Kolten Wong, full name Kolten Kaha Wong is a professional baseball player who plays as second baseman for the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team. Wong was born on October 10, 1990, in Hawaii in the United States of America to Kaha Wong and Keala Wong.
Wong attended Kamehameha Hawaii High School in Keaau, Hawaii where he played baseball. After high school, he was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 16th round of the 2008 MLB draft but he did not sign and chose to play college baseball at the University of Hawaii for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors.
The St Louis Cardinals selected him in the first round of the 2011 MLB draft. He made his professional debut that year with the Quad Cities River Bandits of the Class A Midwest League. He was promoted in 2012 to the Springfield Cardinals of the Class AA Texas League.
The Cardinals selected him for the 2012 All-Star Futures Game and during the 2012 off-season, he played in the Arizona Fall League. He made his MLB debut on August 16, 2013, for the St. Louis Cardinals. In March 2016, Wong and the Cardinals agreed to a five-year contract extension. The contract was worth $25.5 million, with a $12.5 million team option for 2021.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed him on a two-year contract worth $18 million in February 2021.
Does Kolten Wong Have Any Kids?
He has a son who was born in September 2021.