Editing Kevin Stocker

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1970)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Kevin Stocker
|position=[[Shortstop]]
|bats=Switch
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1970|2|13}}
|birth_place=[[Spokane, Washington]], U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=July 7
|debutyear=1993
|debutteam=Philadelphia Phillies
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=September 29
|finalyear=2000
|finalteam=Anaheim Angels
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1value=.254
|stat2label=[[Home run]]s
|stat2value=23
|stat3label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
|stat3value=248
|teams=
*[[Philadelphia Phillies]] ({{By|1993}}–{{By|1997}})
*[[Tampa Bay Rays|Tampa Bay Devil Rays]] ({{By|1998}}–{{By|2000}})
*[[Los Angeles Angels|Anaheim Angels]] ({{By|2000}})
}}

'''Kevin Douglas Stocker''' (born February 13, 1970) is an American former [[Major League Baseball]] [[shortstop]] and [[switch hitter]]. Stocker played with the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] (1993–1997), [[Tampa Bay Rays|Tampa Bay Devil Rays]] (1998–2000) and [[Los Angeles Angels|Anaheim Angels]] (2000).

A 1988 graduate of [[Central Valley High School (Spokane Valley, Washington)|Central Valley High School]] in [[Spokane Valley, Washington|Spokane Valley]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=1996-02-24 |title=Stocker Ready To Prove Worth After Dismal 3rd Year, CV Grad Claims He's Through Pouting |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/feb/24/stocker-ready-to-prove-worth-after-dismal-3rd/ |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=Spokesman.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-03-25 |title=Former major leaguer adjusts to quieter life |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2006/mar/25/former-major-leaguer-adjusts-to-quieter-life/ |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=Spokesman.com |language=en}}</ref> Stocker attended the [[University of Washington]] in [[Seattle]], where he played [[college baseball]] for the [[Washington Huskies baseball|Huskies]] from 1989&ndash;1991.<ref name=uwash>{{cite web|title=University of Washington Baseball Players Who Made It to a Major League Baseball Team |url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/university_of_washington_baseball_players.shtml |work=Baseball-Almanac.com |accessdate=21 August 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051202092907/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/university_of_washington_baseball_players.shtml |archivedate=2 December 2005 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Stocker was also a member of the fraternity [[Lambda Chi Alpha]].

Stocker was selected by Philadelphia in the [[1991 Major League Baseball Draft|1991 MLB draft]], taken in the second  round with the 54th overall selection. He made his major league debut in [[1993 Philadelphia Phillies season|1993]] on July 7 at [[Veterans Stadium]] in a marathon game that lasted 6 hours and 10 minutes. Stocker played all 20 innings in the defeat of the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] 7-6. Stocker had nine [[plate appearance]]s in the game, the most by any player in his Major League debut. {{asof|2020}}, no other player has had more than seven.<ref>{{cite web |title=Batting Game Finder |url=https://stathead.com/baseball/game_finder.cgi?request=1&match=basic&order_by_asc=0&order_by=PA&series=any&series_game=any&min_year_game=1901&max_year_game=2020&firstgames=1&as=result_batter&class=player&offset=0&type=b&number_matched=1&team_id=ANY&opp_id=ANY&bats=any&throws=any&pos_1=1&pos_2=1&pos_3=1&pos_4=1&pos_5=1&pos_6=1&pos_7=1&pos_8=1&pos_9=1&pos_10=1&pos_11=1&pos_12=1&GS=anyGS&GF=anyGF&is_birthday=either&location=pob&locationMatch=is&game_length=any&HV=any&temperature_min=0&temperature_max=120&wind_speed_min=0&wind_speed_max=90 |website=Stathead.com |publisher=[[Sports Reference]] |access-date=4 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

In his rookie season, Stocker [[Batting average (baseball)|batted]] .324 with two [[home run]]s and 31 [[Run batted in|RBI]] in 70 games. He was the regular Phillies shortstop through the 1997 season. In 1997 he enjoyed his best season, compiling career-highs in [[games played]] (149), [[Run (baseball statistics)|runs]] (51), [[Double (baseball)|doubles]] (23) and [[stolen base]]s (11), adding five [[Triple (baseball)|triples]], four homers and 41 RBI.

During the 1997 expansion draft, Stocker was traded to Tampa Bay in exchange for [[Bobby Abreu]].  After two-plus seasons, he was released and signed with Anaheim.  In an eight-season career, Stocker batted .254 with 23 home runs and 248 RBI.  He now owns an Emerald City Smoothie franchise in [[Washington (state)|Washington]].<ref name=smoothies>{{cite web|last=Wasson |first=Juli |title=Emerald City Smoothie Has Drink to Fit Your Needs |url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2008/oct/25/emerald-city-smoothie-has-drink-to-fit-your-needs/ |work=Spokesman.com |publisher=The Spokesman-Review |accessdate=21 August 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220213158/http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2008/oct/25/emerald-city-smoothie-has-drink-to-fit-your-needs/ |archivedate=20 February 2015 |location=Spokane, Washington, USA |date=25 October 2008 |quote=And nowadays inside you can find former Philadelphia Phillies and Central Valley High School shortstop Kevin Stocker fielding nutritional advice instead of pop flies. |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Post-playing career==
Stocker has served as a color analyst for 14 seasons (as of 2014). He is currently in his second season with the [[Pac-12 Network]], after a stint with [[CBS Sports Network]].<ref name=Pac12Nets>{{cite web|title=Baseball TV schedule released; former Pac-12 stars Snow, Stocker join Pac-12 Networks as analysts|url=http://pac-12.com/article/2013/02/05/baseball-tv-schedule-released-former-pac-12-stars-snow-stocker-join-pac-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812072232/http://pac-12.com/article/2013/02/05/baseball-tv-schedule-released-former-pac-12-stars-snow-stocker-join-pac-12|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 12, 2013|work=Website Article|publisher=Pac-12 Digital|accessdate=23 May 2014}}</ref>

In January 2018, it was announced that Stocker would be serving as a part-time color analyst for Phillies radio broadcasts during the 2018 season.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gross |first=Stephen |date=January 8, 2018 |title=Three former Phillies to join Scott Franzke in radio booth in 2018 |newspaper=The Morning Call |url=http://www.mcall.com/sports/baseball/phillies/blog/mc-spt-phillies-radio-scott-franzke-kevin-frandsen-jordan-stocker-20180108-story.html}}</ref> Stocker rejoined the radio broadcast team on a part-time basis again in 2022. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Morgenstern |first=Leo |date=2022-03-05 |title=The brief but meaningful Phillies careers of the new radio broadcasters |url=https://www.thegoodphight.com/2022/3/5/22961615/brief-but-meaningful-phillies-careers-new-radio-broadcasters |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=The Good Phight |language=en}}</ref> His role expanded in 2023, handling the vast majority of Phillies away games and home broadcasts in which [[Larry Andersen]] is not available.

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