Explore Dewayne Staats net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! Dewayne Staats (born August 8 1952) is a sportscaster who has served as the television play-by-play announcer on behalf of the Tampa Bay Rays since their debut at the end of 1998. He is currently working alongside broadcaster in color Brian Anderson. In this article, we will discover how old is Dewayne Staats? Who is Dewayne Staats dating now & how much money does Dewayne Staats have?

NameDewayne Staats
First NameDewayne
Last NameStaats
OccupationSports Commentator
BirthdayAugust 8
Birth Year1952
Place of BirthAdvance
Home TownMissouri
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignLeo
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Dewayne Staats Biography

Dewayne Staats is one of the most popular and richest Sports Commentator who was born on August 8, 1952 in Advance, Missouri, United States. With the Cubs Staats played”the first” MLB Night game to be played Wrigley Field history with Steve Stone on August 8, 1988 even though the game was postponed because of rain.

As a promotion in 2006, dual talking bobblehead dolls of Staats and Joe Magrane were given away at a home game against the Seattle Mariners.

Staats has been repeatedly nominated for the Ford C. Frick Award, the broadcasters’ path to the Baseball Hall of Fame, since 2008.

among the no-hitters Staats announced were Nolan Ryan’s fifth one on September 26th, 1981, for the Houston Astros, one-handed pitcher Jim Abbott’s on September 4, 1993, for the New York Yankees, and Matt Garza on July 26 in 2010 with Tampa Bay Rays. Tampa Bay Rays.

Staats was raised in Advance, Missouri and moved during his early years into Wood River, Illinois, close to St. Louis. He listened to his favorite St. Louis Cardinals baseball broadcasts, which featured Harry Caray and Jack Buck. The graduate of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) in 1975, earning an education of Mass Communications. He started his broadcasting career by reporting on sports on WSIE which is which is the SIUE radio station. He also worked in the role of an announcer on high school athletics for a number of the small town radio stations, as well as as an intern at KMOX at KMOX in St. Louis.

Staats’ first wife, Dee, died in 2005 after a long battle with cancer. He has since remarried to the former Carla Berry. He has two daughters, Stephanie (b. 1978) and Alexandra (b. 1984), from his first marriage. Stephanie is married to former MLB relief pitcher Dan Wheeler. Staats has three grandchildren, Gabriel, Zachary, and Evie.

Dewayne Staats Net Worth

Dewayne is one of the richest Sports Commentator from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dewayne Staats's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

Staats started announcing professional baseball games with his team the Oklahoma City 89ers (1973-74) as a student at SIUE. Following graduation, he became a the sports director of KPLR-TV located in St.Louis (1975-76) Then he was employed by the Houston Astros (1977-84), Chicago Cubs (1985-89), New York Yankees (1990-94) and ESPN (1995-97) prior to joining the Rays in 1998’s inaugural season.

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeSports Commentator
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Staats celebrated his 30th season as a Major League Baseball announcer in 2006, and on June 22, 2010, he called his 5000th major league game.

Who is Dewayne Staats Dating?

According to our records, Dewayne Staats is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of January 13, 2024, Dewayne Staats’s is not dating anyone.

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Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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The Dewayne Staats Award for Broadcast Journalism was established in 2008 by the Mass Communications Department at SIUE. This award “recognizes a student who exhibits Staats’s passion for sports, and who demonstrates the writing, announcing and analytical skills needed to excel in the field of Sports Journalism.” He was named recipient of the SIUE Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award in 1987. He became a member of the SIUE Alumni Hall of Fame in 2006 and of the SIUE Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012.

Facts & Trivia

Dewayne Ranked on the list of most popular Sports Commentator. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Dewayne Staats celebrates birthday on August 8 of every year.

Did Dewayne Staats retire?

Staats, 66, said he was fine with the move, and has no plans to step down anytime soon, having been with the Rays since their 1998 inception.

How much does Dwayne stats make?

Dewayne Staats net worth: Dewayne Staats is an American sports broadcaster who has a net worth of $3 million. Dewayne Staats was born in Advance, Missouri in August 1952.

Who are the Tampa Bay Rays announcers?

  • Andy Freed. Andy returns to the booth for his 17th season with the Rays broadcast team, which was voted tops in the American League by subscribers of The Athletic in 2020. …
  • Dave Wills. …
  • Neil Solondz.

Is Dewayne Staats married?

He has since remarried to the former Carla Berry. He has two daughters, Stephanie (b. 1978) and Alexandra (b. 1984), from his first marriage.

What happened Orestes Destrade?

Destrade also played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Seibu Lions. He is now a broadcaster for the Tampa Bay Rays.

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