| Jon Kennedy | |
|---|---|
 Kennedy with the Florida Fire Frogs in 2018 | |
| Free agent | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born:20 September 1994 Melbourne, Victoria | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left |
Jon Robert Dale Kennedy (born 20 September 1994) is an Australian professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.
Kennedy began his professional career with the Melbourne Aces of the Australian Baseball League and signed with the Atlanta Braves on 4 October 2015. [1] He made his debut with Atlanta's organization in 2016 and split time between the Single–A Rome Braves,rookie–level Danville Braves,and High–A Carolina Mudcats where he posted a combined 2.92 ERA and 1.27 WHIP in 19 total relief appearances between the three teams. He spent 2017 with Rome where he was 5–2 with a 2.87 ERA in 39 games. [2]
In 2018,Kennedy split the season between the High–A Florida Fire Frogs and Triple–A Gwinnett Stripers. In 29 total contests,he accumulated a 5–7 record and 3.26 ERA with 59 strikeouts and 1 save in 66+1⁄3 innings pitched. [3] He returned to Florida in 2019, and made 7 appearances, where he logged a 4.09 ERA with 12 strikeouts in 11.0 innings of work. On 24 April 2019, Kennedy was released by the Braves organization. [4]
On 1 June 2019 he signed with Tochigi Golden Braves of the Baseball Challenge League. [5]
Kennedy played with Hroši Brno of the Extraliga in 2022. [6]
He was selected for the Australian national baseball team at the 2017 World Baseball Classic [7] and 2019 WBSC Premier12. [8]
Kennedy's uncle is Philip Dale. [1]
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