Biography - J. A. Happ

Last Modified: 9th Sep, 2023
Name
J. A. Happ
Nick Name
Happer
Profession
Best Known For
New York Yankees (baseball team)
Salary:
$10.00M Under Review
Net Worth
$6.00M Under Review
Social Media Presence
Personal Detail
Birth Name / Full Name
James Anthony Happ N/A
Born on
October 19, 1982 (age 41)
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Siblings
2 (older sisters)
Children
2
Relations
Bella Happ
Daughter
Bella Happ
Daughter
J.J. Happ Jr.
Son
J.J. Happ Jr.
Son
Heather Happ
Older sister
Heather Happ
Older sister
Morgan Cawley
Wife
Morgan Cawley
Wife
Sue Happ
Mother
Sue Happ
Mother
Jim Happ
Father
Jim Happ
Father
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Who is J. A. Happ?

J. A. Happ is a baseball player by profession and American by nationality. He is a pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB) and has played for Philadelphia Phillies, Houston Astros, Toronto Blue Jays, Seattle Mariners, and Pittsburgh Pirates.

J. A. Happ plays for New York Yankees (Source: Getty Images)

J. A. Happ – Bio, Age, Parents, Siblings

J. A. Happ’s birth took place on October 19, 1982, in Peru, Illinois, USA. He was born James Anthony Happ to his mother Sue Happ and his father Jim Happ. He is not the only child of his parents and has two older siblings- both sisters and one of his sisters is named Heather Happ.

Education, Ethnicity

For education, he attended St. Bede Academy and graduated in 2001. He then enrolled at Northwestern University, where he majored in history.

His ethnicity is Caucasian.

J. A. Happ – Girlfriend, Wife, Children, Divorce

J. A. Happ married his longtime girlfriend Morgan Cawley on November 1, 2014, in La Salle, Illinois. He and Cawley are high school sweethearts.

Happ and his wife have welcomed two children together- daughter Bella Happ, who was born in the fall of 2017, and son J.J. Happ Jr., who was born in 2016. The couple is happily raising their two children without rumors of extra-marital affairs or divorce.

Also read: Mike Tauchman - Baseball player for New York Yankees 

J. A. Happ, Morgan Cawley, J.J. Happ in July 2018 (Source: Twitter)

J. A. Happ – Career

School Games

J. A. Happ was a  four-year letter-winner in baseball and basketball in his high school days. He was even named Bureau County Athlete of the Year during his senior season.

While at University, he played for Northwestern Wildcats and was named to the All-Big Ten Conference First Team.

Professional Career

In the 2004 Major League Baseball (MBL) draft, J. A. Happ was selected in the third round, with the 92nd overall selection by Philadelphia Phillies. He played in the minor league until the 2006 season.

In the 2007 season, he debuted in the Major League and played for the Philadelphia Phillies until 2010. On July 29, 2010, Happ was traded to the Houston Astros. He played for Toronto Blue Jays from July 20, 2012, until he was traded to Seattle Mariners on On December 3, 2014.

Also read: Scooter Gennett - Baseball player for Cincinnati Reds 

J. A. Happ played for Philadelphia Phillies (Source: Getty Images)

Since 2015

After a brief game with the Mariners, J. A. Happ was traded to Pittsburgh Pirates on July 31, 2015. With the team, he posted a 7–2 record, 1.85 ERA, and 69 strikeouts.

On November 27, 2015, Happ signed a three-year, $36 million contract with his former team Blue Jays.

After his contract ended in 2018, he was traded on July 26, 2018, to New York Yankees. And on December 17, 2018, he signed a two-year contract with New York Yankees, which also had a vesting option for 2021.

Also read: Yu Darvish - Baseball player for Texas Rangers 

J. A. Happ – Net Worth, Salary

J. A. Happ’s net worth and annual salary have been estimated to be $6 million and $10 million respectively. 

J. A. Happ – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

As for social media, he is absent from Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Also read: Cole Hamels - Baseball player 

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