Cooper Kinney
| Cooper Kinney | ||||||||||||||
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| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||||||||
| Second baseman | ||||||||||||||
| Born: January 27, 2003 Kennesaw, Georgia | ||||||||||||||
Bats: Left Throws: Right | ||||||||||||||
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Cooper Michael Kinney (born January 27, 2003) is an American professional baseball second baseman in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.
Amateur career[]
Kinney attended Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he played baseball under his father, Mike.[1][2] In 2019, as a junior, he batted .396 with five home runs.[3] As a senior in 2021, he hit .480 with ten home runs and fifty RBIs and was named the Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year.[4] He committed to play college baseball at the University of South Carolina.[5]
Professional career[]
Kinney was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays in the first competitive balance round with the 34th overall selection of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.[6] He signed with the Rays for a $2.1 million signing bonus.[7] He made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Rays, slashing .286/.468/.371 with five RBIs over 35 at-bats.[8]
References[]
- ^ "Cooper Kinney has notable offensive skills". Baseball Prospect Journal. April 6, 2021.
- ^ "Baylor School's Cooper Kinney could go from Mr. Tennessee Baseball to MLB Draft pick". June 7, 2021.
- ^ "Baylor baseball star Cooper Kinney drafted by Tampa Bay Rays". www.yahoo.com.
- ^ "Baylor's Cooper Kinney named state's top player by Gatorade". timesfreepress.com.
- ^ dcloninger@postandcourier.com, David Cloninger. "USC, Clemson commitments taken during first night of Major League Baseball Draft". Post and Courier.
- ^ https://www.chattanoogan.com/2021/7/12/431182/Tampa-Bay-Rays-Select-Baylor-s-Cooper.aspx
- ^ Berry, Adam (July 19, 2021). "Rays ink Kinney, second Day 1 pick". MLB.com. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/sports/columns/story/2021/aug/28/wiedmer-baylor-grad-cookinney-already-giving/553155/
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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- 2003 births
- Living people
- People from Kennesaw, Georgia
- Sportspeople from Cobb County, Georgia
- Baseball players from Tennessee
- Baseball second basemen
- Florida Complex League Rays players
- American baseball second baseman stubs