Kevin Hodges (baseball)

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Kevin Hodges
Pitcher
Born: (1973-06-24) June 24, 1973
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: April 24, 2000, for the Seattle Mariners
NPB: August 1, 2001, for the Yakult Swallows
KBO: April 4, 2004, for the Samsung Lions
Last appearance
MLB: September 30, 2000, for the Seattle Mariners
KBO: October 27, 2004, for the Samsung Lions
NPB: August 28, 2005, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
MLB statistics
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average5.19
Strikeouts7
NPB statistics
Win–loss record29–32
Earned run average4.63
Strikeouts252
KBO statistics
Win–loss record9–10
Earned run average4.24
Strikeouts123
Stats at Baseball Reference 
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Kevin Jon Hodges (born June 24, 1973) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) and Nippon Professional Baseball (MLB), and Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) right handed pitcher.

The Kansas City Royals selected Hodges in the eighth round of the 1991 MLB draft. He had season-ending shoulder surgery in 1995.[1] He reached minor league free agency in October 1997 and signed with the Houston Astros, who traded him to the Seattle Mariners for Matt Mieske in June 1999.[2][3] He made his major league debut with the Mariners in April 2000, his only season in MLB. He was demoted in June before returning as a September call-up.[1][2] He was ejected from a loss to the Royals after throwing two inside pitches to Mike Sweeney.[4] He threw a sinker and slider with the Mariners. After the season, he worked as a starting pitcher in the Arizona Fall League.[5]

Hodges signed with the Yakult Swallows in mid-2001 and contributed to the team's league championship as part of the starting rotation. He led the Central League with 17 wins in 2002 (tied with Koji Uehara) and was an All-Star, but left the team at the end of 2003 after pitching part of the season in the Japanese minors.[6][7] He played with the Samsung Lions in the KBO in 2004 and returned to Japan to play for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in 2005.[8]

He returned to the United States in 2006 and played with the Bridgeport Bluefish in the independent Atlantic League.[9]

Personal life

Hodges' younger brother, Trey Hodges, also played in MLB, NPB, and the Atlantic League.[2][10]

In 2012, the Lions hired Hodges as a scout in the U.S.[11][12]

References

  1. Seattle Mariners 2001 Media Guide. p. 64.
  2. "Kevin Hodges Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
  3. "Mieske Leads Astros, Again". CBS News. July 27, 1999. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
  4. Cour, Jim (September 12, 2000). "Royals cut Mariners' lead". Lawrence Journal-World. Associated Press. pp. 5C.
  5. "Kevin Hodges Stats & Scouting Report". Baseball America. Archived from the original on May 18, 2025. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
  6. "Swallows' Hodges to fly the coop". The Japan Times. September 9, 2003. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
  7. Latham, Dan (July 11, 2002). "Yakult's Hodges shows he's worthy of all-star status". The Japan Times. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
  8. "Kevin Hodges Minor, Japanese, Korean & Independent Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
  9. "Bluefish sign pitcher Kevin Hodges" (Press release). May 11, 2006. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via OurSports Central.
  10. "Trey Hodges - Intl, MLB, Minor League, Independent, College Baseball Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
  11. "NPB Foreign Player Notes: Stavinoha, German, Hodges". NPB Tracker. Archived from the original on March 6, 2026. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
  12. "埼玉西武ライオンズ" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2026.