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Bucky Dent Net Worth 2024

Bucky Dent Net Worth – $1.5 million

What is Bucky Dent’s net worth? Who is Bucky Dent’s wife?

Introduction

Bucky Dent is an American former Major League Baseball player who was voted the World Series Most Valuable Player in 1978.

He currently hosts a podcast, Deep to Left with Bucky Dent.

Biography

He was born on November 25, 1951, in Savannah, Georgia, the USA, as Russell Earl O’Dey.

Dent graduated from Hialeah High School.

In 1970, he was the sixth overall pick in the MLB draft.

In 1973, Dent started to play for the Chicago White Sox.

In 1975, Bucky earned his first All-Star selection.

In early April 1977, he was traded to the New York Yankees.

Home Run

At the end of the 1978 regular season, Dent hit a three-run home run in a tie-breaker game against the Boston Red Sox. The game was played at Fenway Park in Boston.

”I didn’t realize it when that ball went out of here, but that home run changed my life,” Bucky said in an interview in 2016. He added: ”It changed my life because 38 years later, people are still talking about it. It’s one of the greatest baseball games ever. It’s history.”

Bucky Dent home run

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”I didn’t know I had hit a homer until I saw the umpire at first signaling home run with his hand,” Dent said in another interview. ”I couldn’t believe it.”

Here is a video of the home run.

In 1979, Dent appeared in the TV movie ”Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.”

In August 1982, Bucky was traded to the Texas Rangers.

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He finished his career while playing for Kansas City Royals in 1984.

From 1989 to 1990, Dent served as a manager for the New York Yankees.

From 1991 to 1994, Bucky was part of the coaching staff of the St. Louis Cardinals.

From 1995 to 2001, he served on the coaching staff of the Texas Rangers.

In 2002, Bucky was the manager of the Omaha Royals.

From November 2005 to July 2007, Bucky was a bench coach for the Cincinnati Reds.

In 2015, he had a small role in Walt Before Mickey, a biographical drama film about the early years of Walt Disney.

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Wife

On November 1, 1985, Bucky Dent married Marianne Seywent.

”I met Marianne on a flight during the 1981 season,” Bucky told Yankees. He also said: ”I asked her for her phone number, but she told me that she didn’t like giving it out. Eventually, I got her to give me her number.”

Marianne passed away on October 22, 2015. She had been diagnosed with brain cancer 19 months prior to her death.

In November 2019, Dent married Angie Wildstein.

Children

Dent has four children, twins Caitlin Ann and Cody Joseph, Stacy Lynn, and Scott Russell.

Cody played baseball at Florida Gators baseball.

Dent’s daughter Caitlin served as an assistant coach for the Hofstra softball team during the 2015 season. From 2010 to 2013, Caitlin played softball at North Carolina State.

Aside from them, there is not much information available about any other family members or relatives that might be related to him either directly or indirectly through marriage or otherwise.

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Height

Bucky Dent Net Worth

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5′ 11″ (1.8 m)

Bucky Dent – Net Worth 2024

So, how much is Bucky Dent worth? Dent earned most of his wealth from playing 12 years in Major League Baseball with a .247 batting average and 423 RBI. Therefore, former Major League Baseball player Bucky Dent has an estimated net worth of $1.5 million.

Bucky won two World Series rings as the starting shortstop for the New York Yankees in 1977 and 1978.

Dent also served on the coaching staff for the Texas Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals.

Bucky was a manager for the New York Yankees and the Omaha Royals.

He hosts the podcast — “Deep to Left with Bucky Dent.”

What you need to know – Bucky Dent is an American former Major League Baseball player who has an estimated net worth of $1.5 million thanks largely due to earnings from both his playing days as well as any coaching or managerial positions held since then.

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