Madison Bumgarner wife Ali Saunders is an artist from Hudson North Carolina. Madison has been married to her since 2010.
The two met while attending the same high school and fell in love. They are raising three amazing kids, a son and two daughters.
Ali is an entrepreneur who has dabbled in a variety of endeavors. Along with a hat shop, she also runs a pottery shop online.
Meanwhile, Madison is a decorated baseball player who plays for the MLB side Arizona Diamondbacks.
The 33-year-old is a three times World Series Champion and has been selected for the All-Star games four times in his career.
According to Bleacher Report, Bumgarner is likely to leave the Diamondbacks in this year’s spring before the inauguration of the new season.
Madison Bumgarner Married Life
Madison Bumgarner and wife Ali Saunders had a secret wedding in North Carolina. The ceremony was held on February 14, 2010.
The broom Madison wore a neat collared shirt with matching blue pants.
Besides, they have been together since high school. It was at a private institution based in Hudson, South Caldwell High when the two lovebirds came across one another.
Bumgarner was playing for the school baseball team back then. They were in their mid-teens and began their relationship soon after their first encounter.
Both of them were very young at the time of their nuptials.
The bride was 20 while the broom was a year older, 21 back then. The couple resides in North Carolina during the off-season and in San Francisco during the MLB season.
Madison and Ali move to Carolina, where they nestle in their farmhouse when after the end of an MLB campaign.
Similarly, before the new season begins, the family returns to their Fog City apartment.
Who Is Ali Saunders?
Ali Saunders is a Hudson-based hat designer living in Granite Falls, NC. She has been very supportive of her husband’s career.
She grew up in the city with two brothers playing softball during high school. Since she was little, Ali has demonstrated exceptional talent and a creative mind.
According to her Facebook profile, Ali attended Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute, where she earned her bachelor’s certificate.
Then she worked briefly at Aquatic & Fitness Center in Lenoir, North Carolina.
Saunders now runs two businesses, one of which is a stylish ceramics store and the other a hat & footwear shop.
She cells all the pottery products under an Instagram account @alisaundersceramics whereas Ali deals with hat business on another Instagram profile @alibswag4440.
In November 2022, she dropped a picture with Madison, wearing one of her designed hats on Thanksgiving day.
Sometimes, Ali also puts her headwear items on display during festival sales in her locality.
Madison Bumgarner Parents
Madison Bumgarner was born to his parents Debbie Bumgarner and Kevin Bumgarner in Hickory.
They divorced when Madison was ten years old. Kevin and Debbie initially shared custody of him, spending time in an alternate week.
His dad Kevin came from Deal Mill Road in Hudson.
Son of Adam Bumgarner, a furniture manufactory worker, and Barbara Bumgarner, Kevin used to work as a night shift employee in a wholesale food distribution factory.
The court granted Madison’s mom Debbie full custody a year after the split.
Her mom was a kind and religious woman. She was an accounting staff at a multibillion-dollar company, PepsiCo and Broyhill.
She had three children from her previous relationship. A few years after marrying Kevin, Debbie gave birth to Madison on August 1, 1989, near the furniture factory.
Madison first considered pursuing a baseball career when he was a senior in high school.
He was already a star player for his college back then. However, until he acquired a driver’s license, Kevin was tough with him and did not allow him to throw a curveball.
Bumgarner joined the local club Dirtbags baseball team the following year.
Bumgarner Has A Sister And Two Brothers
Bumgarner grew up with his three siblings in North Carolina. Madison has a half-sister Dena and two stepbrothers Lou and Will.
They initially resided in the home in Granite Falls before moving to Hudson when Madison was nine. After a year, Debbie relocated to Lenoir following her divorce from Kevin.
Lou, Will, and Dena are children from his mother Debbie’s previous marriage. However, Madison was close to them growing up.
The MLB standout said he was fortunate to have a sibling like Dena, who was very close and supportive of him. “I always thought of her as my sister, not half-sister.”
Sadly Dena passed away in 2010 due to cancer. She was hospitalized after accidentally consuming painkillers in extreme overdose.
She was found unconscious and rushed to the nearby medical center. But it was too late to save her.
More On Madison Bumgarner Family
Madison came from a middle-class family in Hickory. Madison was raised in a log home where he slept in the loft.
Before immigrating to America, his forefathers lived and worked in Germany, where his clan had roots. Some Bumgarners came to the United States in the 19th century by train.
They settled in North Carolina, installing furniture factories across the state, including the key city areas such as Hudson, Lenior, and Hickory. Madison also belongs to this wood crafting community.
Besides, Lewis Abernathy, his maternal grandpa taught him some essential surviving skills like hunting and fishing. Living with Debbie, the athlete spent hours with Lewis when she went to work.
On the other hand, Madison has three children with Ali. The pair have been blessed with two daughters and a son in their twelve years of marriage.
However, Madison and Ali have been highly protective of their family. Since they wish to keep their kids out of the glare of the media, they have been quiet about them.