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Ian Michael Kinsler (born June 22, 1982) is an American professional baseball second baseman for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He formerly played for the Texas Rangers. He is listed at 6' 0" and 200 lbs. Despite having been drafted in only the 17th round out of college, Kinsler has risen to become a four-time All Star, and a member of the ''Sporting News 2009 list of the 50 greatest current players in baseball. He is known as a five-tool player, hitting for average and power, and excelling in baserunning, throwing, and fielding. Kinsler has twice hit 30 home runs and stolen 30 bases in the same season (2009 and 2011), and is one of 12 ballplayers in major league history who have had multiple 30–30 club seasons. In 2011, he also joined the 20–20 club for the third time, one season shy of the major league record for a second baseman. He hit for the cycle in a game in 2009, while getting hits in all six of his at-bats. Through 2013, Kinsler led the Texas Rangers, all-time, career-wise, in stolen bases and power-speed number. In November 2013, Kinsler was traded to the Detroit Tigers for Prince Fielder. Through 2014, on defense Kinsler had the best career range factor of any active second baseman in Major League Baseball. ==Early life and high school== Kinsler's father, Howard, was a warden at a state prison on Tucson's southeast side. He has been a major influence on Kinsler. When Kinsler was four his father would toss him fly balls, and his dad says Kinsler would "get under them like he'd been doing it his whole life."〔 His father coached him until high school, and was especially tough.〔 When Kinsler was 13 years old, and the best player on a PONY league team coached by his father that was playing for a championship, his dad caught Kinsler rolling his eyes as he gave the team orders. "I benched him, without hesitation", said his father.〔 With Kinsler on the bench, the team lost the game.〔 Kinsler had a physical challenge to overcome. "I've had asthma my whole life", Kinsler said. "That was tough when I was younger. I woke up a lot and couldn't breathe, and had to go to the hospital in the middle of the night. It kind of held me back from athletics. I still have it, but I control it. Now I use an atomizer or an inhaler. When I was younger, I used this breathing machine… I hated that thing. I always wanted to run around and be active." He graduated in 2000 from Canyon del Oro High School in the Tucson suburb of Oro Valley, Arizona.〔 Kinsler helped lead the baseball team to state titles in 1997 and 2000. He hit .380 as a junior, to earn second-team All-League honors, and .504 with 5 home runs and 26 stolen bases during his senior year, in which he was named first-team All-State and first-team All-League. Four of his high school teammates have also made it to the major leagues: Brian Anderson (his best friend in high school), Scott Hairston, Chris Duncan, and Shelly Duncan.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ian Kinsler」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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