Gabe Kapler Family: Wife, Sons, Brother, Parents

Gabe Kapler and His Family Tree

Gabe is a well-known baseball player and popular sports manager with net worth of $30 Million. He was born and raised in California. He graduated from Moorpark College. He is Jewish, but he is not active in religious matters. 

His sports debut was in 1998 when he was playing MLB for the Detroit tigers. In the team, he stayed for one year and then started his player career in the Texas Rangers team.  He played in major league matches from 1998 to 2010, where he was a player for the Colorado Rockies, Tamba Bay, and other famous teams.

Date of birth: July 31, 1975

Zodiac sign: Leo

After retirement, he began a coaching career and his first recruit was the Israeli national baseball team. In 2021, Kapler was announced as National League Manager of the Year. 

For many baseball and sports fans, his professional career achievements are not a secret, but let’s discover some facts about his family life and whether he is a single man.

Gabe Kapler parents

Michael Kapler (father)

Date of Birth: 1940 (the exact date is unknown)

Date of Death: December 31, 2020

Mike was a classical piano artist in Brooklyn, New York.  He met his future wife, Judy, when they both participated in the antiwar movement in the 1960s. They were planning demonstrations to protect civil rights. Ten years later, they moved to live in California. The couple gave birth to two sons.

Mike died from Parkinson’s disease at home with his family close to him. After his death, Gabe made a tattoo to keep the memories of his father closer.

Judy Kapler (mother)

Date of birth: 1937 (the exact date is unknown)

Judy’s first job was teaching elementary school lids in the Ocean Hill-Brownsville district, where she faced much disparity among young learners. It was a time when she felt a need to participate in community protests or civil rights.

Later Judy was working as a teacher in a Jewish preschool. But her devotion to society helped her to get a job in the Vietnam Peace Parade Committee. She was a person with an active position.

After she gave birth, she focused more on her family’s education.


Gabe Kapler siblings

Jeremy Kapler (older brother)

Date of birth: 1972

Jeremy and Gabe attended the same school – The Country School. He is not a famous person which is why his private life details are kept from the audience. But he was noticed several times attending his brother’s matches.

Gabe Kapler wife

Lisa Jansen (ex-wife)

Gabe Kapler family

Date of birth: October 29, 1975

Zodiac sign: Scorpio

Duration of marriage: 1999 – 2013 (14 years)

Lisa was studying at the Southern California School, and later she graduated from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition.

Gabe and Lisa started dating when they were in high school. Due to Lisa facing offensive relationships before Gabe, her behavior sometimes was over eccentric and violent. When Gabe helped her to overcome psychological hardships, the couple decided to establish the Gabe Kapler Foundation. Lisa also was working as a coach for an Emotional Weight Loss project.

After 14 years of marriage, they divorced. The reason for the divorce is kept unknown, but they mutually raise two children and keep a friendly relationship. After the parting, Lisa started working as a health coach. 

Gabe Kapler children

Chase Ty Kapler (son)

Gabe Kapler family

Date of Birth: October 8, 1999

Zodiac sign: Libra

Chase was born in Tarzana, California. He is the oldest son in the family. Chase has an Instagram account that is closed to the public. He prefers not to share his private life and his school background stays out of the limelight.

Dane Rio Kapler  (son)

Gabe Kapler family

Date of Birth: November 3, 2001

Zodiac sign: Scorpio

Dane is studying in the Forestry department at the University of British Columbia. He is also fond of posting nature on his Instagram account. 

In his free time, he plays football and also was trying out for himself in baseball. As he said in his interview with Varsity Letters, he is more suitable for playing football and his family supports his choice.

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