Jeff Kent

I'll be honest, Jeff Kent is one of those guys who never seemed to want to be liked, and I kind of respect that. He was the rare second baseman who hit like a cleanup slugger, grinding out 17 seasons across six teams and snagging that 2000 NL MVP with the Giants while Barry Bonds was busy being a one-man circus. He had this prickly, blue-collar edge, the motorcycle controversy, the dugout dust-ups, and somehow that made him more interesting, not less. Then he went and did Survivor, which feels totally on brand for a guy who treated every at-bat like a personal grudge. Underrated, undeniably tough, and quietly one of the best power-hitting middle infielders the game ever saw. I love a competitor who doesn't care if you love him.

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Name (English)

Jeff Kent

Name (Japanese)

ジェフ・ケント

Reading

じぇふ・けんと

Born

March 7, 1968 (age 58)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Monkey

Origin

Bellflower, California, United States

Occupation

baseball player / reality television participant

High school

Edison High School

University

University of California, Berkeley

Awards & achievements

• 2000 Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
• 1999 Major League Baseball All-Star
• 2000 Silver Slugger Award

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff%20Kent
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%95%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3106533

Tags

• California
• baseball player
• reality television participant

Last updated

2026-06-02

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