Tony Kemp (baseball)
| Tony Kemp | |||
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| Houston Astros – No. 16 | |||
| Second baseman / Outfielder | |||
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Born: October 31, 1991 Franklin, Tennessee | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 17, 2016, for the Houston Astros | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) | |||
| Batting Average | .217 | ||
| Hits | 26 | ||
| Home runs | 1 | ||
| Runs batted in | 7 | ||
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Anthony Allen Kemp (born October 31, 1991) is an American professional baseball second baseman and outfielder for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Kemp graduated from Centennial High School in Franklin, Tennessee.[1] He attended Vanderbilt University, where he played college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team. He was named an All-American and the Southeastern Conference Baseball Player of the Year in 2013.[2][3] The Astros selected Kemp in the fifth round of the 2013 MLB draft.[4]
In 2015, Kemp began the season with the Corpus Christi Hooks of the Class AA Texas League.[5] He received a midseason promotion to the Fresno Grizzlies of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League,[6] and appeared in the 2015 All-Star Futures Game.[7]
Kemp began the 2016 season with Fresno, and was promoted to the major leagues on May 16.[8] Kemp was optioned to Triple-A Fresno on June 25, 2016 when A. J. Reed was called up for his debut.
On August 7, 2016, Kemp was recalled to the Astros. After former Astros Centerfielder, Carlos Gomez, was designated for assignment, it was said that Kemp and Jake Marisnick would be splitting duties in centerfield.
References
- ↑ "CHS alum a baseball standout at Vandy". Franklin Home Page. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
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- ↑ "SEC Names Vandy's Tony Kemp Baseball Player Of Year – NewsChannel5.com | Nashville News, Weather & Sports". NewsChannel5.com. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
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- ↑ "Astros minor leaguer Tony Kemp draws national attention with highlight-reel catch". Ultimate Astros. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ↑ "Fresno Grizzlies". fresnobee. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ↑ "Tony Kemp shows talent in Futures Game". Major League Baseball. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ↑ http://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article/Astros-to-call-up-Tony-Kemp-from-Class-AAA-Fresno-7478581.php
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Tony Kemp on Twitter
