Kevin Mahar, IF

B-T: R-R

HT: 6-4

WT: 215

BORN: June 8, 1981 in Pontiac, MI

RESIDES: Midland, MI

HOW OBTAINED: Signed by the Phillies as a Minor League free agent 7/18/08.  Originally signed by the Rangers as an undrafted free agent on 6/2/04 

EDUCATION: Indiana University

2008: Went to spring training with Texas but was released during camp ... Signed with the independent Kansas City T-Bones ... Signed with the Phillies 7/18/08 and was assigned to Clearwater where he finished the season ... 2007: Split the season between Frisco, Oklahoma and Texas...combined to hit .266 (133-500) with 9 home runs, 52 RBI...began the year at Frisco and went 4-for-8 with a home run and 4 RBI through his first 2 games...hit safely in 10 of 11 games, April 14-25, raising his avg. from .192 to .306...hit .302 (13-43) in 12 home games for the RoughRiders...promoted to Oklahoma on May 4...collected hits in 8 of his first 11 games, hitting .349 (15-43) to earn a May 16 call-up from Texas...made Major League debut, May 16 at Tampa...started in CF and went 0-for-4...collected his first Major League hit off of Scott Kazmir on a leadoff opposite field double in the 3rd, May 17 at Tampa...optioned back to Oklahoma on May 25...had season-high 11-game hitting streak, May 31-June 13...batted .330 (35-106) with 2 homers and 12 RBI in June...finished the season hitting .350 (43-123) vs. lefties for the RedHawks...2006: Spent the entire season with Frisco…ranked 4th among all Texas minor leaguers in home runs (20) and 3rd in RBI (82)…led the RoughRiders in hits (135), doubles (38), stolen bases (13), runs scored (82) , games played (128) and at bats (505) and ranked 2nd in home runs and RBI…started 71 games in center, 46 in right and 8 as designated hitter…hit .194 (13-67) over 19 games in April…posted a 13-game hitting streak from July 3-15, batting .368 (21-57) with 5 doubles, a triple, 4 homers and 18 RBI…also had a 12-game streak from July 23-Aug. 6…homered in back-to-back games on 2 occasions…hit .232 (60-259) in 65 road contests and .305 (75-246) at home…2005: Spent the entire season with Bakersfield…led all Texas full-season minor leaguers with a .315 average (141-447)…ranked 3rd among Texas minor leaguers with 98 runs scored and T9th with 141 hits…named to the California League Postseason All-Star team, ranking 3rd in the league in runs scored and 8th in batting average…led Bakersfield batters in batting average, runs and on-base percentage (.396), ranked 2nd in stolen bases (17) and 3rd in home runs (17)…recorded a .508 slugging percentage…batted .220 (13-59) in first 15 games, but hit .330 (128-388) in final 95 games, beginning May 19, to raise season mark to .315…on Bakersfield disabled list from April 20-May 10 with a sprained left thumb…hit safely in 27 of 28 games from June 15-July 19, batting .379 (44-116)…recorded season-high 16-game hit streak from June 15-July 3…also recorded a 14-game streak from Aug. 6-20 and an 11-gamer from July 5-19…recorded 37 multi-hit games…batted .370 (34-92) with 6 HR and 23 RBI in 23 games in June…hit .355 (39-110) with 6 HR and 14 RBI in 25 games in July…batted .344 (32-93) against left-handers and .308 (108-351) against right-handers … participated in the Arizona Fall League, batting .194 (13-67) with 6 doubles and 6 RBI in 17 games with the Grand Canyon Rafters…ranked by Baseball America as the organization’s defensive outfielder following season...2004: Split his first professional season between Spokane and the Rangers in the Arizona League…combined to bat .302 (76-252) with 14 doubles, 11 home runs, 40 RBI, 12 stolen bases and 46 runs in 65 games…had 17 multi-hit contests, including 5 games with 4 hits…started season with Spokane…had 2 stints with the Indians, from June 18-July 2 and Aug. 8-Sept. 5…posted a .493 slugging percentage and a .379 on-base percentage…went 4-5 in professional debut on June 18 at Boise…a triple shy of the cycle on Aug. 21 vs. Boise, going 3-4 with a home run and 4 RBI…batted .432 (19-43) against left-handers and .276 (29-105) against right-handers…with the Rangers in the Arizona League from July 6-Aug. 7, batting .280 (28-100) with 5 doubles, 5 home runs, 18 RBI and 7 stolen bases…batted .358 (19-53) in 14 home games and .191 (9-47) in 13 road contests…NOTES: Played college baseball at Indiana University, where he was awarded second-team All-Big Ten honors in 2004, leading the conference with 14 home runs and a .652 slugging percentage…ranked
3rd in the conference with 52 RBI and 8th with a .352 batting average…graduated in 2004 with a degree in general studies…after lettering his redshirt freshman season at Indiana, spent his sophomore campaign at Lincoln Trail CC, earning all-conference and all-region honors, before returning to Indiana for his junior season.

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