Kyle Jensen
| Kyle Jensen | |||
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| Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 27 | |||
| First baseman/Outfielder | |||
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Born: May 20, 1988 Walnut Creek, California | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 3, 2016, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) | |||
| Batting average | .194 | ||
| Home runs | 2 | ||
| Runs batted in | 7 | ||
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Kyle Gregory Jensen (born May 20, 1988) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Career
Jensen attended St. Mary's Preparatory School in Stockton, California.[1] He was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 12th round of the 2009 MLB Draft out of St. Mary's College of California. He was added to the 40-man roster on November 20, 2012.[2] In 2013, he started the year at Jacksonville before being promoted to New Orleans. With Jacksonville, he hit .237, with 16 doubles, 16 homers, 42 RBIs, and 5 stolen bases. With New Orleans, he hit .233 with 15 doubles, 12 homers, 36 RBIs, and 1 stolen base. Jensen started the 2014 season at New Orleans, hitting .260 with 27 homers, 92 RBIs, and 1 stolen base.[3]
Jensen was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers on November 17, 2014, in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations.[4] On December 15, the Dodgers sent minor leaguer Craig Stem to the Marlins to complete the transaction.[5] He was designated for assignment by the Dodgers on December 19[6] but cleared waivers and was outrighted to the AAA Oklahoma City Dodgers.[7] The Dodgers invited him to attend major league spring training in 2015[8] but he spent the season with Oklahoma City.[9] In 228 games, he hit .259 with 20 homers and 71 RBI.[3]
He signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2016 and was promoted to the majors on September 3. On November 29, 2016, Jensen's contract was sold to the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball.[10]
References
- ↑ "Dodgers get minor leaguer Kyle Jensen from Miami". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 17, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
- ↑ Fisaro, Joe (November 20, 2012). "Marlins add Ozuna, three others to 40-man roster". MLB.com. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
- 1 2 "Kyle Jensen minor league statistics & history". Baseball Reference.
- ↑ Gonzalez, Alden (November 17, 2014). "Dodgers acquire Minor League slugger Jensen from Marlins". MLB.com. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
- ↑ Stephen, Eric (December 15, 2015). "Dodgers send Craig Stem to Marlins to complete Kyle Jensen trade". SB Nation. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- ↑ Adams, Steve (December 19, 2014). "Dodgers Designate Kyle Jensen For Assignment". mlbtraderumors. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ↑ Gurnick, Ken (December 23, 2014). "Dodgers send outfielder Jensen to Triple-A". mlb.com. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- ↑ Weisman, Jon (January 9, 2015). "Arruebarrena, Seager, Urias among 17 non-roster Spring Training invitees". dodgers.com. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
- ↑ Hoornstra, J.P. (April 7, 2015). "Revealed: Opening Day roster for Triple-A Oklahoma City.". LA Daily News. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ↑ Todd, Jeff (November 29, 2016). "Diamondbacks Sell Contract Of Kyle Jensen To Japanese Club". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)