Former Astros prospect, 35, killed in tragic auto accident
Outfielder Jon Kemmer, an outfielder who spent the last four of his seven minor league seasons at Triple-A, died April 12 in a single-car crash in Texas. He was 35. According to Explore Clarion , which cited the Galveston County Medical Examiner’s Office, Kemmer’s vehicle “was traveling on rural Farm to Market 2004 when his vehicle left the roadway, struck an electrical pole and rolled at approximately 6:09 p.
m. Sunday. ” MORE: Former Baylor star, Gatorade Player of the Year, dies at 36 Kemmer was drafted by the Astros out of high school in 2013.
By 2016, he was the No. 13 prospect in the organization according to Baseball America , and No. 21 according to MLB Pipeline .
Kemmer would appear in 47 spring training games with the Astros from 2016-18, and became a reliable source of power for their top farm team. MORE: Tributes pour in after four-time MLB All-Star, manager dies From 2016-17, Kemmer hit 34 home runs, drove in 126 runs, and hit . 280 for the Triple-A Fresno Grizzlies.
By then, the Astros were one of the best teams in the American League. In 2017, they won their first-ever World Series title. In July 2018, the Astros traded Kemmer to the Minnesota Twins.