Kevin Hodges

Kevin Jon Hodges (born June 24, 1973) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) and Nippon Professional Baseball (MLB), and Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) right handed pitcher.

The Kansas City Royals selected Hodges in the eighth round of the 1991 MLB draft. He had season-ending shoulder surgery in 1995. He reached minor league free agency in October 1997 and signed with the Houston Astros, who traded him to the Seattle Mariners for Matt Mieske in June 1999. He made his major league debut with the Mariners in April , his only season in MLB. He was demoted in June before returning as a September call-up. He threw a sinker and slider with the Mariners. After the season, he worked as a starting pitcher in the Arizona Fall League.

Hodges signed with the Yakult Swallows in mid- and contributed to the team's league championship as part of the starting rotation. He led the Central League with 17 wins in (tied with Koji Uehara) and was an All-Star, but left the team at the end of after pitching part of the season in the Japanese minors. He played with the Samsung Lions in the KBO in and returned to Japan to play for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in .

He returned to the United States in and played with the Bridgeport Bluefish in the independent Atlantic League.

Personal life Hodges' younger brother, Trey Hodges, also played in MLB, NPB, and the Atlantic League.

In 2012, the Lions hired Hodges as a scout in the U.S.