Kevin Joseph

Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=#c41e3a
bgcolor2=white
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=black
name=Kevin Joseph
position=Pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1976|8|1|
debutdate=August 1
debutyear=by|2002
debutteam=St. Louis Cardinals
finaldate=August 25
finalyear=2002
finalteam=St. Louis Cardinals
stat1label=ERA
stat1value=4.91
stat2label=Record
stat2value=0-1
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=2
teams=
*St. Louis Cardinals (2002)
highlights=
*none

Kevin Joseph (born August 1, 1976 in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania) is a former pitcher who last played professional baseball in 2003. Joseph attended Rice University, which has had many alumni become Major Leaguers.

In 1997, he was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 6th round (178th overall). He started his professional career that same year in A-ball. Over the years, he found his niche as a relief pitcher, posting minor league ERAs as low as 1.42 and 1.77.

By the time he made his Major League debut at age 25 in 2002 with the St. Louis Cardinals (the Giants traded him earlier that year for Jason Christiansen), he was already a veteran minor leaguer. He had a very small chance to prove if he was major league worthy-he only appeared in 11 games that year (and in his entire career). Joseph was quickly sent to the minors, where he spent one more season. In his final season, he made two stops in the minors, each winning only one game with each team.

External links

* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=josepke01 Kevin's page at baseball-almanac.com]