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Kevin Mulvey
Mulvey warming up for the Arizona Diamondbacks
Villanova Wildcats
Pitcher / Manager
Born: (1985-05-26) May 26, 1985 (age 41)
Sayreville, New Jersey, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 20, 2009, for the Minnesota Twins
Last MLB appearance
May 2, 2010, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
MLB statistics
Win–loss record0–3
Earned run average7.90
Strikeouts19
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams

Kevin John Mulvey (born May 26, 1985) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who currently serves as the head baseball coach at Villanova University. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins and Arizona Diamondbacks from 2009 to 2010.

Early life

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Mulvey is a New Jersey native. He graduated from Bishop George Ahr High School (now renamed St. Thomas Aquinas High School) in Edison, New Jersey. Mulvey attended Villanova University, and in 2004 and 2005, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1][2][3] While at Villanova, he tossed a no-hitter against Connecticut on March 26, 2005.[4]

Professional career

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New York Mets

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Mulvey was selected by the New York Mets in the second round (62nd overall) of the 2006 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut with the rookie-level Gulf Coast League Mets August 19, 2006. A day later, he was promoted to the Double-A Binghamton Mets of the Eastern League Double-A affiliate.

In 2007, Mulvey went 11–10 with a 3.32 ERA for Binghamton and was selected to the All-Star Futures Game. In August 2007, he was promoted to the Triple-A New Orleans Zephyrs of the Pacific Coast League. In two starts, Mulvey recorded two wins without allowing an earned run.[5]

Minnesota Twins

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Mulvey was one of the players included in the Johan Santana trade between the Mets and Minnesota Twins on January 29, 2008. The other three players the Mets sent to the Twins were pitchers Philip Humber, Deolis Guerra, and outfielder Carlos Gómez.[6] At the time of the trade, Baseball America ranked Guerra, Gomez, Mulvey and Humber the second, third, fourth and seventh best prospects in the Mets organization, respectively.[7]

Arizona Diamondbacks

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On September 1, 2009, Mulvey was claimed off of waivers by the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Diamondbacks subsequently sent cash considerations to the Twins. This claim was made shortly after a trade that sent pitcher Jon Rauch to the Twins in exchange for a player to be named later, which later became cash considerations. According to MLB.com "essentially that (the player to be named later) is Mulvey."[8] Mulvey made six appearances (including four starts) for the Diamondbacks, logging an 0-3 record and 7.04 ERA with 18 strikeouts over 23 innings of work.[9]

Mulvey pitched in two contests for the Diamondbacks during the 2010 season, recording a 6.00 ERA with one strikeout across three innings of work.[10] He began the 2011 season with the Triple-A Reno Aces, compiling a 4-9 record and 6.64 ERA with 63 strikeouts in 103 innings pitched across 19 starts. Mulvey was designated for assignment by Arizona on August 16, 2011.[11]

The Diamondbacks released Mulvey on February 29, 2012.

New York Mets (second stint)

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The New York Mets signed Mulvey to a minor league contract on March 10, 2012.[12] He was assigned to the Double-A Binghamton Mets to begin the regular season.[13] On May 26, Mulvey retired from professional baseball. Mulvey had been 0–1 with a 5.59 ERA in 13 games with Binghamton.[14]

Coaching career

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On July 14, 2016, Mulvey was named the 11th head coach in Villanova Wildcats baseball history.[15]

Head coaching record

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Record table
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Villanova Wildcats (Big East Conference) (2017–present)
2017 Villanova 14–335–136th
2018 Villanova 9–391–177th
2019 Villanova 13–384–137th
2020 Villanova 9–50–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Villanova 21–149–125th
2022 Villanova 19–29–18–125th
2023 Villanova 14–377–137th
2024 Villanova 18–338–135th
2025 Villanova 22–286–156th
2026 Villanova 19–305–167th
Villanova: 158–286–1 (.356)53–124–0 (.299)
Total:158–286–1 (.356)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  1. ↑ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  2. ↑ "2004 Harwich Mariners". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  3. ↑ "2005 Harwich Mariners". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Villanova University Biography". Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved May 3, 2008.
  5. ↑ "MiLB.com Webpage".
  6. ↑ "Twins acquire Carlos Gomez, Philip Humber, Kevin Mulvey and Deolis Guerra from the New York Mets" (Press release). Major League Baseball Advanced Media. February 2, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
  7. ↑ Hartman, Sid (January 12, 2008). "Sid Hartman: Give Monson credit for recruiting guards". Star Tribune. Retrieved April 23, 2012. Baseball America recently ranked the New York Mets' top 10 prospects. Here is where the Mets prospects most frequently mentioned to be part of a trade with the Twins for Johan Santana rank: outfielder Fernando Martinez is first, righthander Deolis Guerra second, outfielder Carlos Gomez third, righthander Kevin Mulvey fourth and righthander Philip Humber seventh.
  8. ↑ D-backs claim righty Mulvey from Twins, MLB.com
  9. ↑ "Kevin Mulvey 2009 pitching Stats Per Game". espn.com. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Kevin Mulvey 2010 pitching Stats Per Game". espn.com. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  11. ↑ Dierkes, Tim. "D'Backs Designate Kevin Mulvey For Assignment". MLBTradeRumors.com. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
  12. ↑ McCullough, Andy (March 10, 2012). "Mets re-sign former second-round pick Kevin Mulvey". NJ.com. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  13. ↑ "B-Mets deep with prospects, expectations | Press & Sun-Bulletin | pressconnects.com". Retrieved April 24, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  14. ↑ "Kevin Mulvey retires". NBC Sports. May 27, 2012. Archived from the original on June 23, 2012. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Villanova Names Kevin Mulvey Head Coach of Baseball Program". www.villanova.com. Villanova University Athletics. July 14, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
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