Stephen Kahn
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| position =Pitcher
| birth_date ={{birth date and age|1983|12|14}}
| birth_place =Fullerton, California
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{{MedalSport | Men's baseball}}
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{{MedalCompetition|World University Championship}}
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Stephen James Kahn (born, December 14, 1983 in Fullerton, California) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Kahn was drafted in the fifth round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft by the Seattle Mariners.{{cite web |url=http://www.komonews.com/news/archive/4154441.html |title=M's Select Catcher With No. 3 Pick In Baseball Draft |date=June 7, 2005 |work=KOMO |publisher=komonews.com |access-date=2009-12-08}} Kahn attended Servite High School and then Loyola Marymount University prior to being drafted. He was signed by scouts Greg Whitworth, Dennis Gonsalves and Phil Pote.
Kahn was a member of the 2004 United States national baseball team.{{cite web |url=http://wccsports.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/091704aaa.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130120025410/http://wccsports.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/091704aaa.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 20, 2013 |title=LMU's Stephen Kahn Added To 2004 USA Baseball National Team |date=June 29, 2004 |publisher=wccsports.cstv.com |access-date=2009-12-08}} He was ranked as the ninth best prospect in the Mariners' organization by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer in {{by|2006}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/baseball/269499_mfarm09.html |title=Farm Report: Lefties on the rise |author= Jason A. Churchill |date=May 9, 2006 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |publisher=seattlepi.com |access-date=2009-12-08}} Kahn's pitching repertoire includes a 93 to 96-mph four-seam fastball and a curveball.{{cite web |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/baseball/282101_mfarm22.html |title=Farm Report: Pitching in the pipeline |author=Jason A. Churchill |date=August 22, 2006 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |publisher=seattlepi.com |access-date=2009-12-08}}
Amateur career
=High school=
Kahn attended Servite High School in Anaheim, California. He earned three varsity letters and was voted Most Valuable Player his freshman year. In his senior season he served as the team's captain. He was drafted in the eight round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers but did not sign.{{cite web |url=http://www.lmulions.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/kahn_stephen00.html |title=Men's Baseball |work=Loyola Marymount University |access-date=2009-12-08}}
=College=
In 2003 with Loyola Marymount University, he went 5-4 with a 4.98 ERA in 25 games. He was the West Coast Conference pitcher of the year in 2004. In 2005 with them, he went 5-6 with a 5.60 ERA in 17 games.
He was named West Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year in 2004 and was selected to Team USA where he became a gold medalist at the World University Baseball Championship in Tainan, Taiwan. He was also named as an All-WCC first-team selection. Baseball America named him a top-ten college pitcher. He was also named a 2005 Pre-season All-American by Baseball America.{{cite web |url=http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/stories/010605aas.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604002529/http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/stories/010605aas.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |title=Kahn Named Preseason All-American |date=January 6, 2009 |work=CSTV |publisher=cstv.com |access-date=2009-12-15}} On May 6, 2005 he was named the WCC Player of the Week.{{cite web |url=http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/stories/050605aav.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604002603/http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/stories/050605aav.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |title=Back to Coast Division Play at Page Stadium |date=May 6, 2005 |work=CSTV |publisher=cstv.com |access-date=2009-12-15}}
Professional career
=Seattle Mariners=
He began his professional career in {{by|2005}}, playing for the AZL Mariners in one game and the Short-Season Everett AquaSox, appearing in 17 games. Kahn made his Short-Season debut on July 30 and gave-up three runs in one inning pitched.{{cite news |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/mariners/2002410721_frog30.html |title=Dust Devils hammer Everett |date=July 30, 2005 |work=The Seattle Times |publisher=seattletimes.nwsource.com |access-date=2009-12-15 | first=From | last=Team}} He finished fourth in the Northwest League with 14 saves and recorded saves in nine consecutive relief appearances from July 31 to August 17, allowing only one run in nine innings of work. He played in the post-season with the Class-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Midwest League.{{cite web |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/baseball/240434_mfarm13.html |title=Mariners system stocked at catcher, short, second base |author=Joe Kaiser |date=September 13, 2005 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |publisher=seattlepi.com |access-date=2009-12-15}}
In {{by|2006}}, he played for the Class-A Advanced Inland Empire 66ers and the Double-A San Antonio Missions. He made 20 appearances for the 66ers, going 2-0 with a 1.95 ERA. However, in 31 games for the Missions, he went 1-3 with a 6.23 ERA. He played for the Peoria Javelinas in the Arizona Fall League.{{cite web |url=http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061013&content_id=1711679&vkey=news_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617081048/http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061013&content_id=1711679&vkey=news_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 17, 2011 |title=AFL roster features Nomar's brother |author=Chip Haunss |date=October 13, 2006 |work=Major League Baseball |publisher=seattle.mariners.mlb.com |access-date=2009-12-08}} He was named an Arizona Fall League Rising Star during his time in the AFL.{{cite web |url=http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2006/oct/26/mariners-notebook-team-may-pass-on-expensive/ |title=Mariners Notebook: Team May Pass on Expensive Japanese Pitcher Matsuzaka |author=Kirby Arnold |date=October 26, 2006 |work=Kitsap Sun |publisher=kitsapsun.com |access-date=2009-12-08}} He played for the Cardenales de Lara in the 2007 Venezuelan Winter League.
He only played in one game since 2006, as he damaged an ACL in early 2007 and he damaged his other in 2008.{{cite web |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/baseball/401316_mbok25.html |title=Mariners Notebook: Kahn: Pitcher without a mound |author=David Andriesen |date=February 24, 2009 |publisher=seattlepi.com |access-date=2009-12-08}} He did however get an invitation to spring training in {{by|2008}} but was reassigned in the first round of cuts.{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080117&content_id=2349611&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb |title=Mariners invite 18 to Spring Training |author=Jim Street |date=January 17, 2008 |work=Major League Baseball |publisher=mlb.mlb.com |access-date=2009-12-08}}{{cite news |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004279897_apbbamarinerscuts.html |title=No surprises in first round of Mariners cuts |author=Gregg Bell |date=March 13, 2008 |work=The Seattle Times |publisher=seattletimes.nwsource.com |access-date=2009-12-08}} He also played for the Peoria Javelinas in the Arizona Fall League in at the end of the '08 going 0-1 with one save and an 8.79 ERA in 10 appearances.{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070829&content_id=2177250&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb |title=Notes: Ichiro to face wrath of Tribe fans |author=Bob Sherwin |date=August 29, 2007 |work=Major League Baseball |publisher=mlb.mlb.com |access-date=2009-12-08}} He was added to the 40-man roster on November 20, 2008.{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/content/printer_friendly/sea/y2008/m11/d20/c3686805.jsp |title=Seattle Mariners make seven roster moves on 40-man roster |date=November 20, 2008 |work=Major League Baseball |publisher=mlb.mlb.com |access-date=2009-12-08}}{{cite web |url=http://www.tri-cityherald.com/1230/story/392490.html |title=O'Flaherty of Walla Walla claimed off waivers by Braves |date=November 21, 2008 |publisher=tri-cityherald.com |access-date=2009-12-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204230506/http://www.tri-cityherald.com/1230/story/392490.html |archive-date=February 4, 2013 }}
Kahn was sidelined this season with right shoulder inflammation, and missed {{by|2007}} and {{by|2008}} with a pair of knee injuries. He was re-signed by the Mariners on February 21, {{by|2009}}.{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20090221&content_id=3860348&vkey=pr_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea |title=Mariners spring signings update |date=February 21, 2009 |work=Major League Baseball |publisher=mlb.mlb.com |access-date=2009-12-08}} He was released by the Mariners on September 13, 2009.{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090913&content_id=6937186&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb |title=Mariners promote three from Triple-A |author=Jim Street |date=September 13, 2009 |work=Major League Baseball |publisher=mlb.mlb.com |access-date=2009-12-08}}{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/al/2009-09-13-1705352744_x.htm |title=Mariners add 3 from Triple-A |date=September 13, 2009 |work=The Associated Press |publisher=usatoday.com |access-date=2009-12-08}} In early-November 2010, the Mariners re-signed Kahn.{{cite web|last=Eddy|first=Matt|title=Minor League Transactions: Nov. 1-8|url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=10560|work=Baseball America|publisher=Baseball America, Inc|access-date=17 November 2010|date=10 November 2010}}
References
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from [https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=kahn--001ste Baseball-Reference (Minors)] and [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/Players/K/Stephen-Kahn.shtml The Baseball Cube]
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