Terry Kennedy’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth & life story

  • Source of Wealth: Sports, Baseball, MLB, Coach
  • Age: 63
  • Birth Place: Euclid, Ohio, United States
  • Height: 6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
  • Weight: 220 lb (100kg)
  • Marital Status: Married (Sarah Kennedy)
  • Full Name: Terrence Edward Kennedy
  • Nationality: American
  • Date of Birth: June 4, 1956
  • Occupation: Former Baseball Player
  • Education: Florida State University

Terry Kennedy was a former All-Star Major League Baseball (MBL) catcher with an estimated net worth of $4 million. He was able to achieve this as a player for the St. Louis Cardinals (1978-1980), San Diego Padres (1981-1986), Baltimore Orioles (1987-1988) and San Francisco Giants (1989-1991). He was born as Terrence Edward Kennedy on June 4, 1956, in Euclid, Ohio. Terry is the son of a previous major league player and manager named Bob Kennedy. He batted left-handed but threw right-handed. Terry was able to play college baseball at Florida State University. He became a two-time All-American and Sporting News College Player of the Year in 1976. In 1982, he got inducted into the FSU Athletics Hall of Fame.

Kennedy hit .264 with 113 home runs and  628 RBI in 1491 games during his 14-year Major League career. In 1982, he got tied with John Bench’s National League mark that was 40 doubles in a season. In that year, he also became the winner of the Silver Slugger Award. He appeared in four All-Star games in 1981, 1983, 1985 and 1987. Kennedy also played two World Series with the Padres in 1984 and the Giants in 1989 (Earthquake Series). In his first at-bat in 1984, he and his father became the first father-and-son duo to drive in runs in a World Series. It happened when Kennedy drove in two against the Tigers. He is also famous for not wearing batting gloves.

Terry Kennedy eventually managed, coached, and instructed in the minor leagues for the St. Louis Cardinals, Montreal Expos, Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres as well as the Independent Leagues after his playing days. He was voted Manager-of-the-Year twice including Baseball America Manager-of-the-Year in 1998 when he led the Iowa Cubs to a first-place finish. In 2005, he was able to win his only championship when he led the San Diego Surf Dawgs of the professional independent Golden Baseball League (GBL) to the GBL Championship. The team featured Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson who was in his last professional season. During this time, people named him as the Manager of the Year in the Golden League.

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