Kevin Barry (baseball)
Kevin Barry | |
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Born: Princeton Junction, New Jersey | August 18, 1978|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 26, 2006, for the Atlanta Braves | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 13, 2007, for the Atlanta Braves | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 1–1 |
Earned run average | 6.83 |
Strikeouts | 23 |
Teams | |
Kevin Thomas Barry (born August 18, 1978) is an American former right-handed pitcher for the Atlanta Braves and current area scout for the Braves.
Barry grew up in the Princeton Junction section of West Windsor Township, New Jersey[1] and is a graduate of West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South.[2]
He was drafted by the Braves in the 14th round of the 2001 draft.[3] He has played with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans and the Richmond Braves. Barry was one of two pitchers (Chuck James being the other) called up from the Braves farm system after the release of Mike Remlinger.
He made his major league debut on June 26, 2006 against the New York Yankees and subsequently and surprisingly struck out Jason Giambi.
Barry is currently working for the Atlanta Braves Organization as an area scout. He has held this role since 2009.[4]
References
- ^ Meggitt, Jane. "Braves give Barry a shot at major league pitching" Archived 2008-05-30 at the Wayback Machine, Allentown Examiner, July 3, 2006. Accessed February 22, 2011. "Kevin grew up in West Windsor, and the two dated while Samantha attended Allentown High School and The College of New Jersey in Ewing. He went to West Windsor High School and Rider University in the Lawrenceville section of Lawrence. The couple married in 2003."
- ^ Kevin Barry player profile, Atlanta Braves. Accessed May 20, 2007. "Graduated from Windsor-Plainsboro High School South in Princeton Junction, NJ."
- ^ Kevin Barry - Atlanta Braves - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
- ^ Atlanta Braves send Garr, Barry to Draft
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- Águilas del Zulia players
- Atlanta Braves players
- Atlanta Braves scouts
- Baseball players from New Jersey
- Greenville Braves players
- Jamestown Jammers players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Mesa Solar Sox players
- Mississippi Braves players
- Myrtle Beach Pelicans players
- People from Monmouth County, New Jersey
- People from West Windsor Township, New Jersey
- Richmond Braves players
- Rider Broncs baseball players
- Sportspeople from Mercer County, New Jersey
- Tiburones de La Guaira players
- West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South alumni