Austin Kearns | |
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Right fielder | |
Born: Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. | May 20, 1980|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 17, 2002, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 3, 2013, for the Miami Marlins | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .253 |
Home runs | 121 |
Runs batted in | 494 |
Teams | |
Austin Ryan Kearns (born May 20,1980) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2002 through 2013 for the Cincinnati Reds,Washington Nationals,Cleveland Indians,New York Yankees,and Miami Marlins.
After playing at Lafayette Senior High School,he was offered a scholarship to play college baseball at the University of Florida. However,he decided to sign with the Cincinnati Reds after being selected seventh overall in the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft. After three seasons in the Reds' minor league system,he made his Major League debut on April 17,2002. By July,he was in the running for NL Rookie of the Year by hitting .286 with eight home runs and 40 RBIs. [1] Kearns ultimately finished three in the voting,behind Jason Jennings and Brad Wilkerson.[ citation needed ]
Kearns underwent surgery in March 2003 to remove loose bodies from his left elbow. [2] He played just 82 games that year after suffering a torn labrum and rotator cuff in his right shoulder following a home plate collision with Atlanta Braves pitcher Ray King. [3]
In April 2004,Kearns was hit by a pitch from Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Ryan Vogelsong that broke his left forearm. [4] In June,he also required surgery on his right thumb to clear our scar tissue. [5]
Kearns was traded to the Nationals on July 13,2006,along with Felipe Lopez and Ryan Wagner from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Gary Majewski,Bill Bray,Royce Clayton,Brendan Harris,and Daryl Thompson. [6]
On September 23,2006,playing against the New York Mets at Shea Stadium,Kearns and first baseman Nick Johnson collided while making a sliding attempt to catch a fly ball. Kearns originally remained in the game relatively unhurt,but was removed shortly after play resumed by Manager Frank Robinson. Kearns was replaced by Ryan Church,who played in Kearns' spot for most of the rest of the season. Kearns suffered severe bruising down his left side as well as soreness. Johnson sustained a broken femur and underwent surgery that night to repair his injuries. [7] Johnson missed all of 2007 recuperating from his injuries. Kearns,however,had career highs in several key areas,including 161 games played and 74 RBIs.
On May 12,2007,in a game at home against the Florida Marlins,Kearns hit a bases-empty inside-the-park home run,the first ever for a Nationals player. The ball bounced off the glove of Florida Marlins player Reggie Abercrombie. [8] Down the stretch,he tallied 4 hits in 11 at bats (with 2 home runs) in a late-season Nats' series sweep over the division leading New York Mets that kept the Mets out of the playoffs.
In 2008,the Nationals placed Kearns on the 15-day disabled list on May 22 because of loose bodies in his right elbow and on August 25 with a stress fracture in his left foot. [9]
Kearns was placed on the disabled list on August 5,2009,with a right thumb injury. His move to the list was retroactive to August 4. [10] The Nationals called up outfielder Jorge Padilla from the Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs to replace the ailing Kearns. [11] On November 6,the Nationals declined the 2010 contract option on Kearns making him a free agent. [12]
On January 5,2010,Kearns signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians with an invite to spring training. [13] He was added to the Major League roster on April 3. On July 5,2010,vs. the Texas Rangers,Kearns was hit by a pitch three times. This set a new all time Indians record and tied the Major League record for most hits by pitch. The last player to do so was Manny Ramirez on the same date in 2008.
On July 30,2010,Kearns was traded to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later, [14] later revealed to be Zach McAllister. [15] Kearns was part of the Yankees 2010 postseason roster until the team lost to the Texas Rangers in the 2010 ALCS.
On December 20,2010,Kearns signed a one-year deal with the Cleveland Indians. [16] Kearns was arrested on February 12 in Lexington,Kentucky on a DUI charge. [17] [18] He was designated for assignment on August 12,2011,to make room on the active roster for the return of Shin-Soo Choo from the disabled list. Kearns was released on August 17. [19]
Kearns signed a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins on January 25,2012. [20] He also received an invitation to spring training and would later make the Opening Day roster.
On May 23,2012,the Marlins placed Kearns on a 15-day Disabled List after he strained his right hamstring. He was reinstated on June 7. In 2012,he hit .245 with 6 doubles,no triples,4 home runs,16 RBI,22 walks,and 2 stolen bases in 147 at bats. [21]
Kearns was re-signed for the 2013 season. [22] He was batting .185 through 19 games before he was placed on the Bereavement List by the Marlins. [23] After seven games,having not returned to the team,he was transferred to the restricted list. [24] [25]
As of June 2015,Kearns had yet to announce his official retirement. Following his mother's heart attack,he remained in Lexington to work with his sons' youth league teams and serve as a volunteer coach with Lexington Christian Academy. [26] He also hosts the annual Austin Kearns Celebrity Golf Classic fundraising event in association with former Kentucky Wildcats baseball coach and evangelical Christian missions organizer Keith Madison. [27]
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