Kole Calhoun

Kole Calhoun
Calhoun with the Los Angeles Angels in 2017
Los Angeles Angels – No. 56
Right fielder
Born: (1987-10-14) October 14, 1987
Buckeye, Arizona
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
May 22, 2012, for the Los Angeles Angels
MLB statistics
(through 2018 season)
Batting average .252
Home runs 107
Runs batted in 377
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Kole Alan Calhoun (born October 14, 1987) is an American professional baseball right fielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for Yavapai College before getting a scholarship to Arizona State University.

Amateur career

Calhoun attended Buckeye Union High School in Buckeye, Arizona. In 2005, Calhoun and Sammy Solis were named the West Valley High School Baseball Co-Players of the Year.[1] Calhoun then attended Yavapai College and Arizona State University.

Professional career

Minor Leagues

Calhoun was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the eighth round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft.[2] He was assigned to Rookie League Orem, where in 56 games, he hit .292 with 7 HR and 42 RBI. He played 2011 with High-A Inland Empire, where in 133 games, he hit .324 with 22 HR, 99 RBI and a .957 OPS. He also stole 20 bases. He was named to the California League Postseason All-Star team as a utility player. He was the Kenny Myers Minor League Player of the Year in 2011.[3] This monster season earned him a direct promotion to Triple-A Salt Lake to begin 2012. In 43 games prior to his first callup, he hit .296 with 5 HR and 31 RBI.

Major Leagues

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim / Los Angeles Angels

Calhoun with the Angels in 2012

2012

On May 21, 2012, Calhoun was recalled by the Angels to replace Vernon Wells, who was placed on the disabled list.[4] He made his debut the next day, and he recorded his first major league hit the day after, a double off of Jarrod Parker. Calhoun was the 8th player from the 2010 MLB draft to make his major-league debut. He was sent back down on June 12 after 8 games with the Angels.[5] He made the Pacific Coast League All-Star team. He had another short stint with the Angels before being called up for good in August . His final stats with the Bees in 105 games were .298 with 14 HR, 73 RBI, and a .877 OPS. He was used exclusively off the bench in August and September. In 21 games with the Angels, he hit .174 with 1 RBI in just 23 at-bats.

2013

Calhoun was competing for the fifth outfielder spot with J. B. Shuck, but after a poor spring training, in which he hit .174 with 10 RBI and 16 strikeouts in 23 games, Shuck won the position, and Calhoun began 2013 with Salt Lake.[6] Calhoun was recalled on July 28 to replace the injured Albert Pujols.[7] Calhoun was hitting .354 with 12 HR and 49 RBI with Salt Lake. On August 2, Calhoun hit his first major league home run, a two-run, go-ahead shot off of Steve Delabar in the bottom of the 8th inning, part of a 4-hit night for Calhoun. Because Pujols went down, Josh Hamilton received the most time at designated hitter, leaving right field up for grabs. By the time September rolled around, Calhoun won the job, starting the last 21 games of the season there. In 58 games with the Angels in 2013, Calhoun hit .282 with 8 HR and 32 RBI.

2014

His control over right-field extended into 2014, as he was the starting right-fielder entering 2014. However, after just 14 games, Calhoun was placed on the disabled list with a sprained right ankle.[8] By the time he returned on May 21, Collin Cowgill was playing well as the right-fielder, and Calhoun shared some of his starts with Cowgill.

2015

Calhoun played in 159 games for the Angels in 2015, hitting .256 with a career high 26 HR and 83 RBI.[9] He also played stellar defense in right field, posting a .989 fielding percentage and six defensive runs saved[10] en route to winning his first Rawlings Gold Glove award.[11]

2016

Despite a slight drop-off in terms of home runs and runs batted in from 2015, Calhoun lowered his strikeout rate and walked more in the season. Altogether, Calhoun finished with a .271 batting average, 18 home runs and 75 RBI in 157 games played.[12]

2017

For the third consecutive season, Calhoun played in over 150 games. He finished the season with 19 home runs, 71 RBI's and scored 77 runs.

2018

For the first half of the season, Calhoun struggled offensively despite being tied in outfield assists in MLB with 7. He was placed on the disabled list on June 3rd with an oblique injury.[13] In the second half, he hit .231 with 10 home runs. Overall, he finished the season hitting a career low .208 with 19 home runs and 57 RBI's.

Personal life

Calhoun and his wife, Jennifer, welcomed their first child, son Knox, in September 2016.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Solis, Cress share top region honor". westvalleyview.com. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ "ASU's Kelly, Spence, Calhoun get drafted". www.azcentral.com.
  3. ↑ "Angels announce 2011 Minor League awards". Angels Press Release. October 12, 2011.
  4. ↑ Gonzalez, Alden (May 21, 2012). "Angels to call up Calhoun, Cassevah". MLB.com.
  5. ↑ Plunkett, Bill (June 12, 2012). "Pauley promoted, Calhoun sent to Triple-A". Orange County Register.
  6. ↑ Gonzalez, Alden (March 30, 2013). "Conger, Shuck are in as Angels finalize roster". Angels.com.
  7. ↑ Gonzalez, Alden (July 28, 2013). "Slugger will miss 'significant' time with foot injury; Calhoun recalled". MLB.com.
  8. ↑ Perry, Dayn (April 16, 2014). "Kole Calhoun out 4-6 weeks with bad ligament sprain". CBS Sports.
  9. ↑ "Kole Calhoun Statistics and History | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
  10. ↑ "Kole Calhoun » Statistics » Batting | FanGraphs Baseball". www.fangraphs.com. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
  11. ↑ "Angels right fielder Kole Calhoun wins first Gold Glove Award". latimes.com. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
  12. ↑ "Kole Calhoun Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  13. ↑ https://www.foxsports.com/west/story/los-angeles-angels-place-outfielder-kole-calhoun-on-disabled-list-060218
  14. ↑ "Calhoun returning to starting lineup Friday". MLB.com. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
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