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* [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] ({{mlby|1993}}–{{mlby|1994}}) |
* [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] ({{mlby|1993}}–{{mlby|1994}}) |
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* [[Boston Red Sox]] ({{mlby|1995}}–{{mlby|1996}}) |
* [[Boston Red Sox]] ({{mlby|1995}}–{{mlby|1996}}) |
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'''Kevin Curtis Kennedy''' (born May 26, 1954) is |
'''Kevin Curtis Kennedy''' (born May 26, 1954) is an American former [[manager (baseball)|manager]] in [[Major League Baseball]] and a former television host for [[Fox Sports (USA)|Fox Sports]]' baseball coverage. He was given the nickname "'''the Skipper'''" by Fox Sports due to his prior managerial career. Kennedy joined the [[Tampa Bay Rays]] broadcast team for the 2009 baseball season as a replacement for [[Joe Magrane]]. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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===Early life and career=== |
===Early life and career=== |
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Born in Los Angeles, Kevin Kennedy graduated from [[William Howard Taft High School (Los Angeles, California)|Taft High School]] in [[Woodland Hills, California]] in 1972, where he was a classmate of [[Robin Yount]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.tafthigh.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=161399&type=d|title= Achievements |publisher=Taft Charter High School| |
Born in Los Angeles, Kevin Kennedy graduated from [[William Howard Taft High School (Los Angeles, California)|Taft High School]] in [[Woodland Hills, California]] in 1972, where he was a classmate of [[Robin Yount]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.tafthigh.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=161399&type=d|title= Achievements |publisher=Taft Charter High School|access-date= November 7, 2013}}</ref> |
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He attended [[San Diego State University]] and was drafted by the [[Baltimore Orioles]] in the 8th round of the [[1976 Major League Baseball Draft]]. |
He attended [[San Diego State University]] and was drafted by the [[Baltimore Orioles]] in the 8th round of the [[1976 Major League Baseball Draft]]. |
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Kennedy was a career [[minor league baseball|minor league]] [[catcher]] who played in the Orioles, [[St. Louis Cardinals]] and [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] [[farm system]]s. In 510 career games, he hit .238 with 12 homers and 178 RBI. |
Kennedy was a career [[minor league baseball|minor league]] [[catcher]] who played in the Orioles, [[St. Louis Cardinals]] and [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] [[farm system]]s. In 510 career games, he hit .238 with 12 homers and 178 RBI. While with the [[Pawtucket Red Sox]] in 1981, he was the only player from either team to not play in the [[longest professional baseball game|longest professional baseball game of all time]] versus the [[Rochester Red Wings]].{{cn|date=June 2022}} |
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He retired from playing after the 1983 season and became a manager in the Dodgers farm system for the [[Great Falls Dodgers]] (1984–1986), [[Bakersfield Dodgers]] (1987), [[San Antonio Missions]] (1988) and [[Albuquerque Dukes]] (1989–1991). |
He retired from playing after the 1983 season and became a manager in the Dodgers farm system for the [[Great Falls Dodgers]] (1984–1986), [[Bakersfield Dodgers]] (1987), [[San Antonio Missions]] (1988) and [[Albuquerque Dukes]] (1989–1991). |
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====Boston Red Sox==== |
====Boston Red Sox==== |
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For the 1995 [[1995 Boston Red Sox season|season]], Kennedy became the manager for the [[Boston Red Sox]] |
For the 1995 [[1995 Boston Red Sox season|season]], Kennedy became the manager for the [[Boston Red Sox]]. He led them to their first postseason appearance since 1990, but they were swept by the [[Cleveland Indians]] in the [[1995 American League Division Series|playoffs]]. Kennedy was fired following the 1996 [[1996 Boston Red Sox season|season]] after going from a .597 to a .525 winning percentage. |
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====Managerial record==== |
====Managerial record==== |
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! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="5"|Regular season !! colspan="4"|Postseason |
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!Games!!Won!!Lost!!Win %!!Finish!! Won !! Lost !! Win % !! Result |
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| [[Texas Rangers]] |
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| 1993 |
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![[1993 Texas Rangers season|TEX]]|| {{mlby|1993}} |
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||162||86||76||{{Winning percentage|86|76}}|| 2nd in AL West || – || – || – || – |
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| 1995 |
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| 1996 |
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| {{WinLossPct|171|135}} |
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![[1993 Texas Rangers season|TEX]]|| {{mlby|1994}} |
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! colspan="3"| Total |
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||114||52||62||{{Winning percentage|52|62}}|| 1st in AL West || – || – || – || – |
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! {{WinLossPct|309|273}} |
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! colspan="2"|TEX total || 276 || 138 || 138 || {{Winning percentage|138|138}} || || 0 || 0 || – || |
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![[1995 Boston Red Sox season|BOS]]|| {{mlby|1995}} |
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||144||86||58||{{Winning percentage|86|58}}|| '''1st in AL East''' || 0 || 3 || .000 || Lost [[1995 American League Division Series|ALDS]] ([[1995 Cleveland Indians season|CLE]]) |
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![[1996 Boston Red Sox season|BOS]]|| {{mlby|1996}} |
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||162||85||77||{{Winning percentage|85|77}}|| 3rd in AL East || – || – || – || – |
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! colspan="2"|BOS total || 306 || 171 || 135 || {{Winning percentage|171|135}} || || 0 || 3 || .000 || |
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⚫ | ! colspan="2"|Total<ref>{{cite web|title=Kevin Kennedy|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/kenneke99.shtml|website=Baseball Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=September 29, 2015}}</ref> || 582 || 309 || 273 || {{Winning percentage|309|273}} || || 0 || 3 || .000 || |
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===Broadcasting career=== |
===Broadcasting career=== |
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In 1997 Kennedy joined [[ESPN Major League Baseball|ESPN]] as a [[color analyst]] on the network's ''[[Wednesday Night Baseball]]'' telecasts, performing the same role on [[Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio|ESPN Radio]]'s ''[[Sunday Night Baseball]]'' in 1998 and on [[Fox Sports Net]]'s ''[[Thursday Night Baseball]]'' in 1999 and 2000. From 2001 to 2008, he was a studio analyst for baseball on [[Major League Baseball on Fox|Fox]], teaming with host [[Jeanne Zelasko]]. He also contributed to Fox Sports Net's ''[[Best Damn Sports Show Period]]'' and hosted a radio program on [[FOX Sports Radio]], and was a regular co-host of ''Dodgers Live'' on [[Prime Ticket]] at this time. |
In 1997 Kennedy joined [[ESPN Major League Baseball|ESPN]] as a [[color analyst]] on the network's ''[[Wednesday Night Baseball]]'' telecasts, performing the same role on [[Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio|ESPN Radio]]'s ''[[Sunday Night Baseball]]'' in 1998 and on [[Fox Sports Net]]'s ''[[Thursday Night Baseball]]'' in 1999 and 2000. From 2001 to 2008, he was a studio analyst for baseball on [[Major League Baseball on Fox|Fox]], teaming with host [[Jeanne Zelasko]]. He also contributed to Fox Sports Net's ''[[Best Damn Sports Show Period]]'' and hosted a radio program on [[FOX Sports Radio]], and was a regular co-host of ''Dodgers Live'' on [[Bally Sports SoCal|Prime Ticket]] at this time. |
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In 2009 Kennedy took a job as a part-time television analyst for the [[List of Tampa Bay Rays broadcasters|Tampa Bay Rays]], sharing the duty with former Rays pitcher [[Brian Anderson (pitcher)|Brian Anderson]]. Kennedy and Anderson both replaced [[Joe Magrane]], who is now a part of the [[MLB Network]]. Kennedy returned to the Dodgers' postgame show for the 2009 postseason. |
In 2009 Kennedy took a job as a part-time television analyst for the [[List of Tampa Bay Rays broadcasters|Tampa Bay Rays]], sharing the duty with former Rays pitcher [[Brian Anderson (pitcher)|Brian Anderson]]. Kennedy and Anderson both replaced [[Joe Magrane]], who is now a part of the [[MLB Network]]. Kennedy returned to the Dodgers' postgame show for the 2009 postseason. |
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In October 2010 it was announced that Kennedy would not be returning to the Rays' broadcast crew in the 2011 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tampabay.com/sports/baseball/rays/brian-anderson-to-become-tampa-bay-rays-full-time-tv-analyst/1126151|title=Brian Anderson to become Tampa Bay Rays' full-time TV analyst|last=Jones|first=Tom|work=St. Petersburg Times|date=October 5, 2010| |
In October 2010 it was announced that Kennedy would not be returning to the Rays' broadcast crew in the 2011 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tampabay.com/sports/baseball/rays/brian-anderson-to-become-tampa-bay-rays-full-time-tv-analyst/1126151|title=Brian Anderson to become Tampa Bay Rays' full-time TV analyst|last=Jones|first=Tom|work=St. Petersburg Times|date=October 5, 2010|access-date=October 6, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303201242/http://www.tampabay.com/sports/baseball/rays/brian-anderson-to-become-tampa-bay-rays-full-time-tv-analyst/1126151|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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Kevin co-hosted ''Power Alley'' with [[Jim Duquette]] on [[Sirius XM]]'s [[MLB Network Radio]] on Sirius 209/XM 89 from 10 |
Kevin co-hosted ''Power Alley'' with [[Jim Duquette]] on [[Sirius XM]]'s [[MLB Network Radio]] on Sirius 209/XM 89 from 10 am – 2pm EST in 2011. |
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From 2014 through 2018, Kennedy teamed with [[Rick Monday]] to call select games on the [[Los Angeles Dodgers Radio Network|Dodgers Radio Network]] and occasionally co-hosted the team's ''Dodger Talk'' radio post-game show. |
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=== Other media === |
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In October 2019, Kennedy started doing podcasts of ''The Kevin Kennedy Show''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kevinkennedyshow.libsyn.com/website|title=The Kevin Kennedy Show|date=October 31, 2019|website=kevinkennedyshow.libsyn.com|language=en|access-date=April 27, 2020}}</ref> with Rich Grisham of ''[[Out of the Park Baseball]]'' and launched an [https://www.kevinkennedybaseball.com official website] where he teaches baseball instruction videos, has a blog, and hosts Q&A with fans. |
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==References== |
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* [https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/kenneke99.shtml Baseball-Reference.com] – managerial record |
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{{succession box | title=[[San Antonio Missions|San Antonio Missions Manager]] | before= ? | years=1988| after=[[John Shoemaker]] |
{{succession box | title=[[San Antonio Missions|San Antonio Missions Manager]] | before= ? | years=1988| after=[[John Shoemaker]] |
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{{succession box | title=[[Albuquerque Dukes|Albuquerque Dukes Manager]] | before=[[Terry Collins]] | years=1989–1991| after=[[Bill Russell ( |
{{succession box | title=[[Albuquerque Dukes|Albuquerque Dukes Manager]] | before=[[Terry Collins]] | years=1989–1991| after=[[Bill Russell (shortstop)|Bill Russell]] |
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{{succession box| before = [[Joe Magrane]] | title = [[Tampa Bay Rays|Tampa Bay Rays television color announcer]]| years = [[2009 Tampa Bay Rays season|2009]]–[[2010 Tampa Bay Rays season|2010]]| after = [[Brian Anderson (pitcher)|Brian Anderson]]}} |
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{{Authority control}} |
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|NAME = Kennedy, Kevin |
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|SHORT DESCRIPTION = American baseball manager |
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|DATE OF BIRTH = May 26, 1954 |
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|PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Los Angeles, California]] |
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Kennedy in 1988
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Born: (1954-05-26) May 26, 1954 (age 70) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
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Games managed | 582 |
Managerial record | 309–273 |
Winning percentage | .531 |
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Kevin Curtis Kennedy (born May 26, 1954) is an American former managerinMajor League Baseball and a former television host for Fox Sports' baseball coverage. He was given the nickname "the Skipper" by Fox Sports due to his prior managerial career. Kennedy joined the Tampa Bay Rays broadcast team for the 2009 baseball season as a replacement for Joe Magrane.
Born in Los Angeles, Kevin Kennedy graduated from Taft High SchoolinWoodland Hills, California in 1972, where he was a classmate of Robin Yount.[1]
He attended San Diego State University and was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 8th round of the 1976 Major League Baseball Draft.
Kennedy was a career minor league catcher who played in the Orioles, St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers farm systems. In 510 career games, he hit .238 with 12 homers and 178 RBI. While with the Pawtucket Red Sox in 1981, he was the only player from either team to not play in the longest professional baseball game of all time versus the Rochester Red Wings.[citation needed]
He retired from playing after the 1983 season and became a manager in the Dodgers farm system for the Great Falls Dodgers (1984–1986), Bakersfield Dodgers (1987), San Antonio Missions (1988) and Albuquerque Dukes (1989–1991).
He was subsequently the bench coach for the Montreal Expos during the 1992 season.
He then was hired to manage the Texas Rangers for the 1993 season after the firing of Bobby Valentine and Toby Harrah. Kennedy was let go following the strike-shortened 1994 season after posting only a 52–62 record (even though, at the time of the strike, it was good enough for first place in the division) and was replaced by Johnny Oates.
For the 1995 season, Kennedy became the manager for the Boston Red Sox. He led them to their first postseason appearance since 1990, but they were swept by the Cleveland Indians in the playoffs. Kennedy was fired following the 1996 season after going from a .597 to a .525 winning percentage.
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Games | Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
TEX | 1993 | 162 | 86 | 76 | .531 | 2nd in AL West | – | – | – | – |
TEX | 1994 | 114 | 52 | 62 | .456 | 1st in AL West | – | – | – | – |
TEX total | 276 | 138 | 138 | .500 | 0 | 0 | – | |||
BOS | 1995 | 144 | 86 | 58 | .597 | 1st in AL East | 0 | 3 | .000 | Lost ALDS (CLE) |
BOS | 1996 | 162 | 85 | 77 | .525 | 3rd in AL East | – | – | – | – |
BOS total | 306 | 171 | 135 | .559 | 0 | 3 | .000 | |||
Total[2] | 582 | 309 | 273 | .531 | 0 | 3 | .000 |
In 1997 Kennedy joined ESPN as a color analyst on the network's Wednesday Night Baseball telecasts, performing the same role on ESPN Radio's Sunday Night Baseball in 1998 and on Fox Sports Net's Thursday Night Baseball in 1999 and 2000. From 2001 to 2008, he was a studio analyst for baseball on Fox, teaming with host Jeanne Zelasko. He also contributed to Fox Sports Net's Best Damn Sports Show Period and hosted a radio program on FOX Sports Radio, and was a regular co-host of Dodgers LiveonPrime Ticket at this time.
In 2009 Kennedy took a job as a part-time television analyst for the Tampa Bay Rays, sharing the duty with former Rays pitcher Brian Anderson. Kennedy and Anderson both replaced Joe Magrane, who is now a part of the MLB Network. Kennedy returned to the Dodgers' postgame show for the 2009 postseason.
In October 2010 it was announced that Kennedy would not be returning to the Rays' broadcast crew in the 2011 season.[3]
Kevin co-hosted Power Alley with Jim DuquetteonSirius XM's MLB Network Radio on Sirius 209/XM 89 from 10 am – 2 pm EST in 2011.
From 2014 through 2018, Kennedy teamed with Rick Monday to call select games on the Dodgers Radio Network and occasionally co-hosted the team's Dodger Talk radio post-game show.
In October 2019, Kennedy started doing podcasts of The Kevin Kennedy Show[4] with Rich Grisham of Out of the Park Baseball and launched an official website where he teaches baseball instruction videos, has a blog, and hosts Q&A with fans.
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