Matt Kemp

Professional baseball player from the United States
Person human Q746914

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
September 23, 1984
Place of birth
Midwest City
Country of citizenship
United States[4]
Occupation
baseball player
Country for sport
United States[26]
End of work period
September 25, 2020[28]
Family name
Kemp[20]
Given name
Matt[21]
Height
+188[29]
League or competition
Major League Baseball[14]
Mass
+104[30]
P14750
0897-E791-4E63-D33D-989F[35]
Position played on team / speciality
center fielder[15]
Residence
Poway, Dallas[16]
Significant event
2003 Major League Baseball draft, Major League Baseball initial signing, Major League Baseball debut, Major League Baseball final game[22][23][24][25]
Social media followers
416k (416k–452k, n=4)[31][32][33][34]
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Start of work period
May 28, 2006[27]
🏷️ Also known as
en Matthew Ryan Kemp en Matt Kemp en The Bison ar مات كيمب es Matthew Ryan Kemp ja マシュー・ライアン・ケンプ ja マット・ケンプ ko 맷 켐프 pl Matthew Ryan Kemp pt Matthew Ryan Kemp zh 麥特·坎普
🔖 Identifiers · 18
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Matt Kemp on April 20, 2013.jpg ↗
Baseball Almanac ID
kempma01
Baseball Reference major league player ID
k/kempma01
Baseball Reference minor & foreign league player ID
kemp--001mat
ESPN.com MLB player ID
28476
FanGraphs player ID
5631
Freebase ID
/m/0dgvbl
Instagram username
therealmattkemp
MLB.com player ID
461314
Notable Names Database ID
933/000346892
Prabook ID
1710546
Retrosheet person ID
kempm001
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The Baseball Cube player ID
37157
Threads username
therealmattkemp
Topic's main category
Category:Matt Kemp
Trading Card Database name ID
3061
WikiBaseball ID
Matt_Kemp
X (Twitter) username
TheRealMattKemp

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🔗 Connections
Member of sports team 6
Award received 3
Residence 2
Country for sport 1
Country of citizenship 1
Drafted by 1
Family name 1
Given name 1
Handedness 1
Instance of 1
League or competition 1
Occupation 1
Place of birth 1
Position played on team / speciality 1
Sex or gender 1
Sport 1
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Summary

Matt Kemp was born on September 23, 1984[1], in Midwest City[2]. He has worked as a baseball player[3].

FAQs

Where was Matt Kemp born?

Matt Kemp's place of birth was Midwest City[2].

What did Matt Kemp do for work?

Matt Kemp worked as a baseball player[3].

Where did Matt Kemp go to school?

Matt Kemp was educated at Midwest City High School[5].

What awards did Matt Kemp receive?

Honors received include Major League Baseball All-Star Game[6], Hank Aaron Award[7], and Rawlings Gold Glove Award[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . baseball-reference.com. baseball-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [5] ↑ . baseball-reference.com. Retrieved . baseball-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . baseball-reference.com. baseball-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  10. [6] ↑ . baseball-reference.com. baseball-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . baseball-reference.com. baseball-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . baseball-reference.com. baseball-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . baseball-reference.com. baseball-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . baseball-reference.com. baseball-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . dallasnews.com. Retrieved . dallasnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  17. [1] ↑ . baseball-reference.com. baseball-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . MLB.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [22] ↑ . baseball-reference.com. baseball-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . baseball-reference.com. baseball-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . baseball-reference.com. baseball-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 18h ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Height → {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+188'}
    Citizenship → —
    Place of birth → Midwest City
    Sex or gender → male
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