Kevin Kouzmanoff was born on July 25,1981 and is an American former professional baseball third baseman.
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16 Facts About Kevin Kouzmanoff
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Kevin Kouzmanoff played in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics, Colorado Rockies and Texas Rangers.
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Kevin Kouzmanoff grew up in Newport Beach, California and then moved to Evergreen, Colorado just before high school started, where he played high school baseball at Evergreen High School.
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Kevin Kouzmanoff made his professional debut later in 2003 with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, hitting.
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Kevin Kouzmanoff was named the Indians' 2006 Minor League Player of the Year.
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On September 2,2006, Kevin Kouzmanoff became the 23rd major leaguer to hit a home run on his first Major League pitch, the 12th American Leaguer to do so, and the second of 2006.
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Kevin Kouzmanoff hit a grand slam off of then-Texas Ranger Edinson Volquez on the first pitch he ever saw in the major leagues, the first player in MLB history ever to do so on the first pitch.
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On November 8,2006, Kevin Kouzmanoff was traded with pitcher Andrew Brown to San Diego in exchange for second baseman Josh Barfield.
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In 2007, Kevin Kouzmanoff was ninth among all NL rookies in RBI, 7th in home runs, hits, and extra base hits, and tied for 10th in runs.
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On January 14,2012, Kevin Kouzmanoff signed a minor league deal that included an invitation to Spring training with the Kansas City Royals.
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On November 3,2012, Kevin Kouzmanoff signed a minor league deal with the Miami Marlins with an invitation to spring training.
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Kevin Kouzmanoff signed a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers on December 12,2013.
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Kevin Kouzmanoff was called up to the Major Leagues on April 9,2014, to replace the injured Adrian Beltre.
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Kevin Kouzmanoff was named American League Player of the Week in his first week as a Ranger, batting.
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Kevin Kouzmanoff ultimately appeared in 13 games for the Rangers, hitting.
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