Kevin Flores

Kevin Pinzon Flores

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 175 lb.

• Born September 18, 1984 in Veracruz, Veracruz Mexico

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Biographical Information

Kevin Flores has spent over twenty years in pro ball and was on the Mexican national team.

Flores debuted at age 17 as a utility infielder with the Mexico City Tigers, going 2 for 11. He moved to the Pericos de Puebla in 2003, batting .252/.308/.322 while fielding .964 at short, where he backed up Nick Garcia. In the 2003 Baseball World Cup, he batted .250/.290/.393 with 5 runs and 5 RBI in 7 games, fielding .950 as Mexico's second baseman; he homered off Li Zhang of China. He hit .270/.344/.322 in 2004. In '05, he hit .314/.342/.591 as a strong bench contributor for the Tigres de la Angelopolis. He was with the Algodoneros de Guasave in the Mexican Pacific League that winter. In 2006, he hit .282/.342/.445 for Angelopolis, splitting third with Trinidad Robles.

In 2007, the team moved and became the Tigres de Quintana Roo but he fell to .213/.274/.291 while being their most-used third baseman. That winter, he was 5 for 25 with a walk for the Yaquis de Obregón. He hit .191/.248/.238 for the '08 Tigres as a backup infielder and .275/.342/.362 in a similar role the next year. Still only 25 years old, he hit .294/.360/.373 for Quintana Roo in 2010. He made his first winter appearance in three years, batting .244/.301/.314 for the Yaquis, serving as a utility infielder.

The Veracruz native posted a .289/.331/.402 line with 19 doubles for the 2011 Tigres while fielding .967 as their main shortstop. In 2011-12, he hit .215/.324/.226 for Obregón. He batted .262/.301/.402 with 18 doubles in 2012, fielding .978 at SS. He set career highs in homers (11) and RBI (61). He fell to .198/.241/.222 in winter ball. He remained a solid contributor for the Tigres in '13 at .280/.351/.388 while fielding a nifty .987 at short, remaining their starter. He was only 5 for 43 that winter for the Yaquis, posting a 253 OPS. He bounced back in the summer of 2014 to .295/.356/.374 and fielding .981 at short.

He was Mexico's main second baseman in the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games, going 1 for 11 with a BB and a HBP. He fielded .945 at second and had an assist in his lone chance at third base. Moving to the Leones de Yucatán after his long run with the Tigres, he hit .271/.322/.384 in 2015, fielding .978 at short. He had another rough winter for the Yaquis (5 for 36, 2 BB, 364 OPS). In 2016, he batted .264/.330/.332 for the Leones and fielded .980. He fielded .982 in 2017, continuing to be the regular at short, but his batting line fell to .216/.279/.260.

Kevin's next stop was the Acereros de Monclova. In 2018, he hit .320/.333/.380 as a part-timer in the spring season (the Mexican League going to a two-season format for the year) and .441/.548/.559 in 45 plate appearances in the fall campaign. He split 2019 between the Acereros and the Algodoneros de Union Laguna, hitting a combined .244. Having not played winter ball for three years, he returned in 2019-2020, batting .276/.307/.328 for the Naranjeros de Hermosillo. The 2020 LMB season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Back in action with Hermosillo in the winter, he hit .203/.309/.254 while backing up at all four infield slots.

The veteran hit .189/.286/.230 for his hometown El Águila de Veracruz in 2021. With over 1,500 pro games under his belt, he was still active in the LMB in 2022.