| Kevin Kouzmanoff | |
|---|---|
 Kouzmanoff with the New Orleans Zephyrs in 2013 | |
| Third baseman | |
| Born: July 25, 1981 Newport Beach, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 2, 2006, for the Cleveland Indians | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| April 22, 2014, for the Texas Rangers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .257 |
| Home runs | 87 |
| Runs batted in | 371 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Kevin Kouzmanoff (born July 25, 1981) is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics, Colorado Rockies and Texas Rangers.
Kouzmanoff is the third of only four players in history to hit a grand slam in his first major league at-bat, after Bill Duggleby in 1898 and Jeremy Hermida in 2005,[1] and followed by Daniel Nava in 2010.[2] Both Kouzmanoff and Nava accomplished this feat on the first pitch they saw.
Kouzmanoff is of Macedonian descent.[3][4][5]
- ^ ESPN article on Kouzmanoff's first game
- ^ "MLB Grand Slam Records". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- ^ "Thames meets heroes, hits game-winning homer for Tigers". USA Today. November 29, 2007. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
- ^ "Amazing turnaround for Padre in 2007". PE.com. Associated Press. March 26, 2008. Archived from the original on April 3, 2009.
- ^ "Call it a hunch: the final 2007 NL standings". Sportingnews.com. September 25, 1977. Retrieved July 26, 2012.[permanent dead link]