To absolutely no one's surprise, blogger Reality Steve has already identified Mike Planeta on Twitter as "a former basketball player for Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego," who dabbled in minor league baseball. According to MLB's official website, Mike played for the Virginia Bluefield Orioles and Delmarva Shorebirds in Maryland. However, he has not been active on the semi-pro circuit since about 2013. Currently, Mike works as a personal trainer (per Twitter), and based on his athletic background, we bet he's in good shape!
"Mike didn't have to travel far to the Bachelorette set, he's from Arizona. TBD what surprises he may bring," his bio reads (via Women's Health). Mike may hail from the Grand Canyon state, but Reality Steve reports that the contestant has since relocated to San Diego, Calif., where he clocks in at Lululemon in addition to working his side gig as a personal trainer. As of this writing, there do not appear to be many skeletons in Mike's closet — which is a major plus — so the jury's out as to whether he's the kind of man who can keep up with Katie Thurston's humor. Looks like we will find out when The Bachelorette premieres this summer on ABC!
