27 Facts About Jason Kendall

Jason Daniel Kendall was born on June 26,1974 and is an American former professional baseball catcher.

Jason Kendall played in Major League Baseball from 1996 through 2010 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, and Kansas City Royals.

Jason Kendall was drafted out of high school in the first round of the 1992 Major League Baseball draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Jason Kendall was born on June 26,1974, in San Diego, California.

Jason Kendall was drafted out of high school in the 1st round of the MLB draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates and later played for the Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers and the Kansas City Royals.

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Jason Kendall met his wife, Tricia Kendall, in 2010 in Kansas City where he ultimately retired as a player after 15 years.

On May 19,2000, Jason Kendall became the first player in Pirates history to hit for the cycle at Three Rivers Stadium, driving in five of Pittsburgh's thirteen runs against the St Louis Cardinals.

Jason Kendall led the major leagues in 2005 in times reached base on an error.

From 2002 through 2004, Jason Kendall led all major league catchers in games and innings behind the plate.

Jason Kendall stepped out of the batter's box and began yelling at Lackey, who told him to stop leaning over the plate with his elbow guard sticking out, trying to be hit by a pitch.

Jason Kendall recorded his first playoff hit in the second game of the American League Division Series off Minnesota's Boof Bonser.

On November 21,2007, Jason Kendall agreed to a one-year deal with the Milwaukee Brewers.

On May 18,2009, Jason Kendall recorded his 2,000th career hit, becoming the eighth full-time catcher to reach that milestone.

On December 11,2009, Jason Kendall signed a two-year contract with the Kansas City Royals.

Jason Kendall underwent season-ending surgery on September 3,2010, on his right shoulder after an MRI exam revealed extensive tearing in his rotator cuff.

Jason Kendall missed the entire 2011 season because of this injury.

Jason Kendall signed with Kansas City on July 19,2012, to a minor league contract.

Jason Kendall holds the major league record for most career stolen bases by a catcher since the Dead-ball era with 189.

At the time of his retirement in 2012, Jason Kendall ranked second among major league catchers in career hits and doubles behind only Ivan Rodriguez.

Jason Kendall appeared on the ballot for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum 2016 election and earned two votes.

Jason Kendall was known as a fundamentally sound catcher who was very good at blocking pitches and handling pitching staffs, despite a relatively weak throwing arm.

At the plate, Jason Kendall was known for his very open batting stance and was a contact hitter who tended to "crowd" the plate.

Jason Kendall was known as fiercely competitive, and was involved in several bench-clearing brawls.

Jason Kendall was hit by pitches frequently as a result of his batting stance; he was hit 254 times, which is fifth all-time.

Besides being a target for being hit by pitches, Jason Kendall was a stolen-base threat.

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Jason Kendall started the game batting leadoff in 438 of his 2,085 games played, including 119 of his 147 games in 2004 and 90 of his 143 games in 2006.

Jason Kendall has written a book with Lee Judge, Throwback: A Big-League Catcher Tells How the Game Is Really Played, released in May 2014 by St Martin's Press.