Kevin Higgins (baseball)
| Kevin Higgins | |||
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| Catcher | |||
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Born: January 22, 1967 San Gabriel, California | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 29, 1993, for the San Diego Padres | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 3, 1993, for the San Diego Padres | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .221 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Runs batted in | 13 | ||
| Teams | |||
Kevin Wayne Higgins (born January 22, 1967 in San Gabriel, California) is a Major League Baseball catcher who played for the San Diego Padres in 1993. Higgins was an outstanding collegiate infielder earning first team all America and first team all conference honors at second base for Arizona State University. Higgins had an incredible batting average of .361 which led the number one ranked Sun Devils to the College World Series Championship game against Stanford University in 1988. The Padres then converted Higgins to catcher when he got to the minors. After spending most of his career in the minors, he made his big league debut against the St. Louis Cardinals on May 29,1993 going 1 for 4 with a hit and driving in 2 runs. He hit no home runs in 71 game for the Padres and only drove in thirteen runs, making his last career start on October 3, 1993. He then spent the 1994 season playing for the Padres Triple AAA team. He then retired from baseball altogether after the season and has not played ball since.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)