Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Grae Kessinger was born August 25, 1997, in Oxford, Mississippi. He is an infielder in the MLB.

The Houston Astros selected Kessinger in the second round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft. Kessinger made his Minor League Baseball debut with the Low–A Tri-City ValleyCats on June 20, 2019, and had his first professional hit in the game. Kessinger was called up to Single–A on July 4, to play for the Quad Cities River Bandits. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kessinger returned to action in 2021 with the Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks. Across 86 games, he slashed .209/.287/.330 with 9 home runs, 26 RBI, and 12 stolen bases. For the 2022 season, Kessinger remained with Corpus Christi, playing in 121 games and batting .211/.327/.366 with career-highs in home runs (16), RBI (58), and stolen bases (23).

Kessinger began the 2023 season with the Triple-A Sugar Land Space Cowboys, playing in 52 games and hitting .284/.400/.443 with 6 home runs and 32 RBI. On June 5, 2023, Kessinger was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. The promotion was made with the intention for Kessinger to fill in for José Altuve, who was dealing with an oblique issue. He made his debut on June 7, 2023, in Toronto playing 3rd base and hitting ninth.