Jordana Lenz is the youngest cast member of the upcoming VH1 Reality Show, Baseball Wives, at only 23 years old. To be honest, Jordana was the only member of the cast we'd never heard of before, so we had to do some digging on her.
Jordana identifies herself as an Actor/Director on her Facebook page. From her profile, it's fully evident that we have a deep member of the Baseball Wives cast. Here's her self description: I am a Pittsburgh girl , living the dream in Arizona. I love to dance, shop, sing in the shower, hang with friends, party on the weekends, and LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST!!!! I have an amazing supportive group of friends and an even better family.
Our best research indicates that Jordana is the girlfriend of Brewers outfielder Nyjer Morgan dating as far back as early 2010. There's no positive confirmation that the two remain together, but we can all find out on November 30th when the show debuts.
Fast Facts: Corey Hart's wife Kristina Hart is the mother of his four children, Alyssa, Matthew, Ryleigh and a fourth whose name we've come up empty on searching for. You may have seen Ryleigh before, at the press conference following the announcement that her father won the final spot on the 2008 All-Star squad. While addressing the media, and holding his young daughter at the podium, Corey's teammates rushed the stage and showered Corey and Ryleigh with a beer soaked celebratory shower.
Past that, there's not a ton known about the Hart family. Corey says the engagement ring he gave Kristina is the best gift he ever gave another person, but I think a lot of dudes would say that. At the very least, enjoy the laugh on the press conference to the right...
Time Together: Yo and Patricia Gallardo are both graduates of Trimble Tech High School in Fort Worth, TX. After graduating in 2004, the baseball complex at Trimble Tech has since been named the Yovani Gallardo Baseball Field. The couple has a son in first grade, Yovani Jr. Yovani Jr. was born in August of 2005. Patricia and Yovani Jr. do not travel to Milwaukee to spend the entire season with Yo Sr. They stay in Fort Worth where Yo Jr. is in elementary school.
Yo will take the ball in Game 1 of the Brewers 2011 NLDS though no word is Patricia will travel to Milwaukee (or Arizona) to take in what is arguably the biggest game of Yo's life.
There's admittedly no official word about these two, and searches for "Ryan Braun's Girlfriend" pictures turn up nothing. Lucky for you, we here at PlayerWives.com don't give up easily. Here's what we have pieced together:
There are rumors that began last offseason that Ryan Braun is dating Larisa Fraser, who is a Miami based model (Braun went to college at Miami). Fraser also runs a beauty blog called Bikini Sweetie. Without substantial information, we decided that rumors weren't enough for this post, so we went digging for more.
We began our sleuthing on the Brewers home page to see if she participated in any Brewer Wives community events, though that turned up nothing. Braun's girlfriend was referenced by many news sites, when his girlfriend attended the press conference following his contract extension through 2020. Later in 2011, the Brewers team owner chartered a jet for the Brew Crew's All-Stars, which according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel chauffeured Braun and his girlfriend, again mentioned without a name. We're getting no closer.
Of course, there was the moment when a female fan asked for Braun's hand in marriage while providing her cell phone number for him to call (and apparently the whole world to call). Braun responded respectfully, but again admitted to having a girlfriend.
So we have officially established he has a girlfriend, but we've yet to officially establish this girlfriend as Larissa Fraser. In our sports-gossip world, we have to admit that a lot of times where there's smoke, there's fire, so we soldiered on with our search. We saw Larissa's name dozens of times on other message board driven sites, and wanted our proof. After we found Larissa's Bikini Sweetie Blog, we finally had our first picture of Braun and Fraser together.
After even more research, (OK, that's a lie, a reader pointed us to this), Braun and Fraser were seen kissing on the field when the Brewers clinched their playoff berth. I'd call that pretty conclusive.
This is admittedly not official word whatsoever. It certainly helps our case here. We know that he has a girlfriend, and that most all signs point to the probability that Larisa Fraser is Ryan Braun's girlfriend. However, until official word is delivered, this is nothing short of speculation. Till we get word, enjoy the pics and stay tuned. We'll keep you posted as soon as we know anything.
Fast Facts: Admittedy, we don't have much. We know that Shaun Marcum married Stephanie and they now have two children, sons Landon, born in August of 2009 and Ryne born in January of 2008. Ryne, pictured to the right, was named after Shaun's favorite player, Cubs HOFer Ryne Sandberg.
Stephanie holds a degree and works in teaching nutrition. Shaun credits her help with his eating habits in his ability to finally focus mentally to get ready to rehab his injured elbow. In an interview with the Toronto Star, Shaun explained her help with his nutrition: "She has pretty in-depth knowledge of that stuff, so I didn't eat junk food, I didn't eat out so much."
UPDATE: Prince Fielder's son, we're actually not sure which one, was with him last night at the 2011 MLB Home Run Derby - sporting one hell of a mohawk. Check out the photo to the right.
Fast Facts: The Fielder's have two sons together, Jaden and Haven.
Fun Facts: The boy who starred in a commercial for McDonald's triple cheeseburger with his father has now become a vegetarian thanks to his wife. During the 07-08 offseason, Chanel gave Prince a copy of the book "Skinny Bitch," by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin. The book describes in detail the gnarly truths of a slaughterhouse. Prince immediately turned away from meat and began a vegetarian lifestyle at the prodding of his wife.
Quote: According to Prince, "My wife said that if I lose some power, she's cooking me a big steak."
Prince's power dropped slightly, from 07 to 08, going from 50 to 34 home runs. He saw a nice rebound in HR totals in 2009 again climbing to 46 HR's, and a memorable HR Derby championship at the All Star game festivities.
Looks like that steak isn't coming anytime soon, huh?
Time Together: Unknown exactly, but the Hebrew Hammer broke up with Andreena in June, 2009.
Quote: There may not be a more eligible bachelor in the midwest at this point which works to Braun's favor. He enjoys the social scene, and admitted as much when he talked about why he chose to go to the Univerisy of Miami. "I think the girls were the deal closer on the recruiting trip."
There will be no shortage of girls now, Ryan. Pick another hot one for us to write about.
