Lynn Todd Helton was born on the 20th August 1973, in Knoxville, Tennessee USA, and is a former professional baseball player. He was the first baseman for the Colorado Rockies to play in this team in Major League Baseball (MLB) for his entire career, starting in 1997 and ending in 2013, when he retired. He is considered to the greatest idol in the history of this franchise.
How much is the net worth of Todd Helton? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the overall size of his wealth is over $65 million, as of the data presented in early 2017. MLB is the major source of Helton’s net worth.
Todd Helton Net Worth $65 Million
To begin with, Helton studied at the University of Tennessee, where he played baseball from 1992 to 1995. In addition, he was a member of the college football team, the Tennessee Volunteers. In college baseball, he played in first baseman and pitcher positions, and in 1995, he received the Dick Howser Trophy as the Best Baseball Player in the NCAA.
Concerning his professional career, he was selected in the first round the eighth overall in the MLB draft 1995 by the Colorado Rockies, and initially played in the team’s feeder clubs, including the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, at the Triple-A level. He made his debut in MLB in the summer of 1997 in a match against the Pittsburgh Pirates, in which he hit a home run. In 1998, in the MLB voting for the best newcomer he was 2nd behind Kicker Woods from the Chicago Cubs. In the middle of 1999, in a match against the Florida Marlins, he hit for the cycle as the third player in the club’s history. In 2000, he played for the first time in the All-Star Matches, with the best average in the MLB (0.372), made the most RBI (147), doubles (59), most hits in the National League (216) and was rewarded with the first place for the first time in his career with the Silver Slugger Award. In the next four seasons, he was a member of the NL All-Star Team four times, won three Gold Gloves and three Silver Slugger Awards. In 2001, he equalled the club record of Larry Walker, hitting 49 home runs in the season.
In the autumn of 2007, in a meeting with the Florida Marlins, he scored his 300th home run, and the same season his 1,000th hit, his 35th double for the 10th consecutive season – an MLB record – and for the first time helping the team win the National League title and reach the World Series.
Injuries began to take their toll, and from 2010 his participation was rather limited. However, on 1st September 2013, in a game against the Cincinnati Reds, he scored a 2,500 strike. He last played on the 29th September 2013 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Overall, Helton is one of only four players in MLB history to have 400 total bases in consecutive seasons as well as one of only five players in MLB history to have at least 200 rebounds, 40 home runs, 100 RBIs, 100 runs, 100 extra base batting and 100 walks in a season. He also appeared in five All-Star games.
Finally, in the personal life of the baseball player, he has been married to Christy Helton since 2000, and they have two daughters. The family resides in Brighton, Colorado.
