Brett Kinneman

Brett Kinneman
Pittsburgh Pirates
Outfielder
Born: (1996-08-28) August 28, 1996
York, Pennsylvania
Bats: Left Throws: Left

Brett Kinneman (born August 28, 1996) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.

Career

Kinneman attended West York Area High School in York, Pennsylvania, where he played baseball.[1] As a senior in 2015, he pitched to a 5-0 record and 2.33 ERA in 33 innings along with batting .278.[2][3] He was not drafted in the 2015 MLB draft and he enrolled at North Carolina State University to play college baseball for the NC State Wolfpack.

In 2016, as a freshman at NC State, Kinneman batted .296 with six home runs, 33 RBIs, and a .526 slugging percentage in 42 games, 34 which were starts.[4] After the season, he was named to the Atlantic Coast Conference All-Freshman team[5] along with being named to both Collegiate Baseball Magazine's and Louisville Slugger's Freshman All-American teams.[6][7]

As a sophomore in 2017, Kinneman compiled a .282 batting average with ten home runs and 41 RBIs in sixty games (57 starts).[8] That summer, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Cotuit Kettleers[9] where he struggled, batting only .207 with a .645 OPS in 121 at-bats.[10]

In 2018, as a junior, Kinneman started all sixty of NC State's games, batting .274 with 17 home runs and 61 RBIs.[11] He was named to the All-ACC First Team.[12]

Kinneman was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the seventh round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft[13] and signed with them for $215,500.[14] He made his professional debut with the West Virginia Black Bears[15] and spent the whole season there, batting .253 with four home runs and 44 RBIs in 60 games.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "York County's Brett Kinneman is the hottest thing in college baseball, could go pro". York Daily Record. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. ↑ "West York grad Brett Kinneman thriving at N.C. State". York Herald. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  3. ↑ "WILSON WEEKLY: KINNEMAN ON THE MOUND?". Pack the Bases. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Takeaways from NC State baseball's hot start". technicianonline.com. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Wake Forest baseball lands 5 on All-ACC teams". The News & Observer. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  6. ↑ "BLOG: West York grad Kinneman a freshman All-American". York Dispatch. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  7. ↑ "West York High grad Brett Kinneman off to blazing baseball start for North Carolina State". York Dispatch. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  8. ↑ "College baseball: Meet NC State's Brett Kinneman, who reminds his coach of Mickey Mantle". NCAA.com. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  9. ↑ "West York grad Kinneman excelling in Cape Cod League". York Dispatch. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Shepard leads Pack in summer ball". technicianonline.com. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  11. ↑ "West York High grad Brett Kinneman named 3rd-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball".
  12. ↑ "NC State players, UNC coach earn top ACC baseball honors". The News & Observer. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Pittsburgh Pirates pick West York's Brett Kinneman in MLB Draft".
  14. ↑ "Brett Kinneman, the Pirates' 7th-round pick, blended patience and aggression in a breakout 2018". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  15. ↑ "West York grads Brett Kinneman, Cash Gladfelter have started pro baseball careers".
  16. ↑ "Brett Kinneman Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
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