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INFIELDER
KEVIN NEWMAN

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BORN: AUG. 4, 1993 OPENING DAY AGE: 31
BIRTHPLACE: POWAY, CA RESIDES: CHANDLER, AZ
MLB SERVICE: 6 YEARS, 46 DAYS
ACQUIRED: SIGNED AS FREE AGENT, NOV. 14, 2024
SIGNED THRU: 2025; SIGNED ONE-YEAR CONTRACT, NOV. 14, 2024

NEWMAN’S LIFETIME PLAYING RECORD
Year Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E
2015— W.V. Black Bears .226 38 159 25 36 10 1 2 9 2 0 2 10 0 22 7 1 2 .340 .281 6
NEWMAN
W.V. Power .306 23 98 14 30 4 1 0 8 1 0 2 9 0 8 6 1 0 .367 .376 5
2016— Bradenton .366 41 164 24 60 10 1 3 24 2 3 3 17 0 12 4 1 3 .494 .428 6
Altoona .288 61 233 41 67 11 2 2 28 2 4 3 26 1 24 6 3 8 .378 .361 2
2017— Altoona .260 82 343 42 89 18 2 4 30 3 2 4 22 1 40 4 2 6 .359 .310 7
Indianapolis .283 40 166 23 47 11 2 0 11 3 1 1 7 1 22 7 1 2 .374 .314 2
2018— Indianapolis .302 109 437 74 132 30 2 4 35 5 1 2 31 3 50 28 11 6 .407 .350 9
PITTSBURGH .209 31 91 7 19 2 0 0 6 0 1 1 4 1 23 0 1 2 .231 .247 4
2019— PITTSBURGH .308 130 493 61 152 20 6 12 64 2 1 7 28 2 62 16 8 5 .446 .353 12
Indianapolis (1) .233 8 30 5 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 7 0 1 0 .300 .343 0
2020— PITTSBURGH .224 44 156 12 35 5 0 1 10 1 2 1 12 0 21 0 1 1 .276 .281 8
2021— PITTSBURGH .226 148 517 50 117 22 3 5 39 6 3 1 27 3 41 6 1 7 .309 .265 3
2022— PITTSBURGH .274 78 288 31 79 18 2 2 24 2 1 2 16 0 48 8 2 6 .372 .316 6
Indianapolis (1) .396 13 48 6 19 3 0 0 6 0 1 1 3 0 6 0 0 2 .458 .434 0
2023— CINCINNATI .253 74 225 28 57 16 0 3 28 2 5 4 17 0 34 8 1 7 .364 .311 4
Louisville (1) .211 11 38 6 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 5 0 8 0 0 1 .211 .318 0
2024— Reno .364 6 22 6 8 1 1 1 7 0 2 0 3 0 8 1 0 1 .636 .407 0
ARIZONA .278 111 288 41 80 17 1 3 28 6 2 0 15 1 48 8 1 7 .375 .311 5
MAJOR TOTALS .262 616 2058 230 539 100 12 26 199 19 15 16 119 7 277 46 15 35 .360 .305 42
MINOR TOTALS .289 432 1738 266 503 100 12 16 162 18 14 19 138 6 207 63 21 31 .388 .346 37
(1) rehab assignment
Disabling Injuries: 2023 — Left oblique strain; disabled Aug. 19 (retro to Aug. 16) - Sept. 25
Gastritis; disabled July 17 (retro to July 14) - July 24
2022 — Left groin strain; disabled April 27 - July 8
2020 — Contusion to the peroneal nerve in left knee; disabled Sept. 20 - Sept. 28
2019 — Right middle finger laceration; disabled April 11 (retro to April 9) - May 4
2024 SEASON
◆ Began season with Triple-A Reno and batted .364 (8/22) with six runs scored, three extra-base hits, and seven
RBI in six games before being promoted.
◆ Contract selected by D-backs on April 7 and made debut with Arizona that night at Atlanta.
◆ Slashed .278/.311/.375 with 41 runs scored, 17 doubles, one triple, three home runs, 28 RBI, and eight stolen
bases in 111 games in seventh Major League season.
◆ .278 AVG (80/288) was highest since he batted .308 (152/493) across 130 games in 2019; 2.2 bWAR was also
highest total since that season...Stole eight bases for the third consecutive year.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
◆ Has made five Opening Day rosters (2019-2023).
◆ Made Major League debut Aug. 16, 2018 vs. Chicago (N.L.)...Recorded first career hit on Aug. 24, 2018 at
Milwaukee against LHP Wade Miley.
◆ Hit first MLB home run on May 28, 2019 at Cincinnati off RHP Lucas Sims; Became eighth Pirates batter to hit a
grand slam for their first career home run.

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