Biography
Abbott was born in Zanesville, Ohio and graduated from Dixie M. Hollins High School in St. Petersburg, Florida. He played college baseball at St. Petersburg Junior College. Abbott was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 15th round of the 1989 Major League Baseball Draft.
In his Major League career, Abbott played for the Oakland Athletics (1993, 1998), Florida Marlins (1994-1997), Colorado Rockies (1998-1999), New York Mets (2000) and Atlanta Braves (2001). He appeared in the 1997 World Series with the Florida Marlins and the 2000 World Series with the Mets. In 1995, Abbott hit a career high 17 home runs for the Marlins.Throughout his career he averaged 86.6 games per season. In 1998 he was traded twice, first to the Oakland Athletics and then to the Colorado Rockies. Throughout his Career his agent was Steve Comte.
Kurt Abbot’s gross salary throughout his career was $4,273,000 over nine seasons. His highest paid year was in 1998 when he played for the Oakland Athletics making $1,128,000. Abbot played the majority of his career in the National League (8 Years) of his ten-year career. Out of his career 702 games played he spent 424 of them playing for the Florida Marlins over a four-year period.
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