Tommy Kahnle
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Full Name:
Thomas Robert Kahnle​
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Nicknames:
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“The Kahn"
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Born:
August 7, 1989
Latham, New York
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Family:
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Father: Thomas
Mother: Donna
Spouse: Veronica
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School:
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Shaker High School, Latham, New York
Mascot: Bisons
Coach: Ed Dopp
Lynn University, Boca Raton, Florida
Lynn Fighting Knights baseball
Coach: Rudy Garbalosa
Major: Sports and Recreation Management
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Baseball Related:
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2010 - Drafted by the New York Yankees (175th overall).
2013 - Drafed by the Colorado Rockies in the Rule 5 Draft.
2014 - April 3 - Major League debut with the Colorado Rockies
2015 - Traded from the Rockies to the Chicago White Sox for Yency Almonte.
2017 - Traded from the White Sox (with Todd Frazier and David Robertson) to the New York Yankees for Blake Rutherford, Tyler Clippard, Ian Clarkin, and Tito Polo.
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Extra:
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2017 - He was ejected after throwing a pitch behind Miguel Cabrera, leading to a fight between Austin Romine and Cabrera and a bench-clearing brawl.
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2017 - LeTroy Hawkins (former MLB player) said that Kahnle was, "One of the worst teammates I've ever had in my life, by far. And I've had a lot of teammates." According to Hawkins the two got into a fight in 2014 while they were both pitching for the Rockies.
He was a big wrestling fan growing up and idolized Bret "The Hitman" Hart and Sting.
Favorite movie in College: Rudy
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College hobby: Collecting hats
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Sample Heckles:
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"LeTroy Hawkins is my dad. He really hates you." ​
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