Ian Kinsler

Baseball player Ian Michael Kinsler (born June 22, 1982, in ) is a Major League Baseball All-Star second baseman for the Texas Rangers . Kinsler played shortstop in high school and college, alongside over half a dozen future major leaguers. Despite having been drafted out of college in only the 17th round, Kinsler has risen to become the Rangers' starting second baseman, an All Star, a two-time Player of the Week , and a member of the Sporting News ' 2009 list of the 50 greatest current players in baseball. Kinsler also had a historic game in April 2009, in which he had hits in all six of his at bats, and hit for the cycle . Later in the season he became the second 30–30 player in Rangers' history. Kinsler is known as a five-tool player , hitting for average and power, and excelling in baserunning, throwing, and fielding. Injuries, however, have interrupted his first few seasons in major league baseball.

Baseball player Ian Michael Kinsler (born June 22, 1982) is an American professional baseball second baseman for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He formerly played for the Texas Rangers . He is listed at 6' 0" and 200 lbs. Despite having been drafted in only the 17th round out of college, Kinsler has risen to become a four-time All Star, and a member of the Sporting News ' 2009 list of the 50 greatest current players in baseball. He is known as a five-tool player , hitting for average and power, and excelling in baserunning, throwing, and fielding. Kinsler has twice hit 30 home runs and stolen 30 bases in the same season (2009 and 2011), and is one of 12 ballplayers in major league history who have had multiple 30–30 club seasons. In 2011, he also joined the 20–20 club for the third time, one season shy of the major league record for a second baseman. He hit for the cycle in a game in 2009, while getting hits in all six of his at-bats . Through 2013, Kinsler led the Texas Rangers, all-time, career-wise, in stolen bases and power-speed number . In November 2013, Kinsler was traded to the Detroit Tigers for Prince Fielder . Through 2014, on defense Kinsler had the best career range factor of any active second baseman in Major League Baseball.

American baseball player Baseball player Ian Michael Kinsler ( ; born June 22, 1982) is an Israeli-American former professional baseball second baseman . He is an advisor in the front office for the San Diego Padres . He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 14 seasons for the Texas Rangers , Detroit Tigers , Los Angeles Angels , Boston Red Sox , and San Diego Padres . Kinsler was a four-time All Star, two-time Gold Glove winner, and a member of the 2018 World Series champion Boston Red Sox . Despite having been drafted in the 17th round out of college, Kinsler rose to become a four-time All-Star and a member of the Sporting News ' 2009 list of the 50 greatest current players in baseball. He was known as a five-tool player , hitting for average and power, and excelling in baserunning, throwing, and fielding. Kinsler twice hit 30 home runs and stole 30 bases in the same season (2009 and 2011), and is one of 12 ballplayers in major league history who have had multiple 30–30 club seasons. In 2011, he also joined the 20–20 club for the third time, one season shy of the major league record for a second baseman. He hit for the cycle in a game in 2009, while getting hits in all six of his at bats . Through 2013, Kinsler led the Texas Rangers, all-time, career-wise, in stolen bases and power-speed number . In November 2013, he was traded to the Detroit Tigers for Prince Fielder . He has been awarded both a Fielding Bible Award (2015) and two Gold Glove Awards (2016 and 2018). Through 2019, on defense Kinsler had the best career range factor of any active second baseman in MLB, while on offense among all active players he was 3rd in power–speed number and in career runs scored , and 5th in career doubles . He retired following the end of the 2019 season with 1,999 career hits. As of 2020, he plays for the Israeli national baseball team which has qualified to compete in the 2020 Summer Olympics .

American-Israeli baseball player (born 1982) Baseball player Ian Michael Kinsler ( ; born June 22, 1982) is an American-Israeli former professional baseball second baseman . He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 14 seasons for the Texas Rangers , Detroit Tigers , Los Angeles Angels , Boston Red Sox , and San Diego Padres . Kinsler was a four-time All Star , two-time Gold Glove winner, and a member of the 2018 World Series champion Boston Red Sox. Despite having been drafted in the 17th round out of college, Kinsler rose to become a four-time All-Star and a member of the Sporting News ' 2009 list of the 50 greatest current players in baseball. He was known as a five-tool player , hitting for average and power, and excelling in baserunning, throwing, and fielding. Kinsler twice hit 30 home runs and stole 30 bases in the same season (2009 and 2011), and is one of 12 ballplayers in major league history who have had multiple 30–30 club seasons. In 2011, he also joined the 20–20 club for the third time, one season shy of the major league record for a second baseman. He hit for the cycle in a game in 2009, while getting hits in all six of his at bats . Through 2013, Kinsler led the Texas Rangers, all-time, career-wise, in stolen bases and power-speed number . In November 2013, he was traded to the Detroit Tigers for Prince Fielder . He has been awarded both a Fielding Bible Award (2015) and two Gold Glove Awards (2016 and 2018). Through 2019, on defense Kinsler had the best career range factor of any active second baseman in MLB, while on offense among all active players he was 3rd in power–speed number and in career runs scored , and 5th in career doubles . He retired following the end of the 2019 season with 1,999 career hits. In 2021, he played for the Israeli national baseball team in the 2020 Summer Olympics . He was the manager of Team Israel at the 2023 World Baseball Classic . "Father Time has caught up with Ian Kinsler, but he's ready for baseball closure with Israel's Olympic team" .