Kevin Plawecki | |||
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Plawecki with the Mets in 2016
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New York Mets – No. 26 | |||
Catcher | |||
Born: Hinsdale, Illinois |
February 26, 1991 |||
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MLB debut | |||
April 21, 2015, for the New York Mets | |||
MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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Batting average | .211 | ||
Home runs | 4 | ||
Runs batted in | 32 | ||
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Kevin Jeffrey Plawecki (born February 26, 1991) is an American professional baseball catcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). Prior to his professional career, Plawecki played college baseball for the Purdue Boilermakers of Purdue University. He stands 6'2 inches tall and weighs 225 lbs.
Plawecki was born in Hinsdale, Illinois on February 26, 1991. He attended Westfield High School in Westfield, Indiana, where he played for the school's baseball team. He was named an All-State Class 4A honorable mention at catcher in his senior year. He was not selected in the Major League Baseball (MLB) draft following his senior year of high school.
Plawecki enrolled at Purdue University, and played college baseball for the Purdue Boilermakers baseball team. During the summer of 2010 he played for the Richmond RiverRats of the Prospect League, a collegiate summer baseball league. He was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2012 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament and 2012 Big Ten Conference Baseball Player of the Year. He was a semifinalist for the Johnny Bench Award in 2011 and one of its three finalists in 2012.