Jeff Kent

Born in Bellflower, California, Kent graduated from Edison High School in Huntington Beach, California, where he was dismissed from the baseball team after clashing with his coach over a position change.{{cite news |title=Trouble as a Prep Doesn't Slow Kent's Rise to Majors : Baseball: Former Edison infielder, who overcame difficult senior season, gets a quick call from Blue Jays. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-07-22-sp-4226-story.html |newspaper=LA Times}}

Kent played college baseball at UC Berkeley from 1987 to 1989. In 1988 he played both collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League and the College World Series.{{cite web|url=http://capecodbaseball.org.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/2012website/archives/Current%20Year/All_Time_MLB_CCBL_Alumni.pdf |title=Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League |publisher=capecodbaseball.org |access-date=January 9, 2020}}{{cite web | url=https://calbears.com/sports/2016/6/27/210279011.aspx | title=Jeff Kent Bio }}

Kent was selected in the 20th round of the 1989 MLB Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays.

After three seasons in the minor leagues, Kent was invited to spring training with the Blue Jays in 1992 and made the opening day roster. He made his debut on April 12 against the Baltimore Orioles and recorded his first career hit in his first career at-bat, a double in the 6th inning against José Mesa.Garrett, J. P.. [https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/jeff-kent/ "Jeff Kent"], Society for American Baseball Research, February 3, 2022 He hit his first home run on April 14 against New York Yankees pitcher Lee Guetterman. He saw limited at-bats early in the season; however, an injury to starting third baseman Kelly Gruber granted Kent a more regular role in the line-up.

Kent was traded to the Mets on August 27, 1992, for pitcher David Cone, as Toronto bolstered their pitching rotation for a successful World Series run; Kent earned a World Series ring despite the trade.{{cite web | url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/jeff-kent/ | title=Jeff Kent – Society for American Baseball Research }} Kent's time with the Mets was marked with some success and some failure. Although he batted well, particularly for a second baseman, the Mets were among the worst teams in the National League. Furthermore, he acquired a very poor reputation in the clubhouse, where he was known for a quick temper and isolationism. He refused to participate in his hazing ritual with the Mets, feeling he had left his rookie status back in Toronto.{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/09/15/sports/baseball-mets-pull-a-little-prank-but-kent-pulls-a-big-fit.html | title=BASEBALL; Mets Pull a Little Prank, but Kent Pulls a Big Fit | work=The New York Times | date=September 15, 1992 | last1=Sexton | first1=Joe }} During the 1992 season, he started the only game of his career at shortstop in order to allow Willie Randolph to play his final career game at second base.

In a deal made prior to the 1996 trade deadline, the Mets sent Kent and José Vizcaíno to the Cleveland Indians for Álvaro Espinoza and Carlos Baerga. The following offseason, Kent was again traded, this time to the San Francisco Giants along with José Vizcaíno and Julián Tavárez. The San Francisco trade was initially very unpopular, as it sent Matt Williams, a longtime Giant and a fan-favorite, to the Indians. Brian Sabean, in his first year as general manager of the Giants, was so widely criticized for the move that he famously defended himself to the media by saying, "I am not an idiot."{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/GM-Defends-Williams-Deal-Sabean-I-am-not-an-2959131.php |title=GM Defends Williams Deal / Sabean: 'I am not an idiot' |first=David |last=Bush |date=November 16, 1996 |work=San Francisco Chronicle}}

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Kent's career took off in San Francisco, starting in 1997. Immediately inserted in the line-up behind superstar Barry Bonds, and with the confidence of manager Dusty Baker, Kent finally rose to his full potential, hitting .250 with 29 home runs and 121 RBI.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kentje01.shtml Jeff Kent career stats] Baseball-Reference.com He was consistently among the top RBI hitters in the league over his next five seasons with the Giants, amassing 689 RBI over six years. He also won the 1998 Willie Mac Award for his spirit and leadership. Kent's contributions were recognized in 2000 (33 home runs, 125 RBI, .334 batting average, and a .986 fielding percentage) with the National League MVP Award, beating out teammate and perennial MVP candidate Barry Bonds. Despite the fact that Bonds overshadowed Kent in almost every offensive category, it was Kent's clutch hitting in RBI spots that won many games for the Giants that year, and ultimately won him the award. The Giants finished first in the NL West at 97–65, but lost to the Mets in the National League Division Series 3–1.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/2000.shtml 2000 SF Giants] Baseball-Reference.com

In 2002, Kent had another stellar year for a second baseman (37 home runs, 108 RBI, .313 batting average, and a .978 fielding percentage). The combination of Kent and MVP-winner Bonds propelled the Giants to a 95–66 record, good enough for the NL Wild Card. The Giants would beat the Atlanta Braves in the National League Division Series 3–2 and the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Championship Series 4–1. In the World Series for the first time since 1989, the Giants would nearly clinch the championship (failing to hold a 5–0, 7th-inning lead) in the sixth game, before falling to the Anaheim Angels in seven games.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/2002.shtml 2002 SF Giants] Baseball-Reference.com Despite the team's success that season, Kent's relationship with the Giants had soured. The Giants front office had lost confidence in Kent after an incident during spring training left him with a broken wrist. Kent had initially claimed that he had broken his wrist after slipping and falling while washing his truck; ensuing media reports indicated that, in reality, Kent had crashed his motorcycle while performing wheelies and other stunts, in direct violation of his contract.Schulman, Henry. [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/03/26/SP136870.DTL "Story should not have laugh track"], San Francisco Chronicle, March 26, 2002, p. C1.

During his time with the San Francisco Giants, Kent was involved in a well-documented incident of racial hostility directed towards his teammate Tsuyoshi Shinjo.{{Cite web |last=Daily Shincho Editorial Team |date=2024-03-26 |title=「大谷翔平」違法賭博問題で思い出される「新庄剛志」の受けたヒドい仕打ち(Shohei Ohtani Illegal Gambling Issue Brings to Mind the Terrible Treatment Tsuyoshi Shinjo Endured ) |url=https://www.dailyshincho.jp/article/2024/03260551/?all=1&page=2 |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=デイリー新潮(Daily Shincho) |language=ja}} According to reports, Kent exhibited a "white supremacist" attitude, particularly in relation to minority players like Shinjo, who was Japanese. It was said that Kent and other white players ostracized players of color, including catcher Benito Santiago and Shinjo, whom they viewed as part of a group with Bonds. Shinjo himself faced direct hostility from Kent, who, upon encountering Japanese media during interviews, would often stop speaking and make derogatory comments such as, "I won’t talk because the Japanese media only wants to cover Shinjo," and "Leave now."{{Cite web |date=2021-11-22 |title=ビッグボス・新庄監督の意外な真実、メジャー時代の壮絶なイジメ、白人至上主義的な迫害（Big Boss Manager Shinjo's Surprising Truth: The Brutal Bullying and White Supremacist Discrimination During His Major League Days） |url=https://www.dailyshincho.jp/article/2021/11220600/?all=1&page=2 |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=デイリー新潮 (Daily Shincho) |language=ja}} These interactions reflected a broader atmosphere of tension and discrimination within the team during that period. This behavior reportedly led to strained relations between Kent and Shinjo, adding to the internal conflicts within the Giants' clubhouse at the time.{{Cite web |date=2021-11-22 |title=日本ハム新庄監督、陽キャの裏に隠されたメジャー時代の陰湿イジメ。究極プラス思考の原点とは？("Former Nippon Ham Fighters Manager Shinjo, the Hidden Dark Side of His Major League Days: The Ultimate Origin of His Positive Thinking?") |url=https://www.mag2.com/p/news/519363 |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=まぐまぐニュース！(Mag2News) |language=ja}}

In addition, growing tension that had been developing between Kent and Bonds for years finally boiled over: a midseason fight in the Giants dugout was widely reported in 2002 and caught on television.Schulman, Henry. [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/06/26/SP71883.DTL "Giants now battling each other"], San Francisco Chronicle, June 26, 2002, p. C1. The feud between the two was so bad that, at the end of the season, San Francisco Chronicle beat reporter Ray Ratto said of the two, "The one who lives longer will attend the other's funeral, just to make sure he's dead."{{cite news |last1=Ratto |first1=Ray |title=If nothing else, Giants' duo are great theater |url=https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/If-nothing-else-Giants-duo-are-great-theater-2826236.php |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle}} The departure of manager Dusty Baker also factored into Kent's eventual decision to leave the Giants.

During the 2002 offseason, Kent signed a two-year, $19.9 million deal with the Houston Astros, citing his desire to be closer to his family's Texas ranch.

Kent turned one of the outs and collected an assist during a triple play on August 19, 2004, against Philadelphia, when Todd Pratt grounded out with the bases loaded in the fifth inning. Kent forced Marlon Byrd out at second base before throwing Pratt out at first base. It was Houston's first triple play turned in 13 years.{{cite news |last=Gelston |first=Dan |agency=Associated Press |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/games/2004-08-19-astros-phillies_x.htm |title=Astros assist fourth win in row with triple play vs. Phils |newspaper=USA Today |date=August 19, 2004 |access-date=April 9, 2016}}

From May 14 to June 11, he collected a hit in 25 straight games, which set a new franchise record; Willy Taveras topped his mark in 2006.{{cite web | url=https://www.astrosdaily.com/history/hitstreak.html | title=Houston Astros Hitting Streaks }} On October 2, 2004, he hit his 288th home run as a second baseman, surpassing Ryne Sandberg as the all-time home run leader at that position. In Game 5 of the 2004 National League Championship Series, Kent hit a three-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth to break a scoreless tie and put Houston ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals three games to two in the series. However, the Cardinals would win Games 6 and 7 in St. Louis to capture the pennant.

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On December 14, 2004, he signed a $21 million contract for three years with his hometown Los Angeles Dodgers. Kent started at second base for the National League in the 2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Comerica Park, his fifth career All-Star selection and fourth career All-Star start. Kent became the first player in the history of the Dodgers–Giants rivalry to make and start the Midsummer Classic for both clubs. Joc Pederson has since joined this list. Kent had a good 2005 season, leading the Dodgers in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging, runs, hits, doubles, home runs and RBI (.289, .377, .512, 100, 160, 36, 29, and 105 respectively).{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/2005.shtml |title=2005 Los Angeles Dodgers Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics |website=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=September 16, 2012}} While missing games early on in the 2006 season because of an oblique injury, he came back late in the season and helped the Dodgers reach the postseason.{{cite web|url=http://www2.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/players/Jeff_Kent/ |title=Maintenance Page |publisher=sportsnet.ca |access-date=September 16, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121121051203/http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/players/Jeff_Kent |archive-date=November 21, 2012 }} After the 2005 season, Kent signed an extension that would take him to the 2008 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=2388812 |title=Kent signs $11.5 million extension through 2007 – MLB – ESPN |publisher=ESPN |date=March 29, 2006 |access-date=September 16, 2012}} His last major league at-bat took place on October 15, 2008, in game five of the 2008 NLCS, in which he struck out looking against Cole Hamels to end the 7th inning.{{cite news |last=Rubin |first=Adam |agency=New York Daily News |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/phillies-beat-joe-torre-dodgers-5-1-advance-world-series-article-1.301910 |title=Phillies beat Joe Torre, Dodgers 5-1, advance to World Series |date=October 15, 2008 |access-date=August 9, 2023}} Following 2008, Kent announced his retirement from baseball on January 22, 2009.{{Cite web |url=http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20090122&content_id=3764032&vkey=pr_la&fext=.jsp&c_id=la |title=Second Baseman Jeff Kent retires after 17 major league seasons |access-date=January 22, 2009 |archive-date=March 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307232126/http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20090122&content_id=3764032&vkey=pr_la&fext=.jsp&c_id=la |url-status=dead }}

In 2,298 games over 17 seasons, Kent posted a .290 batting average (2461-for-8498) with 1320 runs, 560 doubles, 47 triples, 377 home runs, 1518 RBI, 94 stolen bases, 801 bases on balls, .356 on-base percentage and .500 slugging percentage. He finished his career with a .978 fielding percentage. In 49 postseason games, he hit .276 (47-for-170) with 25 runs, 11 doubles, 9 home runs, 23 RBI and 13 walks. Kent hit 351 home runs as a second baseman, the most in MLB history in either league; he is one of only two second baseman to hit 300 home runs at the position of second base.[https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2690369-getting-robinson-cano-to-mlbs-all-time-2b-home-run-record Getting Robinson Cano to MLB's All-Time 2B Home Run Record]

Kent and his wife Dana reside near Austin, Texas, where they raise their four children, a daughter and three sons.{{cite news |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2009-01-22-kent-announcement_N.htm |title=Jeff Kent gets emotional, retires from baseball after 17 seasons |date=January 23, 2009 |agency=The Associated Press |work=USA Today |access-date=March 1, 2015}} He also owns the {{convert|4000|acre|adj=on}} "Diamond K" cattle ranch near Tilden, Texas.{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/GIANTS-CLUBHOUSE-Kent-Preparing-for-the-Future-2739554.php |title=GIANTS CLUBHOUSE / Kent Preparing for the Future |first=Henry |last=Schulman |date=September 12, 2000 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |access-date=March 1, 2015}} In 2008, Kent purchased the Lakecliff Country Club in Spicewood, Texas.{{cite web |url=http://www.cybergolf.com/golf_news/two_austinarea_private_clubs_boast_top_layouts |title=Two Austin-area Private Clubs Boast Top Layouts |first=Steve |last=Habel |publisher=Cybergolf.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110921105021/http://www.cybergolf.com/golf_news/two_austinarea_private_clubs_boast_top_layouts |archive-date=September 21, 2011}} Kent also owns Kent Powersports, a chain of motorcycle and ATV dealerships.

Kent appeared as a contestant on the Summer 2009 television series Superstars, where he was teamed with actress Ali Landry in a series of sports competitions. They finished in fifth place in the competition.[https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/superstars/297211 TV Guide Superstars page] In 2012, Kent participated in Survivor: Philippines, the 25th season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor. He was the ninth contestant voted off, which placed him tenth and made him the second member of the jury, giving him a right to vote for the eventual winner at the Final Tribal Council.{{cite magazine|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/08/20/survivor-philippines-cast-lisa-whelchel-jeff-kent/|title='Survivor: Philippines': 'Facts of Life' star Lisa Whelchel and baseball MVP Jeff Kent highlight new cast|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=August 20, 2012|access-date=August 20, 2012|last=Ross|first=Dalton}} When he was voted off, Kent claimed that the million dollar prize was "six hundred grand by the time Obama takes it".{{cite news |url=http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2012/11/08/former-giants-2b-jeff-kent-slams-president-obama-on-survivor/ |title=Former SF Giant Jeff Kent Slams Obama On 'Survivor' |publisher=CBS San Francisco |date=November 8, 2012}}

He has been an advocate for Major League Baseball using blood tests for HGH.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=3191880 |title=Kent says he advocates blood tests for players |publisher=ESPN |date=January 12, 2008 |access-date=February 21, 2011}} Since 2011, Kent has served as a spring training instructor for the San Francisco Giants.{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Jeff-Kent-joins-SF-Giants-as-spring-instructor-3243136.php |title=Jeff Kent joins SF Giants as spring instructor |first=Henry |last=Schulman |date=February 16, 2011 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |access-date=March 1, 2015}} He also coaches his sons' Little League teams, and in 2014 he became a volunteer assistant for Southwestern University's baseball team.{{cite news|url=http://www.keyetv.com/sports/features/sports/stories/southwestern-baseball-kent-get-enough-868.shtml |title=Southwestern Baseball "Kent" Get Enough |date=February 6, 2014 |first=Adam |last=Winkler |publisher=KEYE-TV |access-date=March 1, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320045612/http://keyetv.com/sports/features/sports/stories/southwestern-baseball-kent-get-enough-868.shtml |archive-date=March 20, 2015 }} In 2011, Kent donated $100,000 and raised awareness to help reinstate the Cal baseball program, which was being cut for cost-saving purposes.{{cite news |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/giants/ci_27606628/giants-great-kent-has-connection-third-base-prospect |title=Giants great Kent has connection with third-base prospect |first=Andrew |last=Baggarly |date=February 26, 2015 |access-date=March 1, 2015 |work=San Jose Mercury News}} In 2014, Kent announced the creation of the Jeff Kent Women Driven Scholarship Endowment to provide a full scholarship each year to one female student-athlete at UC Berkeley in perpetuity.{{cite press release |url=http://www.calbears.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209669691 |title=Kent Announces Women Driven Scholarship Endowment |publisher=Cal Athletics |date=September 22, 2014 |access-date=March 1, 2015}}{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Jeff-Kent-Cal-bring-light-to-dark-sports-5769828.php |title=Jeff Kent, Cal bring light to dark sports landscape |first=Al |last=Saracevic |date=September 20, 2014 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |access-date=March 1, 2015}}

In 2008, Kent donated to the campaign to ban same-sex marriage in California.{{Cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/10/los-angeles-dod.html|title = Jeff Kent opens his checkbook and takes a stand against gay marriage|date = October 29, 2008}}

Eligible for the National Baseball Hall of Fame for the first time in 2014, Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) voters gave Kent just 15.2% of their votes in his first year, well short of the 75% required for induction. Among 17 returnees to the ballot in 2015, Kent was one of only three who saw a decrease in support, dropping to 14.0%.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/hof_2015.shtml |title=2015 Hall of Fame Voting |website=Baseball-Reference.com}} His support increased in subsequent elections, reaching 32.7% in 2022, his ninth appearance on the ballot. In 2023, his tenth and final appearance on the BBWAA ballot, he received 46.5%, falling short of the necessary threshold. Kent's underperformance relative to his offensive prowess has been attributed to poor defense, the tainted era he played in, and his reputation as a negative presence in the locker room.[http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/24387525/examining-jeff-kents-hall-of-fame-case Kent's HOF case] CBSSports.com, Retrieved 2013-12-26.{{cite web |last1=Foolish Bailey |title=2023 Hall of Fame Ballot, a breakdown |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ5Y9kUXh9c |website=YouTube |date=December 2022 |access-date=11 August 2023}}

Kent and his wife, Dana, are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His daughter, Lauren, and his eldest son, Hunter, both attended Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah. Lauren graduated from BYU in December 2017, and Hunter played on the practice squad for the Cougars, before taking leave to serve a two-year mission in Mexico.{{Cite web|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900021875/jeff-kents-son-colton-kent-finding-his-own-path-at-byu.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705100720/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900021875/jeff-kents-son-colton-kent-finding-his-own-path-at-byu.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 5, 2018|title=Jeff Kent's son Colton 'finding his own path' at BYU|website=Deseret News|date=June 16, 2018}}

Kent's son, Colton, played his prep baseball at Lake Travis High School, in Austin, Texas. Colton signed to play college baseball at BYU, but transferred to the College of Southern Idaho{{Cite web|url=https://athletics.csi.edu/roster.aspx?rp_id=1617|title=Colton Kent - Baseball}} (CSI) after a year at BYU.{{Cite web|url=https://byucougars.com/athlete/baseball/1281494/Colton-Kent|title = Colton Kent profile - BSB}}

Kent's other son, Kaeden, currently plays baseball at Texas A&M University.{{Cite web|url=https://12thman.com/sports/baseball/roster/kaeden-kent/11829|title = Kaeden Kent profile - TAMU}}

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• Five-time All-Star (1999–2001, 2004–05)
• Four-time Silver Slugger (2000–2002, 2005)
• National League MVP (2000)[https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2000.shtml#NLmvp Baseball Awards Voting for 2000] Baseball-Reference.com
• Finished 6th in National League MVP voting (2002)[https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2002.shtml#NLmvp Baseball Awards Voting for 2002] Baseball-Reference.com
• Finished 8th in National League MVP voting (1997)[https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1997.shtml#NLmvp Baseball Awards Voting for 1997] Baseball-Reference.com
• Finished 9th in National League MVP voting (1998)[https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1998.shtml#NLmvp Baseball Awards Voting for 1998] Baseball-Reference.com
• Finished Top-5 in RBIs (1997, 1998, 2000, 2002)
• All-time leader in home runs as a second baseman (377){{cite web | last=Harrigan | first=Thomas | title=All time home run leaders at each position | website=MLB.com | date=2024-09-29 | url=https://www.mlb.com/news/all-time-home-run-leaders-at-each-position | access-date=2025-05-03}}
• Only second baseman to have 100 or more RBIs in six consecutive seasons (1997–2002)
• Hit for the cycle (1999)

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