Adam Kennedy
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Kennedy with the Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Second baseman | |||
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Born: January 10, 1976 Riverside, California |
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| August 21, 1999, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
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| September 7, 2012, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |||
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| Batting average | .272 | ||
| Home runs | 80 | ||
| Runs batted in | 571 | ||
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| Men's baseball | ||
Representing  United States
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1999 Winnipeg | Team competition |
Adam Thomas Kennedy (born January 10, 1976) is an American former Major League Baseball second baseman. He played for the Oakland Athletics, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Washington Nationals, Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Dodgers and had two stints with the St. Louis Cardinals.
Kennedy was born in Riverside, California. He attended J.W. North High School in Riverside, playing baseball and basketball. He is the son of Tom Kennedy, who teaches Health at North High School.
He attended Cal State Northridge, where he played shortstop for the Matador baseball squad. He set school records in career hits, RBI and batting average and was a three-time All-American. He led the nation in hits as a sophomore and junior.
Kennedy was drafted in the first round (twentieth overall) by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1997 MLB draft. In 1999 with the Memphis Redbirds he hit .327 with 10 home runs and 63 RBI. He was selected as a Pacific Coast League All-Star, Baseball America first-team Minor League All-Star and Triple-A All-Star
He made his major league debut on August 21, 1999 for the Cardinals against the New York Mets at second base. He was hitless in four at-bats in that game. His first Major League hit was a three RBI double to left field on August 22 off of Orel Hershiser of the Mets. His first home run came on August 31 against Brian Meadows of the Florida Marlins. He appeared in 33 games for the Cards with a .255 batting average that season.
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