS Network, Most recently, he has been hired by the MLB Network, increasing further his net worth.
Ron has also authored a book, entitled “Game 7, 1986: Failure and Triumph in the Biggest Game of My Life” (2009), the sales of which added a substantial amount to his net worth.
When it comes to his personal life, Ron has been married to Joanna Last since 2004; she works also for the Fox Network as a make-up artist. The couple has one child, born in 2014. Ron was previously married to model Antoinette O’Reilly, with whom he has three children.
