Ross Stripling #36 of the Oakland Athletics pitches against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning of a spring training game at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick on March 18, 2024 in Scottsdale, Arizona. MESA – Ten years ago, Ross Stripling was sitting at home unable to pitch, wondering if Tommy John elbow surgery had derailed his career.
The Texas A&M graduate with a degree in business finance did not originally plan to go down that route. “I just learned about it from talking to them and picking their brains,” he said. “I invested my own signing bonus when I signed. Not that it was anything crazy, but that kind of got my feet wet with investing.”
“I didn’t know what to expect. I walk in, like all dressed up and have no idea what to expect, and he’s just like, ‘You know, the best thing I can do is probably get you licensed. You’d have to take your Series 7 and 66 to make you a licensed money manager.’” Of course, baseball has worked out well for Stripling, a former All-Star: He has earned nearly $36 million in his career and is the A’s top-earning player at $9.25 million .Oakland Athletics |groundbreaking story