Kevin Tolar

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1971)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

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|name=Kevin Tolar

|position=Pitcher

|bats=Right

|throws=Left

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1971|1|28}}

|birth_place=Panama City, Florida, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=September 11

|debutyear=2000

|debutteam=Detroit Tigers

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=May 4

|finalyear=2003

|finalteam=Boston Red Sox

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=0–0

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=6.62

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=17

|stat2league = CPBL

|stat21label=Win–loss record

|stat21value=4–3

|stat22label=Earned run average

|stat22value=2.82

|stat23label=Strikeouts

|stat23value=52

|teams=

• Detroit Tigers ({{mlby|2000}}–{{mlby|2001}})
• Boston Red Sox ({{mlby|2003}})
• Chinatrust Whales ({{by|2007}})

}}

Kevin Anthony Tolar (born January 28, 1971) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. He played in parts of three seasons at the major league level for the Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox.

He was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 9th round of the 1989 amateur draft.{{cite web|title=Kevin Tolar Stats|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/tolarke01.shtml|website=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=January 16, 2008}} Tolar played his first professional season with their Rookie league Gulf Coast League White Sox in 1989, and his last with the independent Atlantic League's Long Island Ducks in 2006. He played his last affiliated season in 2005 for the Triple-A affiliates of the Arizona Diamondbacks (Tucson Sidewinders) and the Toronto Blue Jays (Syracuse SkyChiefs).

After that, Tolar has played for the Aragua Tigers club of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (2006–2008), and the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League.