# Keith Kessinger

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**Robert Keith Kessinger** (born February 19, 1967) is an American former [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) player who played as a shortstop in 11 games for the [Cincinnati Reds](/source/Cincinnati_Reds) in 1993.

He had been originally drafted by the [Baltimore Orioles](/source/Baltimore_Orioles) in the 36th round of the 1989 amateur draft, then the Reds purchased his contract in 1991.

His ML debut came on September 15, 1993 against the [Atlanta Braves](/source/Atlanta_Braves), where Kessinger went 1 for 2 in that initial game.[1]

Kessinger was the head baseball coach at [Arkansas State University](/source/Arkansas_State_University) from July 2002 to June 2008, compiling an overall 148–178 record. He spent two years prior to that as head coach at [Carson–Newman College](/source/Carson%E2%80%93Newman_University) where he compiled a 66–47 record. He also served as an assistant baseball coach at the [University of Mississippi](/source/University_of_Mississippi) for four seasons, where he had previously been a second-team All SEC shortstop.

Keith Kessinger's father, [Don](/source/Don_Kessinger), is a former six-time [All-Star](/source/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game) and two-time [Gold Glove](/source/Gold_Glove_Award) winning shortstop over 16 major league seasons, predominantly for the [Chicago Cubs](/source/Chicago_Cubs), former major league [manager](/source/Manager_(baseball)), and head coach at Ole Miss.

His brother, Kevin, was drafted by the Cubs, although retired from professional baseball due to injury before playing in the major leagues.[2]

His nephew, [Grae](/source/Grae_Kessinger), also became a professional baseball player who made his major league debut for the [Houston Astros](/source/Houston_Astros) in [2023](/source/2023_Houston_Astros_season).[3]

Each of the four Kessingers played baseball for Ole Miss.[2]

## See also

- [List of second generation MLB players](/source/List_of_second_generation_MLB_players)
- [List of University of Mississippi alumni](/source/List_of_University_of_Mississippi_alumni)

## Career statistics

G AB R H HR RBI AVG 11 27 4 7 1 3 .259

## References

1. ["Keith Kessinger Stats"](https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kessike01.shtml) [Baseball-Reference.com](/source/Baseball-Reference.com). Sports Reference LLC. 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.

1. Suss, Nick (June 4, 2019). ["Grae Kessinger: Ole Miss shortstop talks feelings after being selected by Houston Astros in MLB Draft"](https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/ole-miss/2019/06/04/grae-kessinger-ole-miss-shortstop-talks-feelings-after-being-picked-houston-astros-mlb-draft/1340463001/). *[The Clarion-Ledger](/source/The_Clarion-Ledger)*. Retrieved July 17, 2023.

1. ["Rookies shine for Astros as Kessinger homers, Julks has 4 hits in 4-1 win over Rockies"](https://apnews.com/article/astros-kessinger-julks-rockies-bryant-bielak-1c7031258bfefb49ab8155bbfa54092b). *[Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press) News*. July 4, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2023.

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