Kenneth Lofton (born May 31, 1967 in East Chicago, Indiana) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He batted and threw left-handed. During his career he played for the Houston Astros, Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox, San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Texas Rangers.
From 2001 to 2007 Lofton did not spend more than one season with a t...
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Kenneth Lofton (born May 31, 1967 in East Chicago, Indiana) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He batted and threw left-handed. During his career he played for the Houston Astros, Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox, San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Texas Rangers.
From 2001 to 2007 Lofton did not spend more than one season with a team. It was later parodied in a DHL commercial in 2007 saying that he was being traded to several teams and then eventually Japan. He is the Uncle of Star Trek actor, Cirroc Lofton.
In college, he was the backup point guard (to Craig McMillan and Steve Kerr) on an Arizona Wildcats team that made it to the Final Four of the 1988 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, and he set season and career school records for steals. He was the starting point guard the following year as Arizona made it to the Sweet Sixteen. Lofton is one of only two...
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