Kevin Brown

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James Kevin Brown

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 195 lb.
School Georgia Institute of Technology
Debut September 30, 1986
Final Game July 23, 2005
Born March 14, 1965 in Milledgeville, GA USA

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Known for a very hot temper, Kevin Brown broke his glove hand late in the 2004 season when he punched a wall. It was rumored that the New York Yankees were very upset and were looking for ways that they could void his contract following the 2004 season.

Brown was the first player in baseball history to sign a deal worth a cumulative $100 million, when in December 1998, he signed a 7 year, $105 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He became the 5th player to represent four different teams in the All-Star Game.

While in high school, Brown played baseball, football and tennis. He then majored in chemical engineering at Georgia Tech and was named a first team All-American there. He is the winningest major league pitcher among the 17 major league pitchers to come out of Georgia Tech. He was selected by the Texas Rangers with the fourth pick overall of the 1986 amateur draft and in 1992 became the second member of the Rangers to win 20 games in a season, after Ferguson Jenkins who did it in 1974.

He threw a sinking fastball and a slider.