Brett Kennedy

Brett Kennedy (born August 4, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres.

Brett Kennedy
Kennedy pitching in the 2018 Triple-A All-Star Game
San Diego Padres
Pitcher
Born: (1994-08-04) August 4, 1994
Pomona, New Jersey
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 8, 2018, for the San Diego Padres
MLB statistics
(through 2018 season)
Win–loss record1–2
Earned run average6.75
Strikeouts18
Teams

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 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 in 2019 due to injury.[12][13] Kennedy was outrighted off the Padres roster on October 31.

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Brigantine's Kennedy selected by Padres in MLB draft". shorenewstoday.com. Archived from the original on April 29, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  3. Stevens, Nick (August 6, 2018). "San Diego Padres: Brett Kennedy Set To Make Major League Debut". Friars on Base. FanSided. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  4. "Draft tracker: Padres select one local". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  5. Gill, Mike (June 10, 2015). "A Pair of South Jersey Pitchers Selected in MLB Draft". 973espn.com. ESPN South Jersey. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  6. Russo, John (August 19, 2017). "Brigantine's Brett Kennedy inches closer to Major League dream". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  7. "Brett Kennedy Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  8. Sanders, Jeff (June 28, 2018). "Luis Urias, Brett Kennedy named to AAA All-Star Game". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  9. "Three HRs in first lift Brewers past Padres". ESPN.com. Associated Press. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  10. "Kennedy backed by 3 HRs as Padres beat Rockies 7-0". ESPN.com. Associated Press. September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  11. Stevens, Nick (September 29, 2018). "San Diego Padres: Brett Kennedy's Surgery And 2019 Role". FriarsOnBase.com. FanSided. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  12. "Padres' Brett Kennedy: Diagnosed with lat strain". CBSSports.com. March 14, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  13. 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.
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