Josh Kinney
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| St. Louis Cardinals — No. 52 | |
| Relief pitcher | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| July 3, 2006 for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through October 2, 2006) |
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| Record | 0-0 |
| ERA | 3.24 |
| Strikeouts | 22 |
Josh Kinney (b. March 31, 1979 in Coudersport, Pennsylvania) is a relief pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. His first major league pitch was hit for a home run hit by the Atlanta Braves' Ryan Langerhans. He attended Quincy University, a Division II school in the state of Illinois, and signed as a free agent with the River City Rascals of the independent Frontier League on June 1, 2001. Two weeks later, the Cardinals purchased Kinney's contract from River City. He was first called up to the major leagues on July 2, 2006.
After compiling a 3.24 ERA in 25 innings for the Cardinals, Kinney would be included in the playoff roster, and pitched in the NLDS, the NLCS, and the 2006 World Series, winning a championship ring after the Cardinals defeated the Detroit Tigers four games to one. Kinney pitched in Games 2 and 4, pitching a total of one inning with a 0.00 World Series ERA.
Kinney also became the first Springfield Cardinals (Double A Affiliate) player to be called up to the St. Louis Cardinals.
After a few poor outings to begin the 2007 Spring Training season, Kinney decided to have season ending Tommy John surgery to repair a tear in his ulnar collateral ligament. [1]
