Kevin Joseph (born August 1, 1976) is an American former professional baseball

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who last played professional baseball in 2003. Joseph attended

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, which has had many

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become Major Leaguers.

Career

In 1997, he was drafted by the

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in the 6th round (178th overall). He started his professional career that same year in A-ball. Over the years, he found his niche as a relief pitcher, posting minor league ERAs as low as 1.42 and 1.77. By the time he made his Major League debut at age 25 in 2002 with the St. Louis Cardinals (the Giants traded him earlier that year for

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), he was already a veteran minor leaguer. He had a very small chance to prove he was major league worthy, only appearing in 11 games that year."Kevin Joseph"
''CBS Sports''. Retrieved 2017-08-11. Joseph was quickly sent to the minors, where he spent one more season. In his final season, he made two stops in the minors, each winning only one game with each team.

References

External links

Kevin's page at baseball-almanac.com
1976 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Canada Baseball players from Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Bakersfield Blaze players Edmonton Trappers players Fresno Grizzlies players Major League Baseball pitchers Memphis Redbirds players People from Camp Hill, Pennsylvania Rice Owls baseball players Salem-Keizer Volcanoes players San Jose Giants players Shreveport Captains players Shreveport Swamp Dragons players St. Louis Cardinals players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1970s-stub