Kevin Hooper
Kevin Hooper | |
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Second baseman | |
Born: Lawrence, Kansas, U.S. | December 7, 1976|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 9, 2005, for the Detroit Tigers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 24, 2006, for the Detroit Tigers | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .125 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 0 |
Teams | |
Kevin James Hooper (born December 7, 1976) is an American former professional baseball
Career
Amateur career
Hooper attended Wichita State University and was named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference team in 1999, and led Wichita State in batting average at .402.
He was originally drafted in the 49th round of the
Florida Marlins
He was then drafted in 1999, this time in the 8th round, by the Florida Marlins. He signed with the Marlins on June 3, 1999. In 1999, he played with the Low-A Utica Blue Sox of the New York–Penn League. In 2000, he moved up to Single-A playing for the Kane County Cougars, for 2000 and only part of 2001, after 17 games he was moved to Double-A Portland Sea Dogs. In 2002 he made the move to Triple-A Calgary Cannons. In 2003 he stayed in Triple-A, but this time with the Albuquerque Isotopes, where he remained until he was claimed off waivers by the New York Yankees.
New York Yankees
The Yankees claimed him off waivers from Florida on May 26, 2004, where he played for the Columbus Clippers the Triple-A team for the Yankees, at the time. He played there until the Yankees released him on August 6, 2004.
Kansas City Royals
The
Detroit Tigers
The
Houston Astros
On November 28, 2007, Hooper signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training with the Houston Astros.
Wichita Wingnuts
Before the 2008 season started, Hooper signed with the Wichita Wingnuts, where he was the starting shortstop.[2] He hit .373, winning the American Association batting title, and was successful in 34 of 35 stolen base attempts. At the end of the season, he was named the Wingnuts MVP. On November 6, 2008, Hooper was named the manager of the Wingnuts.[3] Hooper left Wichita prior to the 2016 season to coach in the San Diego Padres farm system. The Wingnuts replaced him with Pete Rose Jr. as their new manager.
References
- ^ "- Wichita Wingnuts Baseball". Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
- ^ "- Wichita Wingnuts Baseball". Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
- ^ "Hooper named Wingnuts' new manager where he remained through the 2015 season". 2008-11-06. Archived from the original on 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)