4 months ago
- Tigers
- Published: Jan. 05, 2026, 7:53 a.m.
DETROIT -- Utility infielder Buddy Kennedy, who played for some nan AL champion Toronto Blue Jays and NL champion Los Angeles Dodgers successful 2025, has signed a minor-league woody pinch nan San Francisco Giants.
Kennedy, 27, is joining his seventh statement since being drafted successful nan 5th information retired of precocious schoolhouse successful 2017 by nan Diamondbacks. He reached nan large leagues pinch Arizona and played concisely successful 2022 and 2023.
Kennedy spent 8 days pinch nan Detroit Tigers’ big-league nine successful 2024 aft being recalled from Triple-A Toledo to switch injured infielder Gio Urshela. He went 2-for-10 pinch a location run, 4 RBIs, 2 walks and 4 strikeouts successful six games.
The Tigers designated him for duty later that summer and traded him to nan Philadelphia Phillies for rate considerations a fewer days later.
Kennedy is simply a New Jersey autochthonal and attended Millville Senior High School, Mike Trout’s alma mater, astir 40 miles from Philadelphia. His grandfather is 16-year big-league infielder Don Money, who played for nan Phillies from 1968-1972.
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Evan Woodbery has covered nan Detroit Tigers and Major League Baseball for MLive.com since 2016. He has antecedently covered nan Saints/NFL for The Times-Picayune/NOLA.com; University of Tennessee athletics for...
