July 22, 2011 Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith. Kipnis, playing in his native Chicago, that night became the first visiting player since Babe Ruth to hit a three-run homer during the World Series at Wrigley Field. UZR likes him in the field, though DRS and Statcasts Outs Above Average do not. Kipnis is a native of Northbrook and grew up a Cubs fan, and as he points out in his tweet, it's a lot of players' dreams as kids to play for their hometown teams. Kipnis owns an .856 OPS on the season, though that's mostly due to an early hot streak, as his OPS over the last 21 games sits at just .671. [83] On March 27, 2021, Kipnis was released by the Braves. [26] In June, the San Diego Padres drafted Kipnis during the fourth round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. That was the year Kipnis would make his big league debut as well, as he slashed .272/.333/.507 with seven home runs in an impressive 36 game rookie stint. Kipnis sat out Saturday's contest but will return to the keystone Sunday, sending Nico Hoerner to the bench. projected to play at the Durham Regional hosted by Duke, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. [7], Kipnis attended Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook, graduating in 2005. 10:48 am:The Braves announced this morning theyve selected the contract of corner infielderPablo Sandoval. Fifteen years is nearly half of Kipnis life, by the way. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. After he cleared waivers any other team couldve stepped into the R5 rights by committing a 40-man spot the Cubs sent cash to the Padres to secure Megills permanent rights. He was a second round draft pick out of Arizona State in 2009 and made his big-league debut in 2011. It's not easy to get to the World Series, let alone win it. Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. Chicago Cubs San Diego Padres Transactions Jason Kipnis, By Connor Byrne | March 3, 2020 at 11:47pm CDT. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. He got hungry again. That was enough for Kipnis to earn the starting second base job in Cleveland the following year, a spot he wouldnt relinquish for a number of seasons. [47], Baseball Prospectus 2011 reported that Kipnis was "a compact athlete who works the count, and consistently barrels up balls with enough power for 1520 home runs annually in the big leagues.