Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Scott M. Kingery was born on April 29, 1994, in Phoenix, Arizona. He is a third baseman in the MLB.

He played baseball collegiately for the University of Arizona Wildcats. He was drafted by the Phillies in the second round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft. Kingery made his major league debut in 2018. 

On March 25, 2018, the Phillies announced that they had signed Kingery to a six-year contract through 2023. The largest guarantee for a player yet to make his major league debut. The contract includes club options for the 2024, 2025, and 2026 seasons. It was also announced that he had made the Opening Day 25-man roster.

He made his MLB debut on March 30 against the Atlanta Braves at SunTrust Park and got his first hit that same night, a single off of Mike Foltynewicz. He hit his first major league home run on April 9, a solo shot off of Cody Reed of the Cincinnati Reds, helping lead the Phillies to a 6-5 win. He hit his first career grand slam the next night off of Tanner Rainey in a 6-1 victory. In 2018 he batted .226/.267/.338, with 8 home runs, 10 stolen bases (3rd among NL rookies), and 35 RBIs. He made 116 starts: 101 at shortstop, 8 at 3rd base, 3 in left field, 2 in right field, and 2 at second base.