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Buddy Kennedy
Buddy Kennedy
Sacramento River Cats • First Base
Age 27 • 5' 10" • 213 lb
Bats: R • Throws: R
MLB Debut: 2022-06-17
Born: Millville , NJ • USA
Draft: 2017
2025 Stats
G
4
AB
7
H
0
HR
0
RBI
0
R
0
SB
0
AVG
.000
OBP
.125
SLG
.000
OPS
.125
Career Stats
G
67
AB
157
H
28
HR
2
RBI
20
R
16
SB
1
AVG
.178
OBP
.271
SLG
.274
OPS
.545
Year-by-Year Hitting
Year Team GPAABH HRRBISB AVGOBPSLGOPSAwards
2022 AZ 30 94 83 18 1 12 .217 .287 .325 .612
2023 AZ 10 29 24 4 1 .167 .310 .208 .518
2024 Total 14 26 21 4 1 6 1 .190 .308 .381 .689
2025 Total 13 32 29 2 1 .069 .156 .103 .259
Spring Training
Hitting
YearTeamGPAABHHRRBISBAVGOBPSLGOPS
2020 AZ 1111 1.0001.0002.0003.000
2022 AZ 913132 14 .154.154.462.616
2023 AZ 18403314 4 .424.525.6061.131
2024 Total 1431254 131 .160.323.320.643
2025 PHI 2252406 37 .150.327.400.727
2026 SF 17352910 26 .345.429.6551.084
Game Logs
Season selector loads one year at a time.
Hitting
Date Opponent AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO
2025-08-23 @ SD 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-08-22 @ SD 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-08-21 @ COL 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2025-08-20 @ COL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-08-19 @ COL 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2025-08-18 @ COL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-08-17 vs SD 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2025-08-09 @ LAD 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-08-06 @ COL 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
2025-06-27 @ ATL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-06-24 @ HOU 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-06-22 vs NYM 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2025-06-21 vs NYM 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Transactions
Entire history • newest first.
2025-12-15
1B Buddy Kennedy roster status changed by San Francisco Giants.
2025-12-15
San Francisco Giants signed free agent 1B Buddy Kennedy to a minor league contract.
2025-09-01
Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent 1B Buddy Kennedy to a minor league contract.
2025-08-28
Los Angeles Dodgers sent 1B Buddy Kennedy outright to Oklahoma City Comets.
2025-08-25
Los Angeles Dodgers designated 1B Buddy Kennedy for assignment.
2025-08-15
Los Angeles Dodgers activated 1B Buddy Kennedy.
2025-08-15
Los Angeles Dodgers activated 1B Buddy Kennedy.
2025-08-15
Los Angeles Dodgers claimed 1B Buddy Kennedy off waivers from Toronto Blue Jays.
2025-08-12
Toronto Blue Jays designated 1B Buddy Kennedy for assignment.
2025-08-05
Toronto Blue Jays selected the contract of 1B Buddy Kennedy from Buffalo Bisons.
2025-07-09
Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent 1B Buddy Kennedy to a minor league contract.
2025-07-05
Philadelphia Phillies sent 1B Buddy Kennedy outright to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
2025-06-30
Philadelphia Phillies designated 1B Buddy Kennedy for assignment.
2025-06-19
Philadelphia Phillies selected the contract of 2B Buddy Kennedy from Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
2025-04-01
Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent 2B Buddy Kennedy to a minor league contract.
2025-04-01
Philadelphia Phillies sent 2B Buddy Kennedy outright to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
2025-03-27
Philadelphia Phillies designated 2B Buddy Kennedy for assignment.
2024-10-10
Philadelphia Phillies activated 2B Buddy Kennedy.
2024-10-05
2B Buddy Kennedy roster status changed by Philadelphia Phillies.
2024-09-29
Philadelphia Phillies recalled 2B Buddy Kennedy from Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
2024-09-17
Philadelphia Phillies optioned 2B Buddy Kennedy to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
2024-09-06
Philadelphia Phillies recalled 2B Buddy Kennedy from Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
2024-08-28
Philadelphia Phillies optioned 3B Buddy Kennedy to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
2024-08-26
Philadelphia Phillies recalled 3B Buddy Kennedy from Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
2024-06-07
Detroit Tigers traded 3B Buddy Kennedy to Philadelphia Phillies for cash.
2024-06-07
Philadelphia Phillies optioned 3B Buddy Kennedy to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
2024-06-03
Detroit Tigers designated 3B Buddy Kennedy for assignment.
2024-04-29
Detroit Tigers optioned 3B Buddy Kennedy to Toledo Mud Hens.
2024-04-20
Detroit Tigers recalled 3B Buddy Kennedy from Toledo Mud Hens.
2024-03-13
Detroit Tigers optioned 3B Buddy Kennedy to Toledo Mud Hens.
2024-02-29
Detroit Tigers claimed 3B Buddy Kennedy off waivers from St. Louis Cardinals.
2024-02-27
St. Louis Cardinals designated 3B Buddy Kennedy for assignment.
2024-02-20
3B Buddy Kennedy changed number to 11.
2023-10-25
St. Louis Cardinals claimed 3B Buddy Kennedy off waivers from Oakland Athletics.
2023-10-02
Oakland Athletics recalled 3B Buddy Kennedy from Las Vegas Aviators.
2023-09-09
Oakland Athletics optioned 3B Buddy Kennedy to Las Vegas Aviators.
2023-09-09
Oakland Athletics claimed 3B Buddy Kennedy off waivers from Arizona Diamondbacks.
2023-09-06
Arizona Diamondbacks designated 3B Buddy Kennedy for assignment.
2023-09-01
Arizona Diamondbacks optioned 3B Buddy Kennedy to Reno Aces.
2023-08-12
Arizona Diamondbacks selected the contract of 3B Buddy Kennedy from Reno Aces.
2023-02-03
Arizona Diamondbacks invited non-roster 3B Buddy Kennedy and to spring training.
2022-11-11
Arizona Diamondbacks sent 3B Buddy Kennedy outright to Reno Aces.
2022-09-30
Arizona Diamondbacks recalled 3B Buddy Kennedy from Reno Aces.
2022-08-02
Arizona Diamondbacks optioned 3B Buddy Kennedy to Reno Aces.
2022-06-17
Arizona Diamondbacks selected the contract of 3B Buddy Kennedy and from Reno Aces.
2022-03-17
3B Buddy Kennedy assigned to Arizona Diamondbacks.
2022-03-17
3B Buddy Kennedy roster status changed by Arizona Diamondbacks.
2020-03-07
3B Buddy Kennedy assigned to Arizona Diamondbacks.
2017-06-24
Arizona Diamondbacks signed 3B Buddy Kennedy.
Scouting Report
Statcast-style percentiles • Basenerd theme
Season 2025
Batting
xwOBA
8
0.202
xBA
5
0.136
xSLG
8
0.221
Avg EV
35
87.9
Barrel%
32
4.8%
HardHit%
64
42.9%
SweetSpot%
47
33.3%
Chase%
79
23.2%
Whiff%
64
24.1%
K%
47
25.0%
BB%
37
6.3%
Percentiles are computed within season pool • colors: blue (low) → gray (avg) → red (high).
Spray Chart
Hits only • Stadium overlay
1B 2B 3B HR
MLBAM-style coords scaled into stadium viewBox. Home plate baseline ≈ (125, 199). Stadium SVG: generic.svg.
Results by Pitch Type
Pitch # Usage% Zone% Whiff% AVG HardHit%
4-Seam Fastball 41 32.3% 51.2% 9.1% .000 75.0%
Sinker 19 15.0% 68.4% 12.5% .000 25.0%
Slider 19 15.0% 57.9% 50.0% .000 0.0%
Changeup 16 12.6% 50.0% 42.9% .333 33.3%
Cutter 13 10.2% 69.2% 16.7% .000 50.0%
Knuckle Curve 9 7.1% 44.4% 25.0% .000 0.0%
Curveball 7 5.5% 42.9% 50.0% .000 0.0%
Sweeper 3 2.4% 66.7% 100.0% .000 0.0%
Total 127 100.0% 55.9% 24.1% .069 42.9%
Results by Pitch Category
Category # Usage% Zone% Whiff% AVG HardHit%
Fastball 73 57.5% 58.9% 11.1% .000 57.1%
Breaking 38 29.9% 52.6% 46.7% .000 0.0%
Offspeed 16 12.6% 50.0% 42.9% .333 33.3%
Total 127 100.0% 55.9% 24.1% .069 42.9%
MLB Avg - - 50.6% 25.3% .245 41.0%
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