Kevin Robert Quackenbush (born November 28, 1988) is an American

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who is a free agent. He has previously played in

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(MLB) for the

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, Cincinnati Reds, and

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Career

Quackenbush attended Jesuit High School in

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, and the

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, where he played

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for the

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team as their closer. Quackenbush was named a second team

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n in 2011.

San Diego Padres

The Padres selected him in the eighth round of the

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. In his first season with the organization, he split his playing time between the Class A short-season

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and Class A

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. The Padres promoted Quackenbush to

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in 2013 and invited him to spring training in 2014. Quackenbush was called up to the majors for the first time on April 25, 2014, and made his debut that day. The following month, he picked up his first major league win. On August 19, he recorded his first major league save. On September 1, 2017, he was

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. On September 6, he cleared

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s, and San Diego

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ed him to El Paso. He became a

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following the season. In 2017 with the Padres, he was 0-2 with a 7.86 ERA in 20 games.

Cincinnati Reds

On November 8, 2017, Quackenbush signed a minor league deal with the Cincinnati Reds organization. He had his contract purchased on March 28, 2018. He was designated for assignment on April 24, 2018. He declared free agency on October 3, 2018.

Los Angeles Dodgers

On November 13, 2018, Quackenbush signed a minor league deal with the

. He was assigned to the AAA

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and was selected to the Pacific Coast League team at the

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. On November 4, 2019, Quackenbush elected free agency.

Washington Nationals

On January 27, 2020, Quackenbush signed a minor league deal with the

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. Quackenbush was released by the Nationals organization on September 1, 2020.

Los Angeles Dodgers (second stint)

On May 1, 2021, Quackenbush signed a minor league contract with the

organization. He was assigned to the Triple-A

to begin the season and was called up to the major leagues on August 7. He made his first MLB appearance in three years the following day, August 8, against the

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. He struck out the first batter he faced before allowing two singles and a double and was removed from the game after only of an inning. That was the only game he appeared in before he was designated for assignment by the Dodgers on August 12. He appeared in 45 games in AAA with a 1–7 record, 1.65 ERA and 23 saves. On October 8, Quackenbush elected free agency.

Toros de Tijuana

On January 16, 2022, Quackenbush signed with the

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of the

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for the 2022 season. He was released on July 14, 2022.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Quackenbush, Kevin 1988 births Living people People from Land o' Lakes, Florida Jesuit High School (Tampa) alumni Baseball players from Florida Major League Baseball pitchers San Diego Padres players Cincinnati Reds players Los Angeles Dodgers players South Florida Bulls baseball players Eugene Emeralds players Fort Wayne TinCaps players Lake Elsinore Storm players San Antonio Missions players Tucson Padres players Peoria Javelinas players El Paso Chihuahuas players Louisville Bats players Oklahoma City Dodgers players Naranjeros de Hermosillo players American expatriate baseball players in Mexico Toros de Tijuana players