Joe Kennedy (baseball)

Joseph "Joe" Darley Kennedy ( born May 24, 1979 in La Mesa, California, † 23 November, 2007 Brandon ) was an American baseball pitcher in Major League. He played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Colorado Rockies (baseball), Oakland Athletics, Arizona Diamondbacks and Toronto Blue Jays from 2001 to 2007. His nickname was " The Patriarch ".

His life

Joseph Kennedy was born in La Mesa, California. He graduated from high school in El Cajon, California and played baseball, basketball, volleyball and football. After high school he attended Grossmont Junior College. Then he came to the Major League.

Career

His debut in Major League celebrated Kennedy on 6 June 2001 with the Devil Rays. After a serious arm injury in 2003 he moved to the Colorado Rockies.

From 2001-2004 Kennedy had a 27-38 record with 381 strikeouts and a 4.63 ERA in 610.1 innings pitched.

He was sold together with pitcher Jay Witasick to the Oakland Athletics in 2005. There he soon had to replace the injured Rich Harden as a starter. Kennedy ended the year with a 4-5 record and a 4.70 ERA in the American League.

After suffering an injury to the shoulder and the biceps 2006, he succeeded in spring training only a 11.00 ERA over. Nevertheless, he was nominated by Athletics as the fifth starter for the 2007 season. Then he signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays. Five days later, he was drafted in the Major League. He pitched in nine games for the Blue Jays.

Death

At the time of his death, Joe Kennedy made with his family in Florida. He should be the best man at a friend's wedding. On the night he woke up and collapsed in the house of his parents. He was taken to Brandon Hospital in Brandon, where only his death could be determined. An exact cause of death has not yet been announced. Kennedy agent, Damon Lapa, noted that there was speculation about a heart attack or an aneurysm in the brain.

Joe Kennedy is survived by his pregnant wife Jami and his one year old son.

• Baseball player (United States)
• Americans
• Born in 1979
• Died in 2007
• Man