Kevin Elster

Kevin Elster
Shortstop
Born: August 3, 1964 (1964-08-03) San Pedro, California
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 2, 1986 for the New York Mets
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 2000 for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Career statistics
Batting average	.228
Home runs	88
Runs batted in	376
Teams
New York Mets (1986–1992) New York Yankees (1994–1995) Philadelphia Phillies (1995) Texas Rangers (1996) Pittsburgh Pirates (1997) Texas Rangers (1998) Los Angeles Dodgers (2000)
Career highlights and awards
1996 AL Comeback Player of the Year World Series champion (1986)

Kevin Daniel Elster (born August 3, 1964 in San Pedro, California) is a retired Major League Baseball shortstop.

Elster played for six different ballclubs during his career: the New York Mets (1986–1992), New York Yankees (1994–1995), Philadelphia Phillies (1995), Texas Rangers (1996 and 1998), Pittsburgh Pirates (1997), and Los Angeles Dodgers (2000). He made his Major League Baseball debut on September 2, 1986, and played his final game on October 1, 2000.

In the 1988-89 seasons, Elster set the major league record for consecutive games without an error for a shortstop at 88 games and Baltimore great Cal Ripken Jr. would later break that record, playing in his 95th errorless game in 1990.

On April 11, 2000, Elster hit three home runs in the first game played at Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco.

In 1987 (2/7), he married Jennifer Pizzata and later divorced. In 1996 (2/10), he married Kimberlee Drake and also later divorced.

He played the part of Pat Corning in the 1994 movie Little Big League.

See also

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube

Preceded by Tim Wakefield

AL Comeback Player of the Year 1996

Succeeded by David Justice