Roger Kieschnick
| Roger Kieschnick | |
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 Kieschnick warms up prior to a Fresno Grizzlies game | |
| San Francisco Giants – No. 22 | |
| Outfielder | |
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Born: January 21, 1987 Dallas, Texas | |
| Bats: Left | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| July 31, 2013 for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Career statistics (through 2013 season) | |
| Batting average | .202 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 5 |
| Teams | |
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men’s baseball | ||
Competitor for  United States
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| World University Baseball Championship | ||
| Gold | 2006 Havana | Team |
| Pan American Games | ||
| Silver | 2007 Cidade do Rock | Team |
| World Port Tournament | ||
| Bronze | 2007 Rotterdam | Team |
Roger Keith Kieschnick (born January 21, 1987) is a professional baseball outfielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball.
Early life
Born in Dallas, Texas, Kieschnick went to Rockwall High School in Rockwall, Texas.[citation needed]
College career
Kieschnick attended Texas Tech University, where he played college baseball. As a sophomore in 2007, he was named an All-Big 12 Conference performer. He played for the United States national baseball team and competed in the 2006 World University Baseball Championship winning gold, the 2007 Pan-American Games winning silver, and the 2007 World Port Tournament winning silver as well.
In his junior season at Texas Tech, he scored 47 runs and hit .305 with 15 doubles, three triples, 17 home runs and 65 RBI in 55 games played. Baseball America rated Kieschnick as the top position player from Texas in the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft.
Professional career
The Giants selected Kieschnick in the third round (82nd overall) of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft, and signed him in August.[1]
With the high-A San Jose Giants in 2009, Kieschnick was a California League All-Star in his first professional season. He hit .296, with 23 home runs and 110 RBIs in 131 games.
He then spent two injury-plagued seasons in AA with the Richmond Flying Squirrels. In 2010 he hit .290 before going 0-for-30 in late May and early June, and was then placed on the disabled list for the rest of the season with a back injury. The 2011 season saw Kieschnick, who had played right field for the bulk of his young career, split time in left field for the first time. He led the Squirrels with 16 home runs and 65 RBIs and was named an Eastern League All-Star, but struggled with a recurring back injury in August which again ended his season prematurely.
Nonetheless, he was added to the parent club's 40-man roster after the 2011 season.[2] and started the 2012 season in AAA with the Fresno Grizzlies.
Kieschnick was recalled from Fresno to join the major league ball club on July 30, 2013, and made his major league debut in left field on July 31, 2013. He went 2-for-5 with two singles and two RBIs. His first major league hit was off of Kyle Kendrick of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Personal
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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