Kevin Stocker
Kevin Stocker | |
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Shortstop | |
Born: Spokane, Washington, U.S. | February 13, 1970|
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 7, 1993, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 29, 2000, for the Anaheim Angels | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .254 |
Home runs | 23 |
Runs batted in | 248 |
Teams | |
Kevin Douglas Stocker (born February 13, 1970) is an American former Major League Baseball shortstop and switch hitter. Stocker played with the Philadelphia Phillies (1993–1997), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–2000) and Anaheim Angels (2000).
A 1988 graduate of
Stocker was selected by Philadelphia in the
In his rookie season, Stocker
, four homers and 41 RBI.During the 1997 expansion draft, Stocker was traded to Tampa Bay in exchange for Bobby Abreu. After two-plus seasons, he was released and signed with Anaheim. In an eight-season career, Stocker batted .254 with 23 home runs and 248 RBI. He now owns an Emerald City Smoothie franchise in Washington.[3]
Post-playing career
Stocker has served as a color analyst for 14 seasons (as of 2014). He is currently in his second season with the Pac-12 Network, after a stint with CBS Sports Network.[4]
In January 2018, it was announced that Stocker would be serving as a part-time color analyst for Phillies radio broadcasts during the 2018 season.[5] Stocker rejoined the radio broadcast team in 2022.[6]
Heading into the 2023 season, the Phillies named Stocker as their radio color commentator for road broadcasts. Stocker will also handle about 20 home games for the 2023 season.
References
- ^ "University of Washington Baseball Players Who Made It to a Major League Baseball Team". Baseball-Almanac.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2005. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- ^ "Batting Game Finder". Stathead.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ Wasson, Juli (25 October 2008). "Emerald City Smoothie Has Drink to Fit Your Needs". Spokesman.com. Spokane, Washington, USA: The Spokesman-Review. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
And nowadays inside you can find former Philadelphia Phillies and Central Valley High School shortstop Kevin Stocker fielding nutritional advice instead of pop flies.
- ^ "Baseball TV schedule released; former Pac-12 stars Snow, Stocker join Pac-12 Networks as analysts". Website Article. Pac-12 Digital. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ Gross, Stephen (January 8, 2018). "Three former Phillies to join Scott Franzke in radio booth in 2018". The Morning Call.
- ^ Morgenstern, Leo (2022-03-05). "The brief but meaningful Phillies careers of the new radio broadcasters". The Good Phight. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet