Howie Kendrick
American baseball player (born 1983) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Howard Joseph Kendrick III (born July 12, 1983) is an American former professional baseball infielder and current special assistant to the General Manager for the Philadelphia Phillies. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim selected Kendrick in the tenth round of the 2002 Major League Baseball draft. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2006. He has played in MLB for the Angels from 2006 to 2014, Los Angeles Dodgers from 2015 to 2016, the Phillies in 2017 and the Washington Nationals from 2017 to 2020, being a key part of their 2019 World Series run. In 2011, he appeared in the MLB All-Star Game. While primarily a second baseman throughout his career, he has also played first base and left field.
Howie Kendrick | |
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Second baseman | |
Born: (1983-07-12) July 12, 1983 (age 40) Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 26, 2006, for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 5, 2020, for the Washington Nationals | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .294 |
Home runs | 127 |
Runs batted in | 724 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |