Kole Calhoun

Kole Calhoun

Calhoun with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – No. 56
Right fielder
Born: (1987-10-14) October 14, 1987
Buckeye, Arizona
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
May 22, 2012, for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
MLB statistics
(through April 23, 2016)
Batting average .266
Home runs 53
Runs batted in 182
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Kole Alan Calhoun (born October 14, 1987) is an American professional baseball right fielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for Yavapai College before getting a scholarship to Arizona State University.

Amateur career

Calhoun attended Buckeye Union High School in Buckeye, Arizona. In 2005, Calhoun and Sammy Solis were named the West Valley High School Baseball Co-Players of the Year.[1] Calhoun then attended Yavapai College and Arizona State University.

Professional career

Minor Leagues

Calhoun was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the eighth round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft.[2] He was assigned to Rookie League Orem, where in 56 games, he hit .292 with 7 HR and 42 RBI. He played 2011 with High-A Inland Empire, where in 133 games, he hit .324 with 22 HR, 99 RBI and a .957 OPS. He also stole 20 bases. He was named to the California League Postseason All-Star team as a utility player. He was the Kenny Myers Minor League Player of the Year in 2011.[3] This monster season earned him a direct promotion to Triple-A Salt Lake to begin 2012. In 43 games prior to his first callup, he hit .296 with 5 HR and 31 RBI.

Major Leagues

2012

On May 21, 2012, Calhoun was recalled by the Angels to replace Vernon Wells, who was placed on the disabled list.[4] He made his debut the next day, and he recorded his first major league hit the day after, a double off of Jarrod Parker. Calhoun was the 8th player from the 2010 MLB Draft to make his major-league debut. He was sent back down on June 12 after 8 games with the Angels.[5] He made the Pacific Coast League All-Star team. He had another short stint with the Angels before being called up for good on August . His final stats with the Bees in 105 games were .298 with 14 HR, 73 RBI, and a .877 OPS. He was used exclusively off the bench in August and September. In 21 games with the Angels, he hit .174 with 1 RBI in just 23 at-bats.

2013

Calhoun was competing for the fifth outfielder spot with J. B. Shuck, but after a poor Spring Training, in which he hit .174 with 10 RBI and 16 strikeouts in 23 games, Shuck won the position, and Calhoun began 2013 with Salt Lake.[6] Calhoun was recalled on July 28 to replace the injured Albert Pujols.[7] Calhoun was hitting .354 with 12 HR and 49 RBI with Salt Lake. On August 2, Calhoun hit his first major league home run, a two-run, go-ahead shot off of Steve Delabar in the bottom of the 8th inning, part of a 4-hit night for Calhoun. Because Pujols went down, Josh Hamilton received the most time at designated hitter, leaving right field up for grabs. By the time September rolled around, Calhoun won the job, starting the last 21 games of the season there. In 58 games with the Angels in 2013, Calhoun hit .282 with 8 HR and 32 RBI.

2014

His control over right-field extended into 2014, as he was the starting right-fielder entering 2014. However, after just 14 games, Calhoun was placed on the disabled list with a sprained right ankle.[8] By the time he returned on May 21, Collin Cowgill was playing well as the right-fielder, and Calhoun shared some of his starts with Cowgill.

2015

Calhoun played in 159 games for the Angels in 2015, hitting .256 with a career high 26 HR and 83 RBI.[9] He also played stellar defense in right field, posting a .989 fielding percentage and six defensive runs saved[10] en route to winning his first Rawlings Gold Glove award.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Solis, Cress share top region honor". westvalleyview.com. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ ASU's Kelly, Spence, Calhoun get drafted
  3. ↑ "Angels announce 2011 Minor League awards". Angels Press Release. October 12, 2011.
  4. ↑ Gonzalez, Alden (May 21, 2012). "Angels to call up Calhoun, Cassevah". MLB.com.
  5. ↑ Plunkett, Bill (June 12, 2012). "Pauley promoted, Calhoun sent to Triple-A". Orange County Register.
  6. ↑ Gonzalez, Alden (March 30, 2013). "Conger, Shuck are in as Angels finalize roster". Angels.com.
  7. ↑ Gonzalez, Alden (July 28, 2013). "Slugger will miss 'significant' time with foot injury; Calhoun recalled". MLB.com.
  8. ↑ Perry, Dayn (April 16, 2014). "Kole Calhoun out 4-6 weeks with bad ligament sprain". CBS Sports.
  9. ↑ "Kole Calhoun Statistics and History | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
  10. ↑ "Kole Calhoun » Statistics » Batting | FanGraphs Baseball". www.fangraphs.com. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
  11. ↑ "Angels right fielder Kole Calhoun wins first Gold Glove Award". latimes.com. Retrieved 2015-11-11.

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