Matt Kinney
| Matt Kinney | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: December 16, 1976 Bangor, Maine |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 18, 2000, for the Minnesota Twins | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 28, 2005, for the San Francisco Giants | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 19–27 | ||
| Earned run average | 5.29 | ||
| Strikeouts | 297 | ||
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Matthew John Kinney (born December 16, 1976) is a former American professional baseball pitcher. He spent 2008 with the Saitama Seibu Lions of Japan's Pacific League. Kinney is a graduate of Bangor High School.
Kinney was drafted out of Bangor High School in the sixth round of the 1995 amateur draft by the Boston Red Sox. He was traded to the Minnesota Twins along with John Barnes for Orlando Merced and Greg Swindell in July 1998. Kinney made his MLB debut in 2000 with the Twins, going 2-2 with a 5.10 ERA in 8 starts. In 2002, he had just a 4.64 ERA with the Minnesota Twins, but went 2-7 that year. He was traded in the 2002 off-season to the Milwaukee Brewers. In 2003 and 2004 with the Brewers, he combined for a 13-17 record. On August 6, 2004, Kinney was designated for assignment by the Brewers and was claimed off waivers by the Kansas City Royals. He made 11 relief appearances with the Royals that season. During the 2007-2008 offseason, Kinney signed with the Saitama Seibu Lions, playing in Japan for a single season. Kinney returned to the United States in 2009 to play with the Fresno Grizzlies, the AAA affiliate of the San Francisco Giants.
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