Jeff Kent is not holding back against Baseball Hall of Fame voting after he didn't receive enough votes in his 10th and final year on the writer's ballot.
Jeff Kent hit more home runs than any second baseman in history
Kent's 17-year career in the MLB included five All-Star appearances, four Silver Sluggers and a National League MVP award. He played for the Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers, but his career didn't take off until he was traded after the 1996 season to the San Francisco Giants.
In 2000, he was named the National League MVP over teammate Barry Bonds. Kent, who along with Bonds led the Giants to the NL West title, was the first second baseman to win the award since the Cubs' Ryne Sandberg in 1984. He hit .334 with 33 homers and 125 RBI that season. Kent, a career .290 hitter, holds the all-time record for most home runs by a second baseman with 351 . That’s more than Hall of Famers Ryne Sandberg , Joe Morgan and Rogers Hornsby .
Kent also topped 20 home runs and 100 RBI in eight different seasons. Among second basemen, Hornsby accomplished that feat just five times while no other players did it more than four times.
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