Kinney was drafted out of Bangor High School in the sixth round of the 1995 amateur draft by the Boston Red Sox. He was traded to the Minnesota Twins along with John Barnes for Orlando Merced and Greg Swindell in July 1998. Kinney made his MLB debut in 2000 with the Twins, going 2–2 with a 5.10 ERA in 8 starts. In 2002, he had just a 4.64 ERA with the Minnesota Twins, but went 2-7 that year. He was traded in the 2002 off-season to the Milwaukee Brewers. In 2003 and 2004 with the Brewers, he combined for a 13–17 record. On August 6, 2004, Kinney was designated for assignment by the Brewers and was claimed off waivers by the Kansas City Royals. He made 11 relief appearances with the Royals that season. During the 2007-2008 offseason, Kinney signed with the Saitama Seibu Lions, playing in Japan for a single season. Kinney returned to the United States in 2009 to play with the Fresno Grizzlies, the AAA affiliate of the San Francisco Giants.
On August 24, 2010, while with the Triple-A Fresno Grizzlies of the Pacific Coast League, Kinney received a 50-game suspension after testing positive for an amphetamine, a banned performance-enhancing substance. Kinney took responsibility for the suspension but explained that the amphetamine in question was contained in Adderall, a drug he has been taking since 2005 to treat his attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and was taken for medical reasons, not to boost his on-field performance. The suspension came as a result of his forgetting to file the proper paperwork with Major League Baseball when he signed with the Giants earlier in the year.[1]
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May 08, 2024
matt, kinney, matthew, john, kinney, born, december, 1976, american, former, professional, baseball, pitcher, spent, 2008, with, saitama, seibu, lions, nippon, professional, baseball, kinney, graduate, bangor, high, school, kinney, little, league, team, featur. Matthew John Kinney born December 16 1976 is an American former professional baseball pitcher He spent 2008 with the Saitama Seibu Lions of the Nippon Professional Baseball MLB Kinney is a graduate of Bangor High School Kinney and his Little League team was featured in the Stephen King essay Head Down featured in King s Nightmares and Dreamscapes collection He now resides in Maine with his two sons Matt KinneyPitcherBorn 1976 12 16 December 16 1976 age 47 Bangor Maine U S Batted RightThrew RightProfessional debutMLB August 18 2000 for the Minnesota TwinsNPB March 23 2008 for the Saitama Seibu LionsLast appearanceMLB September 28 2005 for the San Francisco GiantsNPB September 28 2008 for the Saitama Seibu LionsMLB statisticsWin loss record19 27Earned run average5 29Strikeouts297TeamsMinnesota Twins 2000 2002 Milwaukee Brewers 2003 2004 Kansas City Royals 2004 San Francisco Giants 2005 Saitama Seibu Lions 2008 Career editKinney was drafted out of Bangor High School in the sixth round of the 1995 amateur draft by the Boston Red Sox He was traded to the Minnesota Twins along with John Barnes for Orlando Merced and Greg Swindell in July 1998 Kinney made his MLB debut in 2000 with the Twins going 2 2 with a 5 10 ERA in 8 starts In 2002 he had just a 4 64 ERA with the Minnesota Twins but went 2 7 that year He was traded in the 2002 off season to the Milwaukee Brewers In 2003 and 2004 with the Brewers he combined for a 13 17 record On August 6 2004 Kinney was designated for assignment by the Brewers and was claimed off waivers by the Kansas City Royals He made 11 relief appearances with the Royals that season During the 2007 2008 offseason Kinney signed with the Saitama Seibu Lions playing in Japan for a single season Kinney returned to the United States in 2009 to play with the Fresno Grizzlies the AAA affiliate of the San Francisco Giants Kinney gave up Barry Bonds 660th home run which tied Bonds with his godfather Willie Mays On August 24 2010 while with the Triple A Fresno Grizzlies of the Pacific Coast League Kinney received a 50 game suspension after testing positive for an amphetamine a banned performance enhancing substance Kinney took responsibility for the suspension but explained that the amphetamine in question was contained in Adderall a drug he has been taking since 2005 to treat his attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and was taken for medical reasons not to boost his on field performance The suspension came as a result of his forgetting to file the proper paperwork with Major League Baseball when he signed with the Giants earlier in the year 1 References edit Maine native Kinney explains baseball suspension Portland Press HeraldExternal links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Matt Kinney amp oldid 1175528688, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
