Kevin Jeffrey Plawecki is an American professional baseball catcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball.
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26 Facts About Kevin Plawecki
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Kevin Plawecki has previsouly played in MLB or the New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, and Boston Red Sox.
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Kevin Plawecki then attended Purdue University, where he played college baseball for the Boilermakers, was named an All-American in 2012, and won the Big Ten Conference Baseball Player of the Year in 2012.
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Kevin Plawecki was born in Hinsdale, Illinois, on February 26,1991 to Jeff and Lynne Kevin Plawecki.
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Kevin Plawecki attended Westfield High School in Westfield, Indiana, where he played for the school's baseball team.
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Kevin Plawecki was named an All-State Class 4A honorable mention at catcher in his senior year.
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Kevin Plawecki was not selected in the MLB draft following his senior year of high school.
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Kevin Plawecki enrolled at Purdue University, to play college baseball for the Purdue Boilermakers baseball team.
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Kevin Plawecki was named a freshman All-American by Louisville Slugger and the Big Ten Conference All-Freshman of the Team.
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Kevin Plawecki was a semifinalist for the Johnny Bench Award in 2011 and one of its three finalists in 2012.
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Kevin Plawecki was promoted to the St Lucie Mets of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League, and to the Binghamton Mets of the Class AA Eastern League for the Eastern League playoffs.
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Kevin Plawecki started the 2014 season with the Binghamton Mets, where he hit.
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Kevin Plawecki was selected to play for the US Team in the 2014 All-Star Futures Game, along with Noah Syndergaard.
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Kevin Plawecki made his Major League debut on April 21,2015 against the Atlanta Braves.
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Kevin Plawecki got his first career hit off Trevor Cahill and finished the game 2-for-4, with two runs scored.
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Kevin Plawecki became the first player to hit his first career home run in a Mets-Yankees Subway Series game.
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Kevin Plawecki was the first Mets position player to pitch since Anthony Recker in 2013, against the Nationals at Nationals Park.
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Kevin Plawecki threw only fastballs, giving up four runs over two innings.
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Kevin Plawecki made two pitching appearances, pitching a total of two innings without allowing a hit, walk, or run.
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Kevin Plawecki made the team's 2021 Opening Day roster to backup Christian Vazquez.
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Kevin Plawecki played in five postseason games, batting 1-for-7, as the Red Sox advanced to the American League Championship Series.
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Kevin Plawecki began the season again serving as backup to Vazquez.
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On September 21,2022, Kevin Plawecki signed a major-league contract with the Texas Rangers.
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Kevin Plawecki grew up in Westfield, Indiana, with his parents and younger brother.
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