Stocker was selected by Philadelphia in the 1991 MLB draft, taken in the second round with the 54th overall selection. He made his major league debut in 1993 on July 7 at Veterans Stadium in a marathon game that lasted 6 hours and 10 minutes. Stocker played all 20 innings in the defeat of the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6. Stocker was credited with a game-saving play in the tenth inning when he made a miraculous throw to home-plate for a force-out.[citation needed] Stocker had nine plate appearances in the game, the most by any player in his Major League debut. As of 2020[update], no other player has had more than seven.[2]
In his rookie season, Stocker batted .324 with two home runs and 31 RBI in 70 games. He was the regular Phillies shortstop through the 1997 season. In 1997 he enjoyed his best season, compiling career-highs in games played (149), runs (51), doubles (23) and stolen bases (11), adding five triples, four homers and 41 RBI.
During the 1997 expansion draft, Stocker was traded to Tampa Bay in exchange for Bobby Abreu. After two-plus seasons, he was released and signed with Anaheim. In an eight-season career, Stocker batted .254 with 23 home runs and 248 RBI. He now owns an Emerald City Smoothie franchise in Washington.[3]
Post-playing career
Stocker has served as a color analyst for 14 seasons (as of 2014). He is currently in his second season with the Pac-12 Network, after a stint with CBS Sports Network.[4]
In January 2018, it was announced that Stocker would be serving as a part-time color analyst for Phillies radio broadcasts during the 2018 season.[5] Stocker rejoined the radio broadcast team in 2022.[6]
References
^. Baseball-Almanac.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2005. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
^"Batting Game Finder". Stathead.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
^Wasson, Juli (25 October 2008). . Spokesman.com. Spokane, Washington, USA: The Spokesman-Review. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2012. And nowadays inside you can find former Philadelphia Phillies and Central Valley High School shortstop Kevin Stocker fielding nutritional advice instead of pop flies.
^"Baseball TV schedule released; former Pac-12 stars Snow, Stocker join Pac-12 Networks as analysts". Website Article. Pac-12 Digital. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
^Gross, Stephen (January 8, 2018). "Three former Phillies to join Scott Franzke in radio booth in 2018". The Morning Call.
^Morgenstern, Leo (2022-03-05). "The brief but meaningful Phillies careers of the new radio broadcasters". The Good Phight. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
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January 30, 2023
kevin, stocker, kevin, douglas, stocker, born, february, 1970, american, former, major, league, baseball, shortstop, switch, hitter, stocker, played, with, philadelphia, phillies, 1993, 1997, tampa, devil, rays, 1998, 2000, anaheim, angels, 2000, shortstopborn. Kevin Douglas Stocker born February 13 1970 is an American former Major League Baseball shortstop and switch hitter Stocker played with the Philadelphia Phillies 1993 1997 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1998 2000 and Anaheim Angels 2000 Kevin StockerShortstopBorn 1970 02 13 February 13 1970 age 52 Spokane WashingtonBatted SwitchThrew RightMLB debutJuly 7 1993 for the Philadelphia PhilliesLast MLB appearanceSeptember 29 2000 for the Anaheim AngelsMLB statisticsBatting average 254Home runs23Runs batted in248TeamsPhiladelphia Phillies 1993 1997 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1998 2000 Anaheim Angels 2000 A 1988 graduate of Central Valley High School in Spokane Valley Stocker attended the University of Washington in Seattle where he played college baseball for the Huskies from 1989 1991 1 Stocker was also a member of the fraternity Lambda Chi Alpha Stocker was selected by Philadelphia in the 1991 MLB draft taken in the second round with the 54th overall selection He made his major league debut in 1993 on July 7 at Veterans Stadium in a marathon game that lasted 6 hours and 10 minutes Stocker played all 20 innings in the defeat of the Los Angeles Dodgers 7 6 Stocker was credited with a game saving play in the tenth inning when he made a miraculous throw to home plate for a force out citation needed Stocker had nine plate appearances in the game the most by any player in his Major League debut As of 2020 update no other player has had more than seven 2 In his rookie season Stocker batted 324 with two home runs and 31 RBI in 70 games He was the regular Phillies shortstop through the 1997 season In 1997 he enjoyed his best season compiling career highs in games played 149 runs 51 doubles 23 and stolen bases 11 adding five triples four homers and 41 RBI During the 1997 expansion draft Stocker was traded to Tampa Bay in exchange for Bobby Abreu After two plus seasons he was released and signed with Anaheim In an eight season career Stocker batted 254 with 23 home runs and 248 RBI He now owns an Emerald City Smoothie franchise in Washington 3 Post playing career EditStocker has served as a color analyst for 14 seasons as of 2014 He is currently in his second season with the Pac 12 Network after a stint with CBS Sports Network 4 In January 2018 it was announced that Stocker would be serving as a part time color analyst for Phillies radio broadcasts during the 2018 season 5 Stocker rejoined the radio broadcast team in 2022 6 References Edit University of Washington Baseball Players Who Made It to a Major League Baseball Team Baseball Almanac com Archived from the original on 2 December 2005 Retrieved 21 August 2012 Batting Game Finder Stathead com Sports Reference Retrieved 4 January 2021 Wasson Juli 25 October 2008 Emerald City Smoothie Has Drink to Fit Your Needs Spokesman com Spokane Washington USA The Spokesman Review Archived from the original on 20 February 2015 Retrieved 21 August 2012 And nowadays inside you can find former Philadelphia Phillies and Central Valley High School shortstop Kevin Stocker fielding nutritional advice instead of pop flies Baseball TV schedule released former Pac 12 stars Snow Stocker join Pac 12 Networks as analysts Website Article Pac 12 Digital Retrieved 23 May 2014 Gross Stephen January 8 2018 Three former Phillies to join Scott Franzke in radio booth in 2018 The Morning Call Morgenstern Leo 2022 03 05 The brief but meaningful Phillies careers of the new radio broadcasters The Good Phight Retrieved 2022 09 22 External links Edit Baseball portalCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kevin Stocker amp oldid 1111795016, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
