Who are Nolan Arenado’s Parents?

Last Modified Sep 12, 2023 09:23 GMT
Nolan Arenado and Millie Arenado
Nolan Arenado and Millie Arenado. Source: Millie Arenado’s Facebook

Nolan Arenado is an American professional baseball player in Major League Baseball. He plays the position of a third baseman. He debuted his MLB career in 2013 with the Colorado Rockies and is currently playing for the St. Louis Cardinals. He was acquired by the team in 2021 in exchange for quite a few players. He was born on April 16, 1991, and is currently 32 years old. The Rockies drafted Nolan in the 2009 MLB draft. He was selected in the second round and was the 59th overall selection. He attended Arizona State University on a college baseball scholarship.

Nolan has accomplished quite a lot in his seven-year-long MLB career. He has quite a lot of awards and achievements to his name. The third baseman is an eight-time All-Star, ten-time Gold Glove award winner, six times Platinum Glove award winner, and five-time Silver Slugger award winner. He is a three times Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award winner, three-time NL home run leader, two-time NL RBI leader, five-times Fielding Bible Award, and two times Hit for the cycle. Nolan also represented the United States in the 2017 and 2023 World Baseball Classics tournaments.

Who are Nolan Arenado’s Parents?

Nolan Arenado’s parents are Millie Arenado and Fernando Arenado. Both his parents have Cuban heritage. However, Millie also has Puerto Rican heritage mixed in as well. Millie and Fernando got married on February 16, 1985. They have three sons, including Nolan, who is the middle child. Their oldest son is Fernando Jr. and the youngest son is Jonah. Jonah was a corner infielder for the San Francisco Giants.

Who is Nolan Arenado's Mother?

Millie Arenado is of Cuban and Puerto Rican heritage. She was born in California's South Gate. Millie has a degree in journalism and public relations from California State University in 1985. She is a homemaker and cares for her children. However, she used to work as a commercial agent for BBIS Incorporated. Millie also does a lot of charitable work. She recently worked for the Soccer for Hope Foundation in 2022, which specializes in finding and researching children’s diseases and cures. It raised $200 to help the cause. She was also a part of the Home Plate Project, which helps prevent child hunger. This cause raised $937,000 to help the children. Nolan was also part of this cause.

Who is Nolan Arenado's Father?

Fernando Arenado is of Cuban heritage. He is currently working as a Youth Baseball Coach in Lake Forest. He also works as an Account Manager at the UTLX Express logistics company. Nolan’s father grew up in Westminster, California, and used to play softball in his childhood. He attended Westminster High School and then graduated from Golden West College Library. He even played baseball in college against Candy Maldonado. Fernando is extremely passionate about baseball and is the one who instilled the passion for the game in his children, especially Nolan. Fernando is also the president of the Arenado Baseball Organization, which he started in 2014. The organization provides help to youngsters in Southern California. Fernando also encouraged Nolan to pursue sports such as soccer and baseball.

What Nationality are Nolan Arenado’s Parents?

Nolan’s mother, Millie Arenado, is of Cuban and Puerto Rican heritage. Nolan’s father, Fernando Arenado, is of Cuban heritage. This makes Nolan of Cuban and Puerto Rican heritage. Millie is a native of Queen, New York. She attended the South Gate High School in Southern California in 1978. Fernando grew up in Westminster, California, and attended Westminster High School till 1979. Both of Nolan Arenado’s parents are American citizens making the third baseman an American citizen.

FAQs

 A. Nolan Arenado is not Latino. He is of Cuban and Puerto Rican heritage. His father has Cuban ancestry and his mother has both Cuban and Puerto Rican ancestry.   

A. Nolan Arenado was traded by the Colorado Rockies in 2021 to the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals got him in exchange for Austin Gomber, Mateo Gil, Tony Locey, Elehuris Montero, and Jake Sommers. They also paid $51 million to the Rockies.   

A. Nolan Arenaod is an eight times All-Star. He made the All-Star teams in the following seasons; 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023.   

A. Nolan Arenado has six Platinum Gloves awards. He won the award in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.  

A. Nolan Arenado was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the 2009 MLB draft. He was selected in the second round and was the 59th overall pick. He debuted his MLB career in 2013 with the Rockies. 

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