Peter Kozma
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Kozma with the St. Louis Cardinals
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| Texas Rangers – No. 38 | |||
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Born: April 11, 1988 Tulsa, Oklahoma |
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 18, 2011, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| MLB statistics (through May 22, 2017) |
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| Batting average | .222 | ||
| Hits | 142 | ||
| Home runs | 4 | ||
| Runs batted in | 54 | ||
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Peter Michael Kozma (born April 11, 1988) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees. The Cardinals selected him in the first round of the 2007 MLB draft from Owasso High School in Oklahoma, and he made his MLB debut for them on May 18, 2011. He is 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m), weighs 170 pounds (77 kg), and bats and throws right-handed.
A sure-handed defender with excellent range and throwing arm, Kozma primarily plays shortstop. In the 2012 National League Division Series against the Washington Nationals, his hit in the deciding game drove in the go-ahead run and allowed the Cardinals to advance to the National League Championship Series.
Kozma attended Owasso High School in Owasso, Oklahoma, and played for the school's baseball team. He was named to USA Today's All-USA high school baseball second team.
The St. Louis Cardinals selected Kozma in the first round, with the 18th overall selection, of the 2007 Major League Baseball draft. In his first professional season, Kozma played for three minor league teams - the Johnson City Cardinals (30 games), GCL Cardinals (four games) and Batavia Muckdogs (eight games). Overall, he hit .233 with two home runs and 11 runs batted in (RBIs) in 42 games that season.
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