Kevin James Kiermaier is an American professional baseball center fielder for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball. He made his MLB debut on September 30, 2013. He has gained attention for his overall outfield defense, strong throwing arm, and prowess for frequently robbing home runs. He won Rawlings Gold Glove Awards for center fielders in 2015, 2016, and 2019.
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Kevin James Kiermaier is an American professional baseball center fielder for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball. He made his MLB debut on September 30, 2013 – also game 163 of the regular season, and a wild-card tiebreaker game. His high school won a state championship in Indiana, and his team earned a National Junior College Athletic Association national championship at Parkland College. He has gained attention for his overall outfield defense, strong throwing arm, and prowess for frequently robbing home runs. As a result, he has won Rawlings Gold Glove Awards for center fielders in 2015, 2016, and 2019. He was named the best defensive player in the Rays’ organization and the Most Valuable Player of the Montgomery Biscuits of the Class AA Southern League in 2013. He hit his first major league home run against Mike Morin of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on May 18, 2014. He finished 2014 hitting. 263 with 10 home runs in 108 games and was one of the finalists for the Goldglove Award for American League right fielders.
He garnered 5.0 defensive Wins Above Replacement, fourth overall according to Baseball-Reference.com. His strikeout rate increased by nearly doubling his strike rate from the previous season to nearly double his strike-out rate in the 2016 season. He won his first of the first of each of the Gold Gloves in 2015 and 2016. He also won the Platinum Glove Award, awarded to the best overall defensive players in the American League in each of those years. He is a member of the Florida Marlins, the New York Yankees, and the San Francisco Giants of the National League. He played two innings in the 2013 American League Wild Card Game against the Cleveland Indians, which was his only postseason appearance that year. His team won the NJCAA National Championship as a freshman, and he was twice named anNJCAA All-American in his two years at parkland. He attended Bishop Luers High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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