Kevin Higgins (baseball) explained

Kevin Higgins
Position:Catcher
Bats:Left
Throws:Right
Birth Date:22 January 1967
Birth Place:San Gabriel, California, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:May 29
Debutyear:1993
Debutteam:San Diego Padres
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:October 3
Finalyear:1993
Finalteam:San Diego Padres
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.221
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:0
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:13
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Kevin Wayne Higgins (born January 22, 1967) is an American college baseball coach and former professional baseball catcher who played one season in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres in 1993. He is the associate head baseball coach at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Career

Higgins was an outstanding collegiate infielder earning first team all America and first team all conference honors at second base for Arizona State University. Higgins had a batting average of .361 which led the number one ranked Sun Devils to the College World Series Championship game against Stanford University in 1988. He played for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB) in . The Padres then converted Higgins to catcher when he got to the minors. After spending most of his career in the minors, he made his big league debut against the St. Louis Cardinals on May 29, 1993 going 1 for 4 with a hit and driving in 2 runs. He hit no home runs in 71 game for the Padres and only drove in thirteen runs, making his last career start on October 3, 1993. He then spent the 1994 season playing for the Padres Triple–A team. He then retired from baseball altogether after the season and has not played ball since.