Players A to Z: K

Players A to Z: Jeff Kaiser (pictured) to Jay Kvasnicka
Most recent player added Sept. 24, 2023

K
 - Jeff Kaiser, Shattered Bat, 6/20/10
 - Keith Kaiser, Two Lives, 8/7/17

 - Dane Kallevig helped his amateur team to a title with relief work; Played two seasons, made single-A, 8/26/23
 - Greg Kallevig, Quick Runs, 11/1/10
 - John Kameisha, Happy To, 4/9/16
 - Robbie Kamerschen, Dog Pile, 2/27/15
 - Scott Kamieniecki, Good Things, 7/4/13

 - Corey Kapano took late draft selection to 12-season career; Made AAA, Taiwan, missed bigs, 9/14/22
 - Bob Kappesser, That Role, 11/3/15

 - Dave Karasinski had good poise in high school; Saw five pro seasons, made high-A, 6/3/23
 - Rich Karcher, His Power, 11/26/16
 - Matt Karchner, Own Luck, 5/7/14

 - Todd Karli served as top-notch radio broadcaster for Reno, has since done same in TV sports, news, 11/21/20
 - Eric Karros, Some Longevity, 12/15/18
 - Steve Karsay, Every Emotion, 9/4/13
 - Kevin Kasper, More Fun, 1/25/15
 - Jim Kating, Baseball Mind, 12/24/16
 - Robbie Katzaroff knew all he could do was play hard; Played seven pro seasons, not in bigs, 12/7/19
 - Keith Kaub, Could Drive, 11/30/13

 - Bill Kazmierczak threw two no-hitters in 1988, almost threw third; Then shoulder problems hit, 2/17/21

 - Belinda Kay earned fans middays at Columbus, Ga.'s South 106; Got sponsor card with Mudcats, 2/16/21
 - Dave Keating, Deciding Factor, 7/13/18
 - Mike Keating, Came Back, 6/7/15

 - Lonnie Keeter did a lot of positive talking over his career, from playing to coaching to English class, 11/17/20
 - Chris Keim, Could Do, 5/16/13
 - Jeff Keitges, Home Run, 11/7/14
 - Carl Keliipuleole, College Performance, 10/14/10

 - Clyde Keller, Main Thing, 5/8/17
 - Dave Keller, Long Time, 3/13/15

 - Anthony Kelley struck out Bo twice at AA; Saw eight pro seasons, made AAA, 4/2/22

 - Dean Kelley played baseball 'every daggum day' of his life, loved it; Made AAA, 11/6/20
 - Geoff Kellogg played five pro seasons, made AA; Later bought a water park, 7/21/20
 - Joe Kelly, Versatile Pitcher, 12/9/17

 - Jimy Kelly played six pro seasons - most before age 20; Missed bigs, got age rule named for him, 12/4/21
 - Kevin Kelly, Costly Losses, 1/14/14
 - Mike Kelly, Successful Run, 1/11/14
 - Pat Kelly, World Stage, 9/17/10
 - Pat Kelly, How Good, 9/24/12
 - Pat Kelly, Gamer Attitude, 11/24/14
 - Jeff Kelso, Hit It, 5/22/15
 - Hugh Kemp, Big Story, 10/24/10
 - Bo Kennedy, Not Here, 9/16/12
 - Kevin Kennedy, Communication Skills, 6/28/11
 - Mike Kennedy, Elon Product, 9/21/19
 - Jeff Kent, Emotionally Level, 2/22/18
 - Kevin Keon helped his college team to a win in relief; Played two pro campaigns, 4/30/20

 - George Kerfut kept his independent team close, got win; Saw five pro seasons, made high-A, 3/22/22
 - Jason Kerr finished strong in college, saw five seasons in pros; Topped out at high-A, 6/7/20

 - Zachary Kerr pitched strongly at high-A in 1990, but arm troubles soon ended career; Saw four seasons, made high-A, 12/28/22
 - Joe Kerrigan, All About, 11/15/14

 - Rob Kerrigan signed as pro with backing of uncle; Played five seasons, made high-A, 12/28/20
 - Joe Kesselmark, Finer Points, 4/19/14
 - Keith Kessinger, Proud Of, 2/21/16
 - Greg Kessler, Good Innings, 4/26/13
 - Doug Ketchen, Pitch Consistently, 1/9/16

 - Brian Keyser preferred to start, but he preferred relief over minors; Saw two seasons in bigs, 12/25/21

 - Dennis Kidd saw his speed as his strength; Took it to three pro seasons, made high-A, 3/26/22
 - Steve Kiefer, Everything Hit, 10/18/12
 - John Kiely, Some Innings, 7/2/12
 - Darryl Kile, Announced Starter, 4/22/10
 - Rusty Kilgo, Was Brilliant, 12/14/13
 - Paul Kilgus, Throw Strikes, 6/9/10
 - Harmon Killebrew, Some Shots, 8/12/19
 - John Kilner looked to be more consistent at single-A; Saw seven pro seasons, made AAA, 4/15/15
 - Scott Kimball, New Season, 6/25/17

 - Keith Kimberlin played five seasons, made AAA; Believed injury helped restore game's fun, 9/5/21
 - Doug Kimbler played eight seasons, then retired, he enjoyed coaching more; Later took over at NYU, 5/1/20
 - Vince Kindred, Knocked One, 5/21/17
 - Bryan King, Could Compete, 12/28/14
 - David King, Get Started, 5/6/14
 - Doug King, Real Well, 2/14/14

 - Jason King anchored his college infield; Played four pro seasons, briefly made AAA, 5/11/21
 - Kevin King, Good Game, 11/10/17

 - Steve King worked for the Department of Defense, then resumed playing career in minors; Made AA, 9/24/22
 - Mike Kingery, Bounced Around, 2/19/11
 - Tyrone Kingwood, Raw Ability, 11/6/14
 - Matt Kinzer, Last Chance, 10/28/10
 - Jeff Kipila, More Comfortable, 5/9/15
 - Wayne Kirby, His Time, 1/9/12
 - Chuck Kirk, Slammed Closed, 7/30/13
 - Steve Kirkpatrick, Waited For, 9/20/14
 - Tim Kirt hit well in Legion ball, then made college and pros; Pro career lasted single season, 4/28/20

 - Garland Kiser returned to pros from early setback; His return took him all the way to bigs, 8/8/22
 - Dale Kistaitis, Record Books, 1/8/17
 - Dale Kisten, Ran Out, 8/28/17

 - Dan Kite used his multiple pitches to turn pro; Saw four injury-slowed seasons, made high-A, 5/6/22
 - Daren Kizziah, Like That, 10/31/13
 - Clay Klavitter, Mentally Ready, 11/5/17
 - Ryan Klesko, Delivering for Mom, 5/18/10
 - Doug Kline, Everyone There, 6/5/19
 - Joe Klonoski, Praise Heaped, 12/19/17
 - Matt Kluge, Strong Defense, 10/26/17

 - Dennis Kluss showed confidence in college; Played two pro campaigns, made short-season, 9/17/23
 - Joe Kmak, Another Team, 1/22/19
 - Chris Knabenshue, Out There, 5/29/12

 - John Knapp used his arm over five pro seasons, both in field and on mound; Made high-A, 3/16/22
 - Mike Knapp, Pretty Good, 10/5/17
 - Bob Knepper, Should Pitch, 7/31/14
 - Chuck Kniffin, With Strengths, 11/14/14
 - Chuck Knoblauch, Time Thinking, 9/21/10

 - Jay Knoblauh played to win over seven pro seasons; Made AAA, missed bigs, 8/2/21

 - Randy Knorr, Stayed Ready, 12/5/11
 - Kerry Knox, Like That, 10/14/15

 - Kurt Knudsen expressed confidence in high school, went on to see bigs over three seasons, 8/21/21
 - Greg Kobza, Not Easy, 4/3/17
 - Hide Koga, Two Lessons, 11/18/13
 - Mike Koller, Arm Location, 3/8/16

 - Brad Komminsk made bigs with big expectations; Saw eight ML seasons, but fell short of forecast, 5/16/22
 - Takayuki Kono, Under the Lights, 12/2/13
 - Bill Kooiman, Tight Pitch, 11/13/16
 - Bryn Kosco, Career Day, 4/3/14
 - Dru Kosco, Improved Everyday, 12/20/14
 - Kevin Koslofski, Took Off, 3/3/13
 - Darrin Kotch got back on track at Sumter in 1991 with three-inning save, 10/15/19
 - Randy Kotchman, Whole Field, 4/23/16
 - Tom Kotchman, All Business, 6/20/16
 - Tony Kounas, His Chance, 11/12/17

 - Ty Kovach played five injury-slowed seasons, then made new plans in funeral work, 8/25/22
 - Frank Kowar, Save Record, 8/17/13
 - Brian Kowitz, Fantasy Land, 8/15/15
 - Darin Kracl, Counterfeit Outings, 6/18/11
 - Mike Kraft, Showed Patience, 5/26/17
 - Ken Krahenbuhl, Serious Pitcher, 7/30/13
 - Randy Kramer felt comfortable with the Pirates in May 1990, 11/11/19

 - Tom Kramer saw time in two major league seasons; Threw near-perfect game in second ML start, 8/29/22

 - Rick Kranitz has gained knowledge, experience over four decades in game, as ML coach, 2/8/21

 - Ron Krause, Different Year, 12/7/13

 - Frank Kremblas, Most Fun, 12/8/12
 - Jimmy Kremers, Late Switch, 2/22/11
 - Curt Krippner, Good Fastball, 11/25/15
 - Sean Krokroskia, Top Competitor, 12/25/17
 - Jack Krol, Dream Lived, 7/21/14
 - Sandy Krum, Great Opportunity, 3/11/18

 - Mark Krumback, That Kind, 11/23/12

 - Todd Krumm played both football and baseball in college; He made the NFL, but missed the majors, 9/6/21
 - Ted Kubiak, Good Attitude, 2/25/14
 - Chad Kuhn, Told Him, 3/19/15
 - Pete Kuld, Played On, 12/26/16
 - Lee Kuntz, Much Observation, 7/9/16
 - John Kupsey, Nice Kid, 11/29/14

 - Paul Kuzniar took his command into four pro seasons, made AA in three of those, 1/17/21
 - Jay Kvasnicka, Means Everything, 2/27/13