Jason Michael Kipnis was born on April 3,1987; nicknamed "Kip" and is an American professional baseball second baseman who is a free agent.
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43 Facts About Jason Kipnis
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Jason Kipnis has played in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs.
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Jason Kipnis attended Glenbrook North High School in the suburbs of Chicago where he earned three letters playing baseball for the Glenbrook North Spartans.
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Jason Kipnis attended the University of Kentucky, but transferred to Arizona State University after two years.
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In college, Kipnis was an All-American and the 2009 Pacific-10 Conference Player of the Year for the Sun Devils.
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Jason Kipnis was called up from the minor leagues on July 22,2011.
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Jason Michael Kipnis was born on April 3,1987, in Northbrook, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.
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Jason Kipnis was the fourth child born to Kay and Mark Kipnis.
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Jason Kipnis grew up a Chicago Cubs fan, and was neighbors with Steve Bartman.
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Jason Kipnis attended Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook, graduating in 2005.
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Jason Kipnis earned three letters in baseball for the Glenbrook North Spartans and was selected as team captain twice.
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Jason Kipnis was named all-conference in both his junior and senior seasons.
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An All-Conference wide receiver, Jason Kipnis set single-season school records for receptions, yards, and touchdowns.
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Jason Kipnis established school records for career receptions and receiving yards.
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Jason Kipnis still holds the school's career record with 1,247 receiving yards.
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Jason Kipnis played baseball for the Sun Devils and double-majored in psychology and sociology.
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Jason Kipnis finished second in the league with 24 stolen bases in 28 attempts.
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Jason Kipnis primarily played center field, but played all outfield positions and second base; he batted leadoff part of the time.
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In 2008, Jason Kipnis became the second Arizona State player to win the American Baseball Coaches Association Pacific-10 Conference Newcomer of the Year.
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However, Jason Kipnis opted to remain in college at Arizona State, becoming the seventh-highest player in the draft who chose not to sign.
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Jason Kipnis decided not to sign with the Padres because he felt he hadn't fully matured and accomplished everything in college.
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Jason Kipnis finished with 16 home runs, 71 RBIs, 27 steals in 33 attempts, 51 walks and 32 strikeouts.
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Jason Kipnis felt he would have more success in the majors at second base, particularly because of Cleveland's difficulties at that position in recent years.
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Jason Kipnis was promoted from Kinston to the Akron Aeros of the AA Eastern League on June 10,2010.
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Jason Kipnis finished tied for third in triples, fourth in doubles, and tied for fifth in both home runs and RBIs.
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Jason Kipnis was named the Indians' 2010 Minor League Player of the Year, and was named a 2010 Baseball America Minor League All-Star.
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Jason Kipnis's feel for the strike zone is impressive, and he has no problem generating power.
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Jason Kipnis seems to handle both fastballs and breaking stuff well, makes adjustments, and can handle left-handed pitching just fine.
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At that point in the season, Jason Kipnis was 11-for-11 in stolen base attempts and was leading the International League in runs scored and triples.
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Jason Kipnis represented the Cleveland Indians in the 2011 All-Star Futures Game on July 10, hitting a 95-mph fastball for a home run when he led off the bottom of the first inning for the United States.
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On July 22,2011, Jason Kipnis was called up from the Clippers to the Cleveland Indians.
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Jason Kipnis made his major league debut on July 22,2011, starting at second base against the Chicago White Sox.
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Jason Kipnis got the Opening Day starting job at second base for 2012.
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Jason Kipnis was later named a member of the 2013 American League All Star team.
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In May 2015 Jason Kipnis broke the Indians team record for the most hits in a single month with 51 total hits.
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On September 19,2018, Jason Kipnis hit a walk-off grand slam for his 1,000th career hit against the Chicago White Sox.
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On September 17,2019, the Indians announced that Jason Kipnis suffered a broken right hamate bone which required surgery to remove.
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On February 18,2020, Jason Kipnis signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs.
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On February 15,2021, Jason Kipnis signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves organization that included an invitation to Spring Training.
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Jason Kipnis played in 59 games for the Triple-A Gwinnett Stripers, hitting.
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Jason Kipnis is a practicing Roman Catholic, though he self-identifies as Jewish due to his father's Jewish ancestry.
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Jason Kipnis has been nicknamed "Dirtbag", since he is prone to getting his uniform dirty during the course of a game.
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