Born:(1963-04-21)April 21, 1963 Hanford, California, U.S.
Died: October 10, 2004(2004-10-10) (aged 41) The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Batted: Switch
Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 16, 1987, for the Houston Astros
Last MLB appearance
October 7, 2001, for the Atlanta Braves
MLB statistics
Batting average
.272
Home runs
239
Runs batted in
983
Teams
Houston Astros (1987–1994)
San Diego Padres (1995–1998)
Houston Astros (1999–2000)
Texas Rangers (2001)
Atlanta Braves (2001)
Career highlights and awards
3× All-Star (1994, 1996, 1997)
NL MVP (1996)
3× Gold Glove Award (1995–1997)
Silver Slugger Award (1996)
Houston Astros Hall of Fame
San Diego Padres Hall of Fame
Kenneth Gene Caminiti (April 21, 1963 – October 10, 2004) was an American professional baseball third baseman]] who spent 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Houston Astros (1987–1994, 1999–2000), San Diego Padres (1995–1998), Texas Rangers (2001) and Atlanta Braves (2001).
Caminiti was named the National League (NL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) with San Diego in 1996, and he was a three-time MLB All-Star. Caminiti is a member of the Padres Hall of Fame. He died of a cocaine and heroin (a speedball) drug overdose on October 10, 2004.
Kenneth Gene Caminiti (April 21, 1963 – October 10, 2004) was an American professional baseball third baseman]] who spent 15 seasons in Major League Baseball...
Series. In 1995, Kevin Towers became general manager; under his lead, KenCaminiti became the first Padres player to win the MVP Award. The Padres achieved...
walked to lead off the first, stole second, and scored on third basemen KenCaminiti's throwing error to first on Paul O'Neill's ground ball. After Bernie...
Servan-Schreiber, French physician, neuroscientist, and author (d. 2011) 1963 – KenCaminiti, American baseball player (d. 2004) 1965 – Fiona Kelleghan, American...
National League defeats the American League 6–0 in the All-Star Game. KenCaminiti and Mike Piazza hit home runs for the winners. The game is the first...
they, too, already had an established major leaguer at third base in KenCaminiti, they approached Bagwell about shifting to first base, which he accepted...
used steroids, and that he credited steroid use for his entire career. KenCaminiti revealed that he won the 1996 National League MVP award while on steroids...
professional baseball players after they have retired, such as José Canseco and KenCaminiti. A famous sporting scandal involving cheating via harassment and injury...
third basemen Mike Schmidt (10), and Nolan Arenado (10) and outfielders Ken Griffey Jr., Ichiro Suzuki, Andruw Jones, and Al Kaline (10 each). The only...
rebuilding phase. Craig Biggio debuted in June 1988, joining new prospects KenCaminiti and Gerald Young. Biggio would become the everyday catcher by 1990. A...
714, and Albert Pujols with 703. Alex Rodriguez (696), Willie Mays (660), Ken Griffey Jr. (630), Jim Thome (612), and Sammy Sosa (609) are the only other...
finishing with 50 (compared to 70 for McGwire and 66 for Sosa). Former MVP KenCaminiti was second on the team in home runs and runs batted in. Gwynn had a ...
third on a single and scored on a sacrifice fly by Jones. In the tenth, KenCaminiti belted a home run off reliever Kerry Ligtenberg to give San Diego their...
Offerman Pick from Houston Astros as compensation for signing of free agent KenCaminiti Pick from Atlanta Braves as compensation for signing of free agent Brian...
to being unvaccinated against COVID-19. He tied an MLB record set by KenCaminiti in 1996 by hitting home runs from both sides of the plate in a game for...
Longoria in 2010. Ken Boyer and Clete Boyer are the only pair of brothers to have won Gold Glove Awards at third base. Older brother Ken won five Gold Gloves...
After that season, the Padres made a mega-trade with Houston reeling in KenCaminiti, Steve Finley, and others. In November 1995, Kevin Towers was promoted...
born--and a huge deal for Arliss may be on the rocks. Guests: Barry Bonds, KenCaminiti, Jim Harbaugh, David Justice, Eric Karros, Jeanette "Black Widow" Lee...
Football Karyn Bye Ice hockey Earnest Byner Football Kyle Busch NASCAR KenCaminiti Baseball Harry Caray Baseball broadcaster Cris Carter Football Bill Cartwright...
Bichette Mike Piazza† Tom Glavine† N/A N/A 1996 Andrés Galarraga Eric Young KenCaminiti Barry Larkin† Barry Bonds Gary Sheffield Ellis Burks Mike Piazza† Tom...
(minors) to the Oakland Athletics for Randy Velarde. December 10, 2000: KenCaminiti was signed as a free agent with the Texas Rangers. January 26, 2001 –...
Phillies Al Leiter†, 2nd round, 50th overall by the New York Yankees KenCaminiti†, 3rd round, 71st overall by the Houston Astros Greg Myers, 3rd round...
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