K: Jim Kahmann to Jay Kvasnicka, Baseball Profiles

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Jeff Kaiser 1990 Colorado Springs Sky Sox card

Players A to Z: Jim Kahmann to Jay Kvasnicka
Most recent player added June 20, 2025

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 - Jim Kahmann trained in minors, bigs, 5/26/24
 - Jeff Kaiser got Griffey for 1st save, 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 got hurt, came back, 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 saved 27 majors games, 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 at Columbus, Georgia's South 106, 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
 - Steve Keighley worked to hit over 4 seasons, made high-A, 2/9/25
 - Chris Keim, Could Do, 5/16/13
 - Jeff Keitges, Home Run, 11/7/14
 - Carl Keliipuleole, College Performance, 10/14/10
 - Clyde Keller amassed baseball knowledge, 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
 - Howard Kellman, 50 years broadcasting, 5/30/24
 - Frank Kellner saw 8 pro seasons, 5 in hometown, coached, 3/27/24
 - Geoff Kellogg played five pro seasons, made AA; Later bought a water park, 7/21/20
 - Brian Kelly saw College WS title game, one pro season, 1/25/25
 - 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
 - John Kelly got outs over 8 pro seasons, 8/30/24
 - Kevin Kelly, Costly Losses, 1/14/14
 - Mike Kelly, Successful Run, 1/11/14
 - Pat Kellysaw 7 seasons with Yankees, 9/17/10
 - Pat Kelly, How Good, 9/24/12
 - Pat Kelly, Gamer Attitude, 11/24/14
 - Jeff Kelso, Hit It, 5/22/15
 - Doug Kemp's pro career proved brief, three appearances, 4/27/25
 - Hugh Kemp saw eight pro seasons, AAA in six, missed bigs, 10/24/10
 - Robbie Kemper worked on confidence in pros; Saw two seasons, 10/11/23
 - 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 ended college strong, saw 5 seasons, 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 worked on consistency, made 6 seasons, AAA, 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 strength, saw 3 pro seasons, 3/26/22
 - Steve Kiefer returned from assault to bigs, saw 6 seasons, 10/18/12
 - John Kiely, Some Innings, 7/2/12
 - Darryl Kile made 12 major league seasons, passed in 2002, 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 played three pro seasons, 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 made majors over three seasons with Mariners, 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
 - George Kissell taught 'The Cardinals Way' over 6+ decades, 9/29/24
 - Dale Kistaitis, Record Books, 1/8/17
 - Dale Kisten, Ran Out, 8/28/17
 - Dan Kite saw 4 injury-slowed seasons, 5/6/22
 - Daren Kizziah, Like That, 10/31/13
 - Clay Klavitter worked to be mentally ready in 3 seasons, 11/5/17
 - Ryan Klesko delivered in 16 ML seasons, 5/18/10
 - Steve Kliafas proved hard on self, saw five seasons, AA, 8/16/25
 - Doug Kline, Everyone There, 6/5/19
 - Joe Klonoski, Praise Heaped, 12/19/17
 - Matt Kluge played strong defense, saw 4 seasons, high-A, 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 made 10 seasons, AAA, 5/29/12
 - John Knapp used his arm over 5 pro season, made high-A, 3/16/22
 - Mike Knapp saw 11 pro seasons, AAA, 10/5/17
 - Bob Knepper saw bigs over 15 seasons, 7/31/14
 - Chuck Kniffin used strengths as coach, 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
 - Gary Koenig played 2 seasons, later turned high school coach, 1/30/24
 - Hide Koga brought much experience from Japan to Salinas, 11/18/13
 - Peter Kolb helped teams win as trainer, 6/4/24
 - 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 coached Japanese training in Salinas, 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 got college chance, later in pros, made AA, 11/12/17
 - Ty Kovach saw baseball, funeral work, 8/25/22
 - Frank Kowar, Save Record, 8/17/13
 - Brian Kowitz, Fantasy Land, 8/15/15
 - Darin Kracl saw 4 seasons, later admitted securities fraud, 6/18/11
 - Mike Kraft, Showed Patience, 5/26/17
 - Ken Krahenbuhl, Serious Pitcher, 7/30/13
 - Randy Kramer knew role with Pirates, saw four ML seasons, 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 had good fastball as high pick, saw 4 seasons, 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
 - Masahiro Kuboto knew acupuncture, 4/16/24
 - 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

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