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JASON KIPNIS
major league notes • Has appeared in 26 postseason games across five

• Awards: A.L. All-Star (2x, 2013, '15), Wilson seasons, hitting .192/.223/.364 (19-for-99) with FRONT OFFICE
three doubles, one triple, four home runs and
Defensive Player of the Year (2012; 2B), A.L. nine RBI.
Player of the Month (2x, 6/13, 5/15), A.L. Player of
the Week (3x, 6/17/13, 7/1/13, 7/21/14). • Helped the Indians reach the 2016 World
Series, the club’s first Fall Classic since
• In two career All-Star Games, has gone 1997…Against his hometown Cubs, went
1-for-2 with one double and one RBI… 9-for-31 (.290) with five extra-base hits (3
That hit came in 2013 off Atlanta RH Craig 2B, 2 HR) and four RBI.
Kimbrel…He also caught the final out of • All four of his career postseason homers MANAGER & STAFF
that game to preserve the A.L.’s 3-0 win… came in 2016, the third most in franchise
Kipnis finished the season with a team-
most 84 RBI, the first Indians second history for a single postseason.
baseman to lead the team in RBI since Joe • Has six career game-ending hits, three of which
Gordon in 1948. have been home runs.
• In his second All-Star season, 2015, led • Most recently, hit a walk-off homer on
A.L. second baseman in each of the three 6/24/19 off Kansas City RH Wily Peralta… JASON KIPNIS
slash line categories – batting average Also ended games with home runs
(.303), on-base percentage (.372) and on 9/19/18 vs. Chicago-AL (off RH Ian
slugging percentage (.451). Hamilton) and 5/17/13 vs. Seattle (off LH
Lucas Luetge).
• Won his second career Player of the
Month award in May 2015…Hit .429 (51- • His first career hit was a walk-off single…
for-119) with 15 doubles, three triples and On 7/15/11 vs. the Angels, broke a 2-2 tie
four home runs…The 22 extra-base hits with a ninth-inning single off LH Hisanori
were the most-ever by an Indians second Takahashi…Became the only Indians SEASON IN REVIEW
baseman in a calendar month. player since RBI became an official
statistic in 1920 to produce his first hit in
• Has played in 1,165 games in his 10-year major- walk-off fashion.
league career, batting .260/.333/.416 (1,147-for-
4,404) with 260 doubles, 24 triples, 126 home • Has three times been the Indians’ nominee for
runs and 545 RBI. the MLBPAA Heart and Hustle Award (2012, 2013,
2015)…The award honors active players who
• Has spent almost his entire career in the demonstrate a passion for the game of baseball
Indians organization after getting drafted and best embody the values, spirit and traditions PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
by Cleveland in 2009…Played 44 games of the game…The award is voted on by former
for the Chicago Cubs in 2020…Signed a
minor-league contract with the club prior players.
to the season. • His 100th career home run was his second career
inside-the-park home run…On 8/26/18 at Kansas
• Defensively, has played almost exclusively
second base…Has just 26 starts at other City, went 4-for-5 with four RBI…Became the
first player in franchise history to hit that type of
positions, and 25 of those were in center field, all homer for the 100th of his career.
coming in 2017 and 2018…Made his only career BRAVES HISTORY
start at first base in the 2020 regular-season • His 1,000th career hit came less than one
finale. month later, on 9/18 vs. the White Sox, a
walk-off grand slam to erase a 1-0 deficit.
• Is a career .269/.347/.442 (788-for-2,933) hitter
against right-handed pitching with a 114 wRC+ • Set single-season career highs in 2016 with 23
and 295 extra-base hits, an average of one every homers, 68 extra-base hits and 91 runs scored…
9.9 at-bats. He also had 41 doubles, two off his career most.
• In his first full major-league season, 2012, tied for
• Conversely, has batted .244/.307/.364 OPPONENTS
(359-for-1,471) against left-handers with the team lead in RBI (76) and stolen bases (31)…
an 82 wRC+ and 115 extra-base hits, an Was one three players in the majors with at least
average of one every 12.8 at-bats. 70 RBI, 80 runs, 10 homers and 25 stolen bases,
joining Mike Trout and Ryan Braun.
• Has just 23 career plate appearances as a pinch
hitter, and only one hit…Is 1-for-17 (.059) with five • Made his major-league debut on 7/22/11 against
walks and one sac fly in that role. Chicago-AL…Started at second base and hit
eighth. MISCELLANEOUS

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