Blue Jays Catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia Lists $4.5M Florida Mansion

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Toronto Blue Jays catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia has put his 6,048-square-foot mansion in Wellington, FL, on the market for $4.5 million. And this isn’t just any luxe estate; his palatial pad has some unbelievably fun features—such as a home movie theater, a pool with a waterfall, a shared private airstrip, and even a batting cage inside an airplane hangar.

Saltalamacchia (nicknamed “Salty” by his teammates) scooped up the house in 2013, less than a month before helping his then-Boston Red Sox win the World Series. He bought it for $2.65 million—so he’ll turn a profit of nearly $2 million if the house closes for full asking price.

The Tuscan-style home was built in 2003 on a 1.09-acre lot at the Aero Club, a planned community of 248 homesites centered around a shared, 4,000-foot-long private airstrip. Saltalamacchia’s home has its own airplane hangar, which opens right onto the north end of the airstrip.

The exterior of Jarrod Saltalamacchia’s mansion

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The home gym

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Saltalamacchia, 32, converted the hangar into the ultimate home gym, adding a batting cage with artificial turf, professional weightlifting equipment, a leather couch and seating area, and framed baseball jerseys on the walls.

Inside, the home is opulent, with tall ceilings and multiple entertaining areas. The home’s kitchen includes a breakfast bar and island, custom cabinetry, gas range, and a built-in workstation.

The master bedroom has a seating area and large windows overlooking the meticulously manicured backyard. A wet bar separates the master bedroom from the master bath, which is perfectly symmetrical: It has separate toilets and sinks, a large tub in the center of the room, and a separate dual-head shower.

Framed memorabilia is up all over the house. In his office, Saltalamacchia hung a copy of the Nov. 4, 2013, issue of Sports Illustrated, showing him tagging Cardinals first baseman Allen Craig at home plate in Game 3 of the World Series (that play was ultimately ruled obstruction at third plate, allowing St. Louis to pull ahead in the series). A replica World Series trophy sits in its own alcove in Saltalamacchia’s game room.

The home office

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Elsewhere, there’s a home theater with its own starry ceiling, an enclosed patio with its own kitchen and fireplace, walk-in wine cellar, and a fenced-in pool with waterfall.

The outdoor kitchen

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Saltalamacchia was drafted in 2003 and made his big-league debut in 2007. He played for the Atlanta Braves, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, Miami Marlins, Arizona Diamondbacks and Detroit Tigers before signing a minor league contract with the Blue Jays.

Off the field, he’s known for holding the record for the longest last name in Major League Baseball’s history, and for marrying a teacher from his former high school. The pair started dating a year after he graduated in 2003, and were married in 2005 when he was 20, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported at the time.

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