Is Kole Calhoun Still Playing Baseball?

Kole Alan Calhoun is a Major League Baseball right fielder for the Texas Rangers in the United States.



He has played for the Los Angeles Angels and Arizona Diamondbacks in Major League Baseball. Calhoun attended Yavapai College and Arizona State University for his college baseball career.

Kole Calhoun
Kole Calhoun

He was selected in the eighth round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft by the Angels, and he debuted in the league in 2012. In 2015, he received the Gold Glove Award.



In Buckeye, Arizona, Calhoun attended Buckeye Union High School. Calhoun and Sammy Solis were selected Co-Players of the Year at West Valley High School in 2005.

Calhoun then went to Yavapai College and Arizona State University to play college baseball. He batted .321 in 61 games for the Arizona State Sun Devils in 2010, his senior year, with 17 home runs and 59 runs batted in.

Calhoun was drafted in the eighth round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

He was assigned to Rookie League Orem, where he hit.292 with seven home runs and 42 RBI in 56 games. He hit .324 with 22 home runs, 99 RBI, and a.957 OPS in 133 games with High-A Inland Empire in 2011.

He also had 20 stolen bases. As a utility player, he was chosen to the California League Postseason All-Star squad. In 2011, he was named the Kenny Myers Minor League Player of the Year.

For the 2012 season, he received a direct promotion to Triple-A Salt Lake. Prior to his first callup, he hit.296 with 5 home runs and 31 RBI in 43 games.

Is Kole Calhoun Still Playing Baseball?

Yes. Kole Calhoun is still playing professional Baseball. Calhoun signed a one-year, $5.2 million contract with the Texas Rangers on November 30, 2021.