Connor Kaiser #65

Attended Vanderbilt from 2016-18...Selected by the Pirates in the third round of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft... Dad, Stan, played baseball at Fort Hays State in Kansas and brother, Kyle, played at Johnson Community College and Neosho Community College.

2024

Spent the 2024 season with Triple-A Albuquerque and hit .221 (64-for-289) with 12 doubles, two triples, six home runs, 28 RBI and 49 walks...Signed by the D-backs as a Minor League free agent on Nov. 15, 2024.

2023

Made his Major League debut on June 19 at Cincinnati with a start at shortstop … appeared in three total games for the Rockies, going 0-for-4...Made two starts at shortstop, June 19 and June 21 at Cincinnati … went 0-for-2 with a strikeout in each game...Had his contract selected when Ezequiel Tovar went on the paternity list...Designated for assignment on July 2 and outrighted to Triple-A on July 4...Spent the balance of the season with Albuquerque, slashing .238/.353/.404 with 39 RBI and 16 stolen bases...slashed .278/.376/.506 in 50 games prior to his call up...Went 14-for-30 with six doubles through a seven-game stretch April 12-19...On the injured list Sept. 6-26 with a right foot injury.

2022

Split the season between the Pirates’ and Padres’ organizations...Appeared in three games for Triple-A Indianapolis before he was released by Pittsburgh on May 4...Signed by the Padres to a Minor League contract on May 10 and assigned to Double-A San Antonio...Slashed .202/.299/.360 in 54 games for the Missions...On the COVID-IL June 6-15 … on the 7-day IL Aug. 26-Sept. 23 with a fractured ankle.