Jon Kennedy (baseball)

Jon Robert Dale Kennedy (born 20 September 1994) is an Australian professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.

Jon Kennedy
Kennedy with the Florida Fire Frogs in 2018
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1994-09-20) 20 September 1994 (age 30)
Melbourne, Victoria
Bats: Left
Throws: Left

Career

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Atlanta Braves

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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+13 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]

Tochigi Golden Braves

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On 1 June 2019 he signed with Tochigi Golden Braves [ja] of the Baseball Challenge League.[5]

Hroši Brno

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Kennedy played for Hroši Brno of the Extraliga in 2022.[6]

International career

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He was selected for the Australian national baseball team at the 2017 World Baseball Classic[7] and 2019 WBSC Premier12.[8]

Personal life

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Kennedy's uncle is Philip Dale.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pitching young gun Jon Kennedy signs with MLB's Atlanta Braves". Herald Sun. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Jon Kennedy Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Jon Kennedy - Stats - Pitching". fangraphs.com. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Jon Kennedy Stats, Fantasy & News". milb.com. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  5. ^ "新入団選手のお知らせ". 栃木ゴールデンブレーブスオフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). 1 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Jon Kennedy". baseball-stat.cz. pro baseball-stat.cz. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  7. ^ Willis, Kris (8 February 2017). "9 Atlanta Braves players to take part in World Baseball Classic". Talking Chop. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  8. ^ DAVID PENROSE (8 October 2019). "BORAL TEAM AUSTRALIA'S PREMIER12 ROSTER ANNOUNCED". baseball.com.au. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
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