Brett Kennedy
Brett Kennedy | |
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![]() Kennedy pitching in the 2018 Triple-A All-Star Game | |
Free agent | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Pomona, New Jersey | August 4, 1994|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 8, 2018, for the San Diego Padres | |
MLB statistics (through 2018 season) | |
Win–loss record | 1–2 |
Earned run average | 6.75 |
Strikeouts | 18 |
Teams | |
Brett Kennedy (born August 4, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres.
Early life and college[]
Kennedy grew up in Brigantine, New Jersey and attended Atlantic City High School in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[1] In 2011, as a junior, he went 3–2 with a 2.10 ERA and sixty strikeouts over 44+1⁄3 innings. pitched.[2] After graduating, he enrolled at Fordham University (the only Division I school to offer him a scholarship) where he played college baseball for the Fordham Rams.[3] In 2015, his junior year, he compiled a 6–8 record with a 4.14 ERA, striking out 97 and walking only twenty over 87 innings.[4] Over the course of his collegiate career, Kennedy posted a 15–17 record with 3.73 ERA and 218 strikeouts (tied for second-most in school history) in fifty appearances (thirty starts).[3]
Professional career[]
Kennedy was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 11th round (327th overall) of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft.[5] He signed and made his professional debut that same year with the Tri-City Dust Devils, going 0–2 with a 2.70 ERA in 12 games (nine starts).
In 2016, he pitched for both the Fort Wayne TinCaps and Lake Elsinore Storm, compiling an 8–11 record with a 3.55 ERA in 28 total starts between both teams, and in 2017, he played with the San Antonio Missions where he pitched to a 13–7 record and 3.70 ERA over 26 starts, earning Texas League All-Star honors.[6] He began 2018 with the El Paso Chihuahuas[7] and was named to the Pacific Coast League All-Star team.[8] In 16 starts for El Paso, he posted a 10–0 record with a 2.72 ERA.
San Diego Padres[]
Kennedy made his Major League debut on August 8, 2018, earning the loss after allowing six runs over four innings to the Milwaukee Brewers.[9] Kennedy recorded his first career win on September 1, 2018, pitching six scoreless innings against the Colorado Rockies.[10] In his first Major League season, Kennedy went 1–2 in six starts with a 6.75 ERA and 18 strikeouts before a knee injury ended his season.[11]
Kennedy experienced a lat strain in spring training in 2019 and pitched just one minor league inning that season due to injury.[12][13] Kennedy was outrighted off the Padres roster on October 31. To begin the 2021 season, he was assigned to El Paso.[14] He was released by on September 12, 2021.[15]
References[]
- ^ McGarry, Michael (August 8, 2018). "A.C. grad Brett Kennedy to make MLB debut Wednesday night". The Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
- ^ "Brigantine's Kennedy selected by Padres in MLB draft". shorenewstoday.com. Archived from the original on April 29, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ a b Stevens, Nick (August 6, 2018). "San Diego Padres: Brett Kennedy Set To Make Major League Debut". Friars on Base. FanSided. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ^ "Draft tracker: Padres select one local". The San Diego Union-Tribune. 10 June 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ Gill, Mike (June 10, 2015). "A Pair of South Jersey Pitchers Selected in MLB Draft". 973espn.com. ESPN South Jersey. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ Russo, John (August 19, 2017). "Brigantine's Brett Kennedy inches closer to Major League dream". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- ^ "Brett Kennedy Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ Sanders, Jeff (June 28, 2018). "Luis Urias, Brett Kennedy named to AAA All-Star Game". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
- ^ "Three HRs in first lift Brewers past Padres". ESPN.com. Associated Press. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
- ^ "Kennedy backed by 3 HRs as Padres beat Rockies 7-0". ESPN.com. Associated Press. September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
- ^ Stevens, Nick (September 29, 2018). "San Diego Padres: Brett Kennedy's Surgery And 2019 Role". FriarsOnBase.com. FanSided. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
- ^ "Padres' Brett Kennedy: Diagnosed with lat strain". CBSSports.com. March 14, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
- ^ Kevin Acee (October 30, 2019). "Analysis: As Tingler arrives, Padres face deadline to trim roster to 40 by Monday". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ "2021 Chihuahuas will have different look with many players new to el Paso". 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Minors: James Wood homers in Arizona; Brett Kennedy released". 14 September 2021.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Fordham Rams Bio
- 1994 births
- Living people
- People from Brigantine, New Jersey
- People from Galloway Township, New Jersey
- Sportspeople from Atlantic County, New Jersey
- Baseball players from New Jersey
- Atlantic City High School alumni
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- San Diego Padres players
- Fordham Rams baseball players
- Arizona League Padres players
- Tri-City Dust Devils players
- Fort Wayne TinCaps players
- Lake Elsinore Storm players
- San Antonio Missions players
- El Paso Chihuahuas players
- Arizona Complex League Padres players