Kevin Barker
| Kevin Barker | |||
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| First baseman | |||
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Born: July 26, 1975 Bristol, Virginia |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 19, 1999, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 4, 2009, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .249 | ||
| Home runs | 6 | ||
| Runs batted in | 36 | ||
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Kevin Stewart Barker (born July 26, 1975) is an American retired professional baseball player. In his career, he played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman for the Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays, and Cincinnati Reds. He currently co-hosts the sports talk show Baseball Central alongside Jeff Blair on Sportsnet 590 the FAN, out of Toronto.
Barker is from the small community of Mendota in Washington County, Virginia. He played for three years at John S. Battle High School, before transferring to Virginia High School in Bristol, Virginia as a senior in 1993.
Barker attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, where he played college baseball for the Virginia Tech Hokies. The Milwaukee Brewers selected Barker in the third round of the 1996 MLB draft. He made his major league debut on August 19, 1999, with the Brewers. He went 2 for 5 in his debut, with his first hit a single to right field off Chris Holt of the Astros. He hit his first Home Run on September 5, 1999 off of Larry Luebbers of the Cardinals. Though the Brewers hoped that Barker would be their long-term first baseman, he was soon surpassed by Richie Sexson. He played in a total of 78 games with the Brewers in 1999 and 2000 and hit .253.
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