Kevin Thompson (baseball)

Infobox MLB player

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width =250
name=Kevin Thompson
position=Outfielder
team=Free Agent
number=--
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1979|9|18
debutdate=June 3
debutyear=2006
debutteam=New York Yankees
statyear=2007
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.215
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=1
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=9
teams=
*New York Yankees (by|2006-by|2007)
*Oakland Athletics (by|2007)

Kevin DeShawn Thompson (born September 18, 1979 in Fort Worth, Texas) is a Major League Baseball right fielder who is currently a free agent.

Thompson played Little League with the Benbrook youth league and graduated with honors from Western Hills High School, were he played baseball and football.

He was selected in the 18th round (529th overall) of the by|1998 amateur entry draft by the Minnesota Twins.

He won the Yankees' minor league player of the year award for the by|2005 season, when he played with the Yankees' Double-A affiliate, the Trenton Thunder and the Triple-A affiliate, the Columbus Clippers. He made his major league debut on June 3, by|2006, as a member of the Yankees, getting his first major league hit in the game.

2007

On April 8, by|2007, he was called up because of Hideki Matsui's injury. He had a two-RBI double in his first at bat of the season against the Twins off of Dennys Reyes. On September 1, the Yankees designated Thompson for assignment, and he was claimed off waivers by the Oakland Athletics on September 7. He was later claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates on October 15.

2008

Thompson started by|2008 with the Pirates' Triple-A affiliate, the Indianapolis Indians, but was released on June 25.

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