Richard Gianni is a financial advisor from New York who currently works with Ask Global Wealth. In addition to baseball, Richard played for UC Miami, the Los Angeles Angels, and the St. Louis Cardinals.
Aside from his career, he is known for being the ex-husband of the famous journalist Joy Taylor. Richard and Joy were together several years before their marriage. He is a famous American executive and ex-baseball player, and financial advisor for athletes.
He was born on August 9th, 1983 in his home country in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In 2000, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates organization in the fourth round of the Major League Baseball Draft.
He played for three seasons in the minors. In 2003, he was traded to the Boston Red Sox organization and played a year with their Gulf Coast League team.
Richard Giannotti Height
Richard Giannotti is an American by birth and nationality, born in the United States to Caucasian white family background.
Standing at 6 feet 3 inches, he weighs 95 kilograms (209 pounds) and has never undergone any operations to alter his height.
He was primarily used as a relief pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Philadelphia Phillies from 1995-2009.
While Susan Giannotti is his mother, Richard J. Giannotti is his father. His father, Richard J. Giannotti was a former FBI agent during the Nixon administration and as such, some of that Nixonian paranoia rubbed off on him.
In October 1973 he contacted the FBI to report a burglary at his home in which all of his wife’s jewelry had been stolen.
Early Life
Richard J. Giannotti was born on August 9, 1983, to Susan and Richard Giannotti in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Growing up, he played youth baseball and rugby for his school teams. With a love of music, he joined the school’s Concert Band as well as the Jazz Band. He also participated in vocal solos during his high school career.
Education
When asked what the best decision he has ever made in his life is, Richard Giannotti will say that it was choosing to attend St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Florida, where he was born. He graduated from the University of Miami with a degree in Finance and Economics. Today, Giannotti works as an Account Manager at Wells Fargo.
Career
Richard Giannotti began a career as a pro baseball player in 2004. He joined the Anaheim Angels (now known as The Los Angeles Angels) and played with the team for a year. He then joined the Kansas City Royals, where he spent the 2009 season.
After not playing for any major league teams in 2010 or 2011, Giannotti signed up for 2012 with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Angels are now known as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. After playing for a year with them, he was picked up by the Chicago Cubs in 2005.
His career continued to include stints with the White Sox, Marlins, Mets, and Tigers before his retirement in 2016. He began his minor league career with the Cedar Rapids Kernels and later transferred to the Reno Silver Sox and then finally to the Swing of the Quad Cities.
In 2006, he played for three different teams before he found his home in Quad Cities. In addition to this, Richard is married to Joy Taylor, the news update anchor for The Herd with Colin Cowherd. Taylor also hosts The Hang on Facebook Liv and has hosted The Hang on Facebook Liv.
Richard Giannotti Marriage with Joy Taylor
Richard Giannotti and his wife, Joy Taylor, married on the 13th of February 2016 at the Biltmore Luxury Hotel in Miami with a 5-story display.
The two met when they were attending Princeton University and then they dated briefly in college before dating again when they went to work for the same company in their 20s.
They got engaged in November 2015 and were married on Valentine’s Day 2016 when she was still at Fox Sports Network. Richard Giannotti married his longtime girlfriend, Joy Taylor in 2017.
This marriage was not meant to last because the couple has split up in 2018. After the break-up, Joy, and Richard both moved on and found new partners to spend their lives with. Joy is now happily married to Earl Watson who is a former NBA player and coach.
Richard Giannotti Net worth
Richard Giannotti’s net worth is estimated to be $20 million. He earns his net worth from his career as an ex-baseball player, financial advisor, and entrepreneur at Bubuch.
Giannotti retired from baseball in 1993 and began his career as a financial advisor for Goldman Sachs. In 2008 he founded Bubuch with two partners; Tim Burgard and Jonathan Casler.
However, sources say that his ex-wife, Marsha Garces, has an estimated net worth of $1 million. This suggests that Richard Giannotti may also be worth a sizable sum.
