Height: 6-2
Weight: 230
Throws: R
Bats: R
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October 13, 2008
Matt Kemp is out of the Dodgers lineup for Game 4 of the NLCS, according to the L.A. Daily News. Juan Pierre is in center field in his stead. | September 21, 2008
Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp hit a three-run home run on Saturday, which was his first since August 30, and second in more than a month, according to Dodgers.com. | September 16, 2008
Juan Pierre will get the start again on Tuesday night but Joe Torre has said that Matt Kemp will be his regular in centerfield and will start the next two games according to the Daily News.
| August 14, 2008
Matt Kemp went 1-for-4 with a home run to help lead his Dodgers squad to a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. | July 30, 2008
Matt Kemp upped his hitting streak to 17 games on Wednesday night as he also stole two bases to give him 26 on the year. | July 27, 2008
Matt Kemp had a pair of singles in Sunday's 2-0 win over the Nationals to extend his hitting streak to 14 games. | July 23, 2008
Matt Kemp extended his hitting streak to 13-games on Wednesday with two hits in four trips to the plate. | July 13, 2008
Matt Kemp went 3-for-4 with a walk in his return to the leadoff after hitting seventh in the lineup on Saturday. | July 11, 2008
Matt Kemp, batting lead off and playing centerfield, knocked in his 48th run of the season in addition to stealing his 20th base on Thursday night. | July 9, 2008
The Dodgers and Braves battled through a pitcher's duel this evening, but in the end it was the bat of Matt Kemp that pushed LA to the 2-1 win. Kemp went 2-for-4 with the game-tying, 2-out home run in the sixth. | July 5, 2008
Matt Kemp, hitting leadoff for the Dodgers, went 2-for-4 with a run scored for the Dodgers. He was also caught stealing for the fifth time this season. | July 5, 2008
The Dodgers will be looking to acquire a shortstop before the July 31 trading deadline, and general manager Ned Colletti may be willing to discuss some of the team's formerly "untouchable" players. "We're more open-minded to what we may have to move than we have been in the past," Colletti informs the Los Angeles Daily News. That list could include outfielder Matt Kemp. | June 19, 2008
Matt Kemp went 2-for-5 and led the Dodgers with three RBI in Thursday's 7-4 win over the Reds. He hit a double and a homer, his sixth of the season. | June 14, 2008
Matt Kemp will be back in the lineup on Saturday after wrapping up his two-game suspension on Friday, the Los Angeles Times notes. | June 12, 2008
Matt Kemp's suspension for his altercation with the Rockies has been reduced to two games, according to the LA Daily News. | June 11, 2008
The Dodgers have previously resisted trading young stud Matt Kemp, but FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal reports that the team may now be more willing to make the move. Rosenthal speculates that the Pirates' Jason Bay, the Tigers' Magglio Ordonez and the Rockies' Matt Holliday could possibly be targets for the Dodgers. | June 7, 2008
Matt Kemp went deep for the fifth time this season on Friday on his way to three RBI for the Dodgers. | June 5, 2008
Matt Kemp has been suspended for four games due to his involvement in Tuesday's scuffle with the Rockies, according to the AP. He has also been fined an undisclosed financial amount.
| June 2, 2008
Matt Kemp went 3-for-5 with a solo homer and three runs in Monday's win over the Rockies. It was his second straight three-hit game. | June 1, 2008
Matt Kemp had three hits and drove in the only run for Los Angeles in Sunday's 6-1 loss to the Mets. All three hits were singles. | May 26, 2008
Matt Kemp went 2-for-3 with two doubles and one run scored in Monday's loss to the Cubs. Kemp, who has become the everyday right-fielder for the Dodgers, is on pace to record over 500 at-bats this year. | May 23, 2008
Matt Kemp continues to see time in center field and is improving. "Matty's getting his feel," manager Joe Torre explains to the Los Angeles Times. "He's got great instincts. With his quickness, he makes up for a first step that may be wrong. I think he'll only get better at it reading the ball off the bat." Kemp did play center when he first entered the majors. | May 20, 2008
Matt Kemp went 4-for-4 on Monday night against the Reds and is now hitting a cool .320 on the year. | May 17, 2008
Matt Kemp will ride the pine when the Dodgers battle the Angels today, according to the LA Daily News. Juan Pierre bats leadoff and starts in left field, Andruw Jones roams center field, and Andre Ethier covers right field today. | May 7, 2008
Matt Kemp went 1-for-4 with an RBI to extend his hitting streak to 12-games on Wednesday. | May 5, 2008
Matt Kemp appears to have finally earned everyday playing time for the Dodgers. The Dodgers outfielder has been in the starting lineup for every game the last two weeks (since April 20). He is 20-55 with eight extra base hits and six stolen bases in that span. | May 5, 2008
Matt Kemp has been named the NL Player of the Week, according to the AP. Kemp batted .407 (11-for-27) in six games this past week, while racking up league highs of 11 RBI and six stolen bases. He also had four doubles and scored seven runs.
| April 30, 2008
Matt Kemp had a big night on Wednesday has he stole two bases, had two hits, scored three times and knocked in three runs against the Marlins. | April 14, 2008
Matt Kemp is back in the starting lineup on Monday night against the Pirates. He hadn't been penciled in since April 9, a span of three games. | April 11, 2008
Matt Kemp will not be in the staring lineup for the Dodgers on Friday night as the Dodgers will go with an outfield of Juan Pierre, Andruw Jones and Andre Ethier, this according to the Los Angeles Daily News. And so it continues. It really serves no purpose to have Kemp on the bench, but the Dodgers have painted themselves into this corner by signing Jones and holding on to Pierre. Of course, Kemp hasn't exactly played well this season with only one RBI and nine K in eight games. | April 9, 2008
Matt Kemp will start in center field today against Arizona, according to the LA Daily News. He is hitting .273 over 22 at-bats, and he will start over Andruw Jones. | April 8, 2008
Matt Kemp is expected to return to the starting lineup on Tuesday, according to MLB.com. Manager Torre said he didn't want to bring back the slumping Kemp against veteran right-hander Dan Haren on Monday, and added, "You try to pick your spots to get them going and Haren is tough on right-handers. It's tough enough for veteran to work out of slumps. Young guys, they have a problem being patient. In Matt's case, I don't know him as well as I'm going to, but he seems very anxious. I base the decision on what I know and what I think I know. He's overswinging, jumping at the ball instead of letting the ball come to you. I talked to him today and told him he'd play tomorrow. He's going to get plenty of playing time. I told him to be patient with me. I think he understands. I'm not saying he agrees. He says he feels pretty good at the plate and I don't see that." Kemp holds a dismal .176 average over 17 at-bats, and will be looking to bounce back against D-Backs' starting pitcher Doug Davis. | April 1, 2008
Matt Kemp was on the bench Tuesday, with Andre Ethier starting in right field and Juan Pierre in left. Kemp started in right and Ethier was in left for the opener. Owners that were hoping to see what Kemp could do playing every day might not get what they want after all. | March 28, 2008
Matt Kemp had a tough day at the plate against the Angels on Thursday as he went 0-for-5 with three strikeouts. He continues to battle for a starting job in the Dodgers' outfield. | February 28, 2008
Matt Kemp went 2-for-3 on Thursday as he continues to impress with the stick. Kemp figures to be in a battle for a full-time role in the Dodgers OF at the start of the season with Andre Ethier and Juan Pierre. The most likely scenario will see Pierre starting in LF Andruw Jones in CF and Kemp in RF, but the team will use spring training to help to figure it all out. For his part Kemp hit .342-10-42 in 292 AB last year and he was one of the best hitters in the NL late in the year as he hit .389 in September. | January 18, 2008
Matt Kemp, who has spent most of the offseason working out in Arizona, has said he's lost 25 pounds since the end of last season, according to the LA Times. He hit .342 with 10 homers, 42 RBI and 10 steals in just 292 at-bats last year and will compete for a corner outfield job during spring training. |
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