Ron Darling Biography
Ron Darling is an American former professional baseball player and sports color commentator working for MLB Network in Secaucus, New Jersey as a sports color commentator. He joined the station in 2013.
Ron Darling Age / Birthday
As of 2023, Darling is 63 years old, he was born on August 19 1960 in Honolulu, Hawaii, in the United States of America. He celebrates his on August 19 every year.
Ron Darling Height / Measurements
Darling is of average body stature and stands at an approximate height of 6 feet 2 inches tall.
Ron Darling Partner/ Wife
was married to Irish Wilhelmina model Antoinette O’Reilly, She had small roles on television and in movies, sometimes using her married name, Toni Darling. During their marriage, they appeared in numerous magazine features together. They later divorced in 2004. Darling married Joanna Last, a makeup artist for Fox Sports. Darling manages to keep information regarding his wife away from the public. However, we will update information about his spouse once it’s available.
Ron Darling Kids / Children
Darling together with his first wife has two children Tyler Darling and Jordan Darling. Additionally, In February 2016 they had a son, Ronald Maurice Darling III with his second wife. He manages to keep information regarding any of his kids away from the limelight. However, we will update this information about his children once it’s available.
Ron Darling Family / Relatives
Darling was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to a Hawaiian-Chinese mother and a French-Canadian father. He grew up in Millbury, Massachusetts. He manages to keep information regarding his parents away from the limelight. Additionally, he shares no information regarding whether he has any siblings or not. We will update this information once it’s available.
Ron Darling Education
Darling went to Shrewsbury, Massachusetts’ St. John’s High School. Darling received a scholarship offer from Yale University to play quarterback for the Yale Bulldogs football team. He switched to defensive back after learning Yale had an abundance of quarterback potential. After his first season, he left the squad and turned his attention to baseball. He began his baseball career as a shortstop for the Yale Bulldogs. Later on in his collegiate career, he only agreed to throw if he could play shortstop and outfield on his off days. Darling was set to graduate in December 1982, but he was drafted by the Texas Rangers in June 1981.
Ron Darling College Career
Darling former professional baseball player and sports color commentator working for MLB Network in Secaucus, New Jersey. In 1980, Darling played collegiate summer baseball for the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball Alliance (CCBL). He batted .336 with six domestic runs posting a 4–3 stamp on the hill. At the league’s all-star amusement at Yankee Stadium, he singled, multiplied, and homered as the CCBL cleared out a defender, at that point came on within the last inning to pitch in help, protecting the CCBL’s one-run triumph over the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball Alliance.
Darling was named the league’s MVP and extraordinary master prospect and was accepted into the CCBL Corridor of Acclaim in 2002. On May 21, 1981, Darling confronted future Mets colleague Straight to the point Viola, at that point playing for St. John’s College, in an NCAA post-season diversion, and he had a no-hitter through 11 innings. Within the 12th inning, St. John’s broke up the no-hitter and after that scored on a double-steal to defeat Yale 1–0.
Darling’s performance remains the longest no-hitter in NCAA history, and the amusement is considered by a few to be the most excellent in college baseball history and was the subject of an Unused Yorker story by Roger Angell, who went to the game. Darling went on to play more diversions in Major Association Baseball than any Yale former student since 19th-century pitcher Charge Hutchinson. He was the final previous Yale Bulldog to reach the Major Associations until pitcher Craig Breslow made his big appearance in 2005. (and was not taken after by another Yale player until catcher Ryan Lavarnway in 2011).
Ron Darling MLB
Darling works with MLB where he serves alongside his fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;
- Yonder Alonso
- Ruben Amaro, Jr.
- A.J. Andrews
- Alex Avila
- Bob Costas
- Ryan Dempster
- Mark DeRosa
- Robert Flores
- Cliff Floyd
- Peter Gammons
- Lauren Gardner
- Jon Heyman
- Brian Kenny
- Al Leiter
Ron Darling Salary
Darling receives an annual income ranging between $30,000 and $90,000.
Ron Darling Net Worth
Through Darling’s career as a former professional baseball player and sports color commentator, he has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges between $1 Million and $ 5 Million.
Ron Darling Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Darling is active on his social media accounts. He has about 12k followers on his Facebook Page, about 3.4k followers on his Twitter account, and around 2.1k followers on his Instagram account.
Ron Darling Career
Darling was chosen within the to begin with circular (ninth generally) of the 1981 MLB draft by the Texas Officers. He put up fair numbers with the AA Tulsa Drillers. He was exchanged beside Walt Terrell from the Officers to the Mets for Lee Mazzilli on April 1, 1982. For the Mets, Sweetheart and Terrell would inevitably combine for seven double-digit win seasons. Three seasons afterward, the Mets exchanged Terrell to the Detroit Tigers for Howard Johnson. For Texas, Mazzilli never regained his restricted eminence of the late 1970s.In 1984, Sweetheart won a spot at the beginning revolution and kept up a spot there nearly continuously until 1990.
Whereas his early walk rates were poor—he indeed drove the alliance in strolls in 1985—he never once more appeared the terrible walk rates he had while playing AAA ball. With Darling and Terrell each getting there to begin with long-term chances within the Majors and with the big appearance of a young star and inevitable Rookie of the Year Dwight Gooden, the Mets went from second-worst within the Majors in 1983 to fourth-best within the Majors in 1984; the Mets wrapped up second-best in their division and missed the postseason. In 1986, everything came together for the Mets, and Dear was no exception. He wrapped up with a 15–6 record and posted a career-best 2.81 Period, which was third-best within the NL.
He too gotten the as it were Cy Youthful Grant votes of his career, wrapping up fifth behind Mike Scott of the Astros. The Mets drove the way most of the season, and their best four starters all got Cy Youthful votes. On May 27, Sweetheart tied his career-high with 12 strikeouts in a five-hit total diversion triumph which, despite a destitute April, raised his record to 6–0. Darling went 12–8 in 1987 but had to fight most of the way, as did the rest of the group. Darling’s April Time was over 6.00, and he did not win a diversion in either May or June, going 0–4 with 8 no-decisions between triumphs.
Ron Darling Trade and American League
Darling was back within the United York Mets’ beginning turn in 1991. Even though his pitching had made strides over 1990, he was still conflicting, winning three diversions with scoreless pitching but getting hit difficult in numerous other recreations. Not at all like past seasons, Darling posted destitute numbers at Shea Stadium pitching well on the street. He pitched a scoreless two-hit ball over eight innings against the Montreal Expos on the street in his second-last amusement with the Mets.
On July 15, 1991, Dear was exchanged with a minor leaguer to Montreal for previous closer Tim Burke. Darling’s three begins for Montreal were destitute, with a period of 7.41. Moreover, on July 31, 1991, the Expos exchanged him to Oakland Sports for two minor leaguers. After the Darling exchanges, the Expos were cleared out with three minor leaguers. None of whom played more than two recreations within the majors. With Oakland, Dear instantly logged two seven-inning scoreless begins and won his to begin with three choices. At that point, his destitute control returned and Dear misplaced seven straight choices counting his final six begins. In three of those misfortunes, he permitted two or fewer runs.
Oakland, coming off its third successive alliance flag, was scarcely over .500 sometime recently procuring Darling. His procurement did little to influence Oakland’s record. When the strike kept going into 1995, Dear began awfully, logging a Period over 9.00 in his four begins without making it through the fifth inning in any of them. His as it were total amusement of the season finished with a 1–0 misfortune on May 30. Additionally, Dear won as it were four recreations with a period of 6.23, After an awful misfortune, Oakland discharged him on Admirable 19, 1995 bringing his playing career to a conclusion.