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Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Ian Kinsler. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com.
Ian Michael Kinsler (Hebrew: איאן קינסלר; born June 22, 1982) is an American-Israeli former professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 14 seasons for the Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Boston Red Sox, and San Diego Padres.
He was the first rookie in club history with at least 100 hits, 10 home runs and 10 stolen bases in a season. He was the sixth AL rookie since 2000 with 10 HR and 10 SB. He was one of only 12 Texas players to hit 10 HR in their rookie season and one of only 13 to record 100 hits.
Dec 20, 2019 · A 17th-round pick by the Rangers out of the University of Missouri in 2003, Kinsler became a four-time All-Star who won two Gold Gloves at second base and was a member of the 2018 World Series...
Dec 20, 2019 · Four-time All-Star second baseman Ian Kinsler is retiring from baseball and will serve as an advisor to baseball operations for the Padres, the club announced on Friday afternoon. “Ian had a long and distinguished career and will go down as one of the best second basemen of his generation,” said.
Dec 20, 2019 · Ian Kinsler is retiring after a 14-year major league career, he announced Friday. Kinsler, 37, told The Athletic that a herniated cervical disk that ended his 2019 season in August played a...
View the profile of San Diego Padres Second Baseman Ian Kinsler on ESPN. Get the latest news, live stats and game highlights.
Aug 13, 2022 · Kinsler, the club’s 2006 Rookie of the Year, spent the first eight years of his career with the Rangers. He earned three All-Star nods with Texas and holds club records for a second baseman with a .273 batting average, 156 home runs and 539 RBIs over 1,066 games from 2006-13.
Dec 21, 2019 · Ian Kinsler is leaving the game as one the best second basemen to ever play it. Why was his time as a Ranger so underappreciated?
Ian Kinsler is the first player in Major League history to hit lead-off home runs in his team's first two games of the season! On April 1, 2011, Kinsler hit a 1-0 pitch from Jon Lester deep down the left field line for a "routine" Opening Day lead-off homer.