Kyle Farmer

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Kyle Farmer
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Farmer with the Los Angeles Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds – No. 17
Shortstop / Catcher
Born: (1990-08-17) August 17, 1990 (age 31)
Atlanta, Georgia
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 30, 2017, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Batting average.254
Home runs25
Runs batted in105
Teams

James Kyle Farmer (born August 17, 1990) is an American professional baseball shortstop and catcher for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Farmer made his major league debut on July 30, 2017.

Career[]

Amateur sports[]

Farmer graduated from the Marist School in Atlanta, Georgia, where he played baseball and football. While at Marist, Farmer appeared in the major Hollywood film The Blind Side (2009), playing a high school quarterback.[1]

During his college baseball career at the University of Georgia (UGA), Farmer played shortstop, hitting for a .308 batting average and recording a .968 fielding percentage, a UGA Bulldogs Baseball team record at the shortstop position.[2] In 2011, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[3] Farmer was originally drafted by the New York Yankees in the 35th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign. He was then drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 8th round (244th overall pick) of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft and signed a contract with the team.[4][5]

Minor leagues[]

The Dodgers made the decision to convert Farmer into a catcher. In 2014, he made his pro baseball debut with the Ogden Raptors of the Pioneer League, then was promoted to the Great Lakes Loons of the Midwest League, later that year.[6] After 57 games with Great Lakes – where he hit .310 – Farmer was promoted again to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the California League, where he batted .238 in 36 games.[7]

Farmer began 2015 with the Quakes, where he was selected to the mid-season All-Star team.[8] Farmer did not play in the game due to his subsequent promotion to the Double-A Tulsa Drillers of the Texas League. Farmer was selected to represent the Dodgers organization at the All-Star Futures Game, in 2015.[9] He played in 76 games for Tulsa and hit .272.[6] Farmer returned to Tulsa to start the 2016 season[10] and was selected to the mid-season all-star game.[11] He played in 74 games for the Drillers in 2016, hitting .256 with five home runs and 31 runs batted in (RBI).[6] The Dodgers added Farmer to their 40-man roster, after the season.[12] He was promoted to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers during the 2017 season.[13]

Major leagues[]

Los Angeles Dodgers[]

Farmer was first called up to the big leagues, on July 28, 2017.[14] Two days later, in his first major league at bat, Farmer hit a walk-off two-run double off of Albert Suárez of the San Francisco Giants, in the bottom of the 11th inning, giving the Dodgers a 3–2 win.[15] Farmer appeared in 20 games for the Dodgers in 2017, primarily as a pinch hitter, and had six hits in 20 at-bats (.300).[16] He made the Dodgers roster for the 2017 NLDS and 2017 NLCS, having four at bats as a pinch hitter, without recording a hit.[16]

In 2018 Farmer appeared in 24 games in the field for the Dodgers, 22 of them at third base. He posted a stat line of .235/.312/.324 in 68 at bats.

Cincinnati Reds[]

On December 21, 2018, the Dodgers traded Farmer to the Cincinnati Reds, along with Yasiel Puig, Alex Wood, Matt Kemp, and cash considerations in exchange for Homer Bailey, Jeter Downs, and Josiah Gray.[17]

In 2019, Farmer hit .230 with 9 home runs and 27 RBIs in 97 games. The following season, he hit .266 in 32 games. On December 2, 2020, Farmer was nontendered by the Reds and resigned on a 1-year contract.[18] In 2021, Farmer played in his first full season, hitting .263/.316/.416 with 16 home runs and 63 RBIs in 147 games.

Personal life[]

Farmer proposed to his girlfriend, Courtney Sayre, in July 2017,[19] and they married in 2018. They reside in Atlanta.

Farmer grew up a fan of the Atlanta Braves.[20] He and Courtney had a baby boy September 10, 2021 named McCoy James.

References[]

  1. ^ Lester, Brian (June 17, 2014). "Once blind-sided, Farmer adjusts to catching". MiLB.com. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  2. ^ Cunningham, Michael (July 12, 2015). "Braves prospect Albies shines with future stars". ajc.com. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  3. ^ "#5 Kyle Farmer - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  4. ^ Clarkson, Roger (February 14, 2013). "Kyle Farmer returns to UGA as world traveler with new respect for baseball". onlineathens.com. Athens Banner-Herald. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  5. ^ Clarkson, Roger (June 5, 2013). "Kyle Farmer 'ready to play' for whichever MLB team drafts him". Athens Banner-Herald. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "Kyle Farmer Amateur, College, Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  7. ^ Bernreuter, Hugh (June 20, 2014). "Los Angeles Dodgers prospect Kyle Farmer earns promotion". mlive.com. Booth Newspapers. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  8. ^ Dykstra, Sam (June 11, 2015). "Phillips, Reed headline Cal League All-Stars". MiLB.com. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  9. ^ Calcaterra, Craig (June 25, 2015). "Futures Game Rosters announced". nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  10. ^ Lewis, Barry (April 4, 2016). "Drillers' roster set for season opener". tulsaworld.com. Tulsa World. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  11. ^ Stephen, Eric (June 14, 2016). "Alex Verdugo, Willie Calhoun among 9 Texas League All-Stars for Double-A Tulsa". truebluela.com. SB Nation. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  12. ^ Gurnick, Ken (November 18, 2016). "De Jong among 3 added to Dodgers'40-man roster". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  13. ^ Unruh, Jacob (June 3, 2017). "OKC Dodgers: Prospect Kyle Farmer learning from veteran catchers". oklahoman.com. The Oklahoman. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  14. ^ Walton, Ryan (July 28, 2017). "Grant Dayton to DL, Kyle Farmer recalled". truebluela.com. SB Nation. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  15. ^ Haft, Chris; Thornton, Joshua (July 30, 2017). "LA wins 8th straight on Farmer's 1st hit in 11th". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  16. ^ a b "Kyle Farmer Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  17. ^ Collier, Jamal (December 21, 2018). "Reds get Puig, Kemp, Wood, Farmer from LA". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  18. ^ "Reds cut Bradley, Goodwin, Casali; agree to deal with Farmer". Washington Post. December 4, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  19. ^ Crasnick, Jerry (December 26, 2017). "Dodgers' Kyle Farmer, Alex Wood share a tattoo tribute to paralyzed former teammate". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 20, 2020. (Originally published on August 4, 2017.)
  20. ^ Duke, Tyler (August 4, 2017). "Kyle Farmer returns home to Atlanta as newest clutch Dodger". ajc.com. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved October 20, 2020.

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