Kevin Barry (baseball)

Kevin Thomas Barry (born August 18, 1978) is an American former right-handed pitcher for the Atlanta Braves and current area scout for the Braves. Additionally, Barry is currently employed as a police officer for Kinmundy, Illinois.

Kevin Barry
Pitcher
Born: (1978-08-18) August 18, 1978
Princeton Junction, New Jersey, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 26, 2006, for the Atlanta Braves
Last MLB appearance
May 13, 2007, for the Atlanta Braves
MLB statistics
Win–loss record1–1
Earned run average6.83
Strikeouts23
Teams

Barry grew up in the Princeton Junction section of West Windsor Township, New Jersey[1] and is a graduate of West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South.[2]

He was drafted by the Braves in the 14th round of the 2001 draft.[3] He has played with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans and the Richmond Braves. Barry was one of two pitchers (Chuck James being the other) called up from the Braves farm system after the release of Mike Remlinger.

He made his major league debut on June 26, 2006, against the New York Yankees and subsequently and surprisingly struck out Jason Giambi.

Barry is currently working for the Atlanta Braves Organization as an area scout. He has held this role since 2009.[4]

References
  1. Meggitt, Jane. "Braves give Barry a shot at major league pitching" Archived 2008-05-30 at the Wayback Machine, Allentown Examiner, July 3, 2006. Accessed February 22, 2011. "Kevin grew up in West Windsor, and the two dated while Samantha attended Allentown High School and The College of New Jersey in Ewing. He went to West Windsor High School and Rider University in the Lawrenceville section of Lawrence. The couple married in 2003."
  2. Kevin Barry player profile, Atlanta Braves. Accessed May 20, 2007. "Graduated from Windsor-Plainsboro High School South in Princeton Junction, NJ."
  3. Kevin Barry - Atlanta Braves - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
  4. Atlanta Braves send Garr, Barry to Draft


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