The San Francisco Giants have a new Kent headed their way.
Nearly a quarter century after Jeff Kent last starred in San Francisco, the Giants have acquired his son, 22-year-old minor league shortstop Kaeden Kent, in a trade with the New York Yankees.
Kaeden Kent was traded alongside pitcher Henry Lalane from New York on Monday in exchange for outfielder Heliot Ramos.
Selected by the Yankees in the third round of last year’s MLB draft, Kaeden Kent has played 76 games in Single-A this season, where he’s batted .302 with six home runs, 43 runs batted in and 20 stolen bases.
He played three years at Texas A&M prior to beginning his professional career, even earning a spot on the 2024 College World Series All-Tournament Team for his .416 batting average in the event.
Kaeden Kent now ranks as the No. 22 overall minor league prospect in the Giants organization, according to MLB.com, having previously been the Yankees’ No. 13-ranked prospect at the time of the trade.
Kaeden and the rest of the Kent family are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His three older siblings all attended BYU, with his brother Colton playing baseball for the Cougars in 2018.
Jeff Kent played in the major leagues from 1992-2008, making five All-Star teams and winning four Silver Slugger awards. He batted .290 for his career, drove in more than 1,500 runs and hit more home runs (377) than any second baseman in history.
Jeff Kent’s best years came with the Giants, where he won the 2000 National League MVP and helped San Francisco capture the pennant in 2002. On Aug. 29, the team will officially retire his No. 21 jersey.
After 16 years of waiting, Jeff Kent was finally elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame this past winter, with the induction ceremony having taken place on July 26 in Cooperstown, New York. He is the first Latter-day Saint to be enshrined in the Hall since former BYU star Jack Morris in 2018.
