Tony Kemp

Veteran infielder/outfielder Tony Kemp has announced his retirement via social media (X link, Instagram link). “After 12 years of professional baseball and nine seasons in the big leagues, I’ve decided to hang up the spikes,” Kemp wrote. In a lengthy farewell, he went on to thank his parents, his wife, his brother, Vanderbilt coach Tim…

Second baseman/outfielder Tony Kemp announced his retirement from Major League Baseball on Thursday after nine seasons.

Veteran infielder/outfielder Tony Kemp has announced his retirement via social media (X link, Instagram link). “After 12 years of professional baseball and nine seasons in the big leagues, I’ve decided to hang up the spikes,” Kemp wrote. In a lengthy farewell, he went on to thank his parents, his wife, his brother, Vanderbilt coach Tim…

Kemp announced his retirement on social media. The 33-year-old was a nine-year MLB veteran with a career .237/.324/.351 slash line with 35 home runs and 53 steals in 739 games. He was a major part of the Oakland Athletics from 2021-2023, starting at least 124 games in each of those three seasons. He was also the team's nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award for four consecutive years.