Otto Kemp #4

Otto Severson Kemp...Married, wife’s name is Lily...2022 graduate of Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.)...2018 graduate of Troy High School (Calif.)...Hobbies: Fishing and surfing...Signed by: Zach Friedman.

2024

Played in 123 games across four Minor League levels and slashed .285/.392/.489 with an .881 OPS in 529 plate appearances...Led all Phillies Minor Leaguers in PA (529), runs (82), triples (nine) and XBH (49)…Defensively, combined to play 90 games at third base, 22 games at second base, six games at first base and two games in RF...Was tied for eighth in the South Atlantic League in triples (five)…Was tied for sixth in the Eastern League in HBP (13)…Began the season on the Minor League IL with a left oblique strain; included rehab assignments with Clearwater (A) and Jersey Shore (A)…Reinstated by Reading (AA) and transferred to Jersey Shore on 4/27...Named Phillies Minor League Hitter of the Month for May after slashing .337/.453/.581 (1.034 OPS) with seven doubles, four triples, two HR and 13 RBI in 24 games...Scored a run in seven straight games from 5/24-6/1, the longest such streak by a BlueClaws player this year...Had his first professional multi-HR game on 6/5 at Greensboro...Promoted to Reading on 6/10 and had a 20-game on-base streak from 7/27-8/21, the longest such streak of the season on the club...Promoted to Lehigh Valley (AAA) on 9/6...Overall, batted .306 with a .522 SLG, seven HR and 53 RBI in 163 PA with RISP...Played for Glendale in the Arizona Fall League after the season and ranked second in the AFL in RBI (22), SLG (.733) and OPS (1.193), T-second in HR (six) and seventh in OBP (.460).

2023

Began the season with Clearwater and hit his first professional HR on 4/25 vs St. Lucie...Was T-10th in the Florida State League in triples (5)...Had a career-high four hits on 4/26 vs St. Lucie and a career-high four RBI on 5/18 vs Bradenton l Slashed .381/.458/.738 (1.196 OPS) with four doubles, one triple, three HR and 12 RBI during a 10-game hitting streak from 5/10-23...Was the only Clearwater player to hit a HR in three straight games (5/11-13)...Named FSL Player of the Week (5/8-14) after slashing .417/.440/.917 (1.357 OPS) with three doubles, three HR and seven RBI in five games...Promoted to Jersey Shore on 8/2 and had a 1.000 fielding percentage for the BlueClaws in 94 total chances...Went 3-for-9 with two walks in three postseason games.

2022

Began professional career with Florida Complex League Phillies (R)…Made his pro debut on 8/19 at FCL Yankees...Promoted to Clearwater on 8/25...Posted a .385 OBP in seven September games (26 PA)…Participated in Florida Instructional League