Tony Kemp Biography
Tony Kemp is an American professional baseball second baseman. He is the outfielder for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Houston Astros. Tony began his professional career, signing a contract with Houston Astros after he was selected in the fifth round of the 2013 MLB draft. He then started to play with the Corpus Christi Hooks of the Class AA Texas League.
Moreover, he played with the Fresno Grizzlies of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League. Kemp became an All-American and the SEC Baseball Player of the Year in 2013. In 2013, he appeared in the All-Star Futures Game.
Tony Kemp Age
Kemp was born on October 31, 1991. He is 27 years old. Kemp was born as Anthony Allen Kemp.
Tony Kemp Parents
When it comes to his parents, Tony Rick Kemp and Catherine Kemp. He grew up along with an older brother Corey and an older sister Ashley in Franklin, Tennessee. Kemp’s brother is five years older and stands tall at a height of 6 feet 2 inches.
Tony Kemp Wife
When it comes to his love life, Tony is currently married to his longtime girlfriend Michelle (Chieng) Kemp. The couple tied the wedding knot in November 2017 at a romantic ceremony in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
Tony Kemp Height
The baseball player stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 meters) and weighs 165 lbs (74 kg).
Tony Kemp Salary
Kemp played in 94 games for the 2018 Astros, batting .267/.352/.401 with 6 HR and 30 RBI, playing primarily in left field until September 2018. On 31 July 2019, the Astros traded him to the Chicago Cubs for Martín Maldonado. While in contract with the Astros, he used to earn an average salary of $584k per year.
Tony Kemp Houston Astros
Kemp began the 2016 season with Fresno and was promoted to the major leagues on May 16.[9] He was optioned to Fresno on June 25, 2016, when A. J. Reed was called up for his debut.[citation needed] On August 7, 2016, Kemp was recalled to the Astros. After former Astros center fielder, Carlos Gómez was designated for assignment, it was said that Kemp and Jake Marisnick would be splitting duties in centerfield.
On March 19, 2017, he was optioned back to Fresno. On April 27, 2017, the Astros promoted Kemp to the major leagues to replace injured Teoscar Hernández. May 1, 2017, the Astros optioned him back down as Marisnick was activated off of the disabled list.
On September 2, 2017, he was called up to the Astros and played in their doubleheader against the Mets, their first home game after Hurricane Harvey. In 17 games with the Astros, Kemp had a .216 average and 4 RBI.
The play-offs
Kemp did not participate in any playoff action, but was still on the 40-man roster at the time, and won his first championship title.
In March 2018, the Astros optioned Kemp back to Fresno. He was called upon May 16 to replace Jake Marisnick. As of September 27, Kemp has played in 94 games for the 2018 Astros, batting .267/.352/.401 with 6 HR and 30 RBI, playing primarily in left field.
He was mocked by the Fenway Park crowd and organist during the second game of the 2018 American League Championship Series (ALCS) when he took an extended period of time to return to the batter’s box after a foul ball. Following the third game of the 2018 ALCS, Kemp received wide sports media coverage for making a leaping catch against the left-field wall on a ball hit by Steve Pearce.
After further review, they announced the catch as confirmed, meaning the MLB replay crew in New York saw conclusive evidence of the catch. In-game four, Kemp hit a fourth-inning solo home run off Rick Porcello after only hitting six homers during the regular season. He flew out to the left-field to end Game 5, thus eliminating the Astros from the ALCS and postseason.
On July 26, 2019, the Astros designated Kemp for assignment to activate Carlos Correa.
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