Kent Dennis Bottenfield (born November 14, 1968) is an American former

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, who played in

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, St. Louis Cardinals, Anaheim Angels,

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, from 1992 to 2001.

Career

Bottenfield was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the fourth round (96th overall) of the 1986 MLB Draft. Bottenfield's best season came in 1999 with the Cardinals, when he posted an 18–7 won-loss record along with a 3.97

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. Bottenfield played in the All-Star game that year. He was traded along with Adam Kennedy to the Angels for Jim Edmonds following this season. He finished the 2000 season with a 5.40 ERA and did not appear in the major leagues after 2001.

After baseball

After overcoming a near-fatal heart condition, Bottenfield turned his attention to music. He has released two independent Christian albums "Take Me Back" (2004) and the newest release "Back In The Game" (2007). He currently resides in Florida with his family, and he is the head coach of the Palm Beach Atlantic University baseball team. After being named associate head coach in August 2011, he was named to replace head coach

Gary Carter Gary Edmund Carter (April 8, 1954 – February 16, 2012) was an American professional baseball catcher whose 19-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career was spent primarily with the Montreal Expos and New York Mets. Nicknamed "the Kid" for his y ...

after Carter died of cancer in February 2012.

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1968 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Canada Anaheim Angels players Baseball players from Portland, Oregon Burlington Expos players Chicago Cubs players Colorado Rockies players Colorado Springs Sky Sox players Houston Astros players Indianapolis Indians players Iowa Cubs players Jacksonville Expos players Major League Baseball pitchers Montreal Expos players National League All-Stars Philadelphia Phillies players Phoenix Firebirds players Round Rock Express players San Francisco Giants players St. Louis Cardinals players Toledo Mud Hens players West Palm Beach Expos players Leodis V. McDaniel High School alumni {{US-baseball-pitcher-1960s-stub