Joe Musgrove

American professional baseball pitcher Joe Musgrove was born on December 4, 1992, and currently plays for the Major League Baseball (MLB) San Diego Padres.

In the first round of the 2011 MLB Draft, Musgrove was chosen by the Toronto Blue Jays with the 46th overall pick, straight out of high school. He had made a commitment at the time to play baseball for San Diego State in college, but he decided to sign with the Blue Jays instead of honouring that agreement. In late August, he was traded to the Bluefield Blue Jays, the other Rookie affiliate, after playing eight games with the Rookie Gulf Coast League Blue Jays. He went on to play with the Astros and Pirates before joining his current team, the San Diego Padres.

Musgrove was a member of the Astros squad that won the World Series in 2017. In the 52-year history of the Padres, Musgrove pitched the first no-hitter on April 9, 2021. He was also an All-Star in 2022.

Joe Musgrove’s Personal Information

Joe Musgrove’s Early Life

During his junior year at Grossmont High School in El Cajon, where he played alongside future Pittsburgh Pirates teammate Steven Brault, Musgrove showed promise as a two-way player. In 2010, Musgrove recorded an 11–1 win–loss record while pitching 77 innings, recording five saves, a 2.07 earned run average (ERA), and seventy strikeouts. He also had a .430 batting average, nine home runs, and 35 runs batted in (RBIs) over his brief career. The next season, Musgrove's record dropped to 7–5, although he hit .350 with nine home runs and 32 RBIs, along with a 2.40 ERA and 100 strikeouts in 78 innings.

Musgrove started playing baseball at the age of seven. He was born in El Cajon, California. In his junior year at Grossmont High School, he emerged as a star pitcher and batter, leading his team to two appearances in the state championship game. Musgrove decided to sign with the Blue Jays instead of following through on his prior commitment to play collegiate baseball for San Diego State after being selected by the team in the first round of the 2011 MLB Draft. In 2015, he started moving up the Astros' minor system, and the following year, he made his big league debut.

Joe Musgrove’s Personal Life

Joe Musgrove was born to parents Diane and Mark Musgrove. He also has three siblings. He is currently in a relationship with a woman named Alica Christensen. His favourite player growing up was Padres pitcher Jake Peavy and he wears No. 44 in his honor.

He set a new world record on December 5, 2022, when he threw an 86 mph fastball in Antarctica. On aid of the Challenged Athletes Foundation, the accomplishment made history as the quickest pitch thrown on the world's coldest continent. The Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF), which exists to give people with physical disabilities the tools and resources they need to enjoy active lifestyles through competitive athletics and physical fitness.

Other charities he is associated with are Be The Match, they collaborate with a worldwide network, carry out research to enhance transplant outcomes, and offer patients information and assistance. Also there is The Andre Reed Foundation and the More Than Baseball nonprofit organization which is dedicated to building a better future for Minor League Baseball players.

Joe Musgrove’s Family Background

Joe Musgrove's mother is Diane Musgrove, and his father is Mark Musgrove. He has two sisters and one brother. They both encouraged him and grew to be a strong foundation for the person that Joe Musgrove is today.

Joe Musgrove's parents introduced him to the game when he was very young. In addition to being Joe Musgrove's father, Mark Musgrove is also a fan of his. The father of four was a police officer in San Diego until he became paralyzed for two years from the neck down due to an inflammatory condition known as Guillain-Barre syndrome. The famous pitcher's mother, Diane Musgrove, owns Caffé Adesso, a modest coffee business.

Joe Musgrove’s Girlfriend

Joe Musgrove has a girlfriend named Arica Christensen. Christensen has been employed by Booz Allen Hamilton as a data scientist. She was promoted from Data Scientist Jr. to Data Scientist Mid and Senior Consultant at Booz Allen within a year, indicating that she clearly impressed her superiors. She was once a Senior Designer at General Atomics. With the description, "A year filled with pure happiness, amazing accomplishments and the best memories, happy birthday my love," Arica posted a thread of pictures of herself and her partner. We toast to all of the adventures that await us in the upcoming year."

Joe Musgrove’s Kids

Joe Musgrove and his girlfriend, Arica Christensen currently do not have any kids.

Joe Musgrove’s Social Media

Joe Musgrove has a sizable Instagram fan following. On Instagram, he has about 160k followers. He posts images of himself and his girlfriend playing games on social media. Through social media, he keeps his followers informed about both his personal and professional lives.

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Joe Musgrove’s Net Worth

As of 2023, Joe Musgrove’s net worth is $22 million. Joe Musgrove signed a 5-year contract worth $100,000,000 with the San Diego Padres, including $100,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $20,000,000. In 2024, Musgrove will earn a base salary of $20,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $20,000,000 and a dead cap value of $20,000,000.

His contracts and endorsement deals have contributed a lot to his huge net worth.

Joe Musgrove’s Brand Ambassador

Joe Musgrove is a brand Ambassador for Sycuan Casino Resort. He is the organization's first MLB ambassador. Musgrove also endorses a lot of brands like Celsius for its energy drinks, Freestyle Cut & Stitch it's baseball apparel, Murf electric Bicycles for its e-bikes, Bubs Naturals for its protein and hydration product, Netflix for it's digital content, Culture Kings for shoes, caps and t-shirts, 44 Pro Gloves for it's baseball gloves, Metabilia for its gaming platform and Dugout Mugs for its designed mugs.

Joe Musgrove’s Investments

Joe Musgrove is opening a gym, the top pitcher for San Diego is making sure that aspiring players in baseball have access to the same facilities that have brought him millions of dollars and helped him maintain physical strength in the face of ailments. Musgrove will open a state-of-the-art training facility close to Petco Park with the help of his trainer and state-of-the-art machinery. Giving kids the opportunity to become familiar with various exercises and body routines that will improve their physical and baseball skills is the main purpose behind this.

Joe Musgrove’s Career Stats

Musgrove's 2021 season turned out to be a breakout year, as he set career highs in a number of stats, including innings pitched, strikeouts, batting average against, WHIP, and win/loss record. Musgrove pitched the first no-hitter in the 52-year history of the Padres on April 9, 2021, at Globe Life Field against the Texas Rangers. Musgrove failed to complete a perfect game due to a hit by pitch to Joey Gallo in the fourth inning, after throwing 77 of his 112 pitches for strikes and striking out 10 batters. His entire career stats are presented below in a table format.

Table credits - mlb.com

Joe Musgrove’s Achievements

Joe Musgrove is an MLB veteran. He debuted during the 2016 MLB season and has gone on to represent 3 teams in his career till now. He has won accolades with all his teams. His achievements since joining the majors are shown below in a table format.

Joe Musgrove’s Contract

Joe Musgrove and the San Diego Padres agreed to a five-year contract in 2023. The contract is worth $100,000,000 and has $100,000,000 guaranteed and an average salary of $20,000,000 per year. Musgrove's base pay in 2024 will be $20,000,000, with a $20,000,000 total compensation and dead cap value of $20,000,000.

The clauses in Joe’s contract are:

• Full No-Trade Clause 2023-2026

• Limited No-Trade Clause 2027

• Player may purchase premium suite and four best premium season tickets to home games

• Suite on road

In 2011, Joe Musgrove signed his first contract and got a signing bonus of $500,000 with the Toronto Blue Jays. In 2017, Joe Musgrove signed a contract worth $543,400 with the Houston Astros, for a duration of 1 year. Next in 2018, Joe Musgrove signed a contract worth $571,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, for a duration of 1 year. Afterwards in 2019, Joe Musgrove signed a contract worth $582,500 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, for a duration of 1 year.

For the 2020 season, Joe Musgrove signed a contract worth $2,800,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates. For the 2021 season, Joe Musgrove signed a contract worth $4,450,000 with the San Diego Padres. For the 2022 season, Joe Musgrove signed a contract worth $8,625,000 with the San Diego Padres. Joe Musgrove signed a contract with the San Diego Padres in 2023, which is valid till 2028.

Joe Musgrove’s Diet

It was revealed earlier this year (2023) that Musgrove was adhering to a diet plan designed by the Padres nutritionist Whitney Milano, which is full of iron, potassium and low on salt.

Joe Musgrove’s House

Joe Musgrove put his condo on sale in 2021. His condo was located in Pittsburgh with Sweet views of Upper Lawrence, the cost of the condo was set at $740,000. His condo was a three-bedroom, two- bathroom in the Old McCleary School in Holmes Street. Details about his current residence are not available.

Joe Musgrove’s Cars

Joe Musgrove drives a car to his trainings and places in town but details about that car are not known. Though he once bought his parents a Range Rover as a gift.