Kent Bottenfield

Kent Bottenfield
Kent Bottenfield
	Pitcher
	Born: November 14, 1968; Portland, Oregon
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
	July 6, 1992, for the Montreal Expos
Last MLB appearance
	June 9, 2001, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	46–49
Earned run average	4.54
Strikeouts	566
Teams
	Montreal Expos (1992–1993); Colorado Rockies (1993–1994); San Francisco Giants (1994); Chicago Cubs (1996–1997); St. Louis Cardinals (1998–1999); Anaheim Angels (2000); Philadelphia Phillies (2000); Houston Astros (2001);
Career highlights and awards
	All-Star (1999);

Kent Dennis Bottenfield (born November 14, 1968) is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos, Colorado Rockies, San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Anaheim Angels, Philadelphia Phillies, and Houston Astros, from 1992 to 2001.[1]

Career

Bottenfield was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the fourth round (96th overall) of the 1986 MLB Draft.[2]

Bottenfield's best season came in 1999 with the Cardinals, when he posted an 18–7 won-loss record along with a 3.97 ERA. Bottenfield played in the All-Star game that year. He was traded along with Adam Kennedy to the Angels for Jim Edmonds following this season. He finished the 2000 season with a 5.40 ERA and did not appear in the major leagues after 2001.

After baseball

After overcoming a near-fatal heart condition, Bottenfield turned his attention to music. He has released two independent Christian albums "Take Me Back" (2004) and the newest release "Back In The Game" (2007). He currently resides in Florida with his family, and he is the head coach of the Palm Beach Atlantic University baseball team. After being named associate head coach in August 2011, he was named to replace head coach Gary Carter after Carter died of cancer in February 2012.

References

"Kent Bottenfield Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
"Kent Bottenfield Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.

External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet

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[bbrefbottenfieldmaj-1] "Kent Bottenfield Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.

[bbrefbottenfieldmin-2] "Kent Bottenfield Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.