Steven Kent (baseball)
Steven John Kent (born 8 May 1989) is an Australian professional baseball pitcher for the Canberra Cavalry of the Australian Baseball League. Kent is a four time ABL All-Star. Career Atlanta Braves Kent signed with the Atlanta Braves as an international free agent in 2005 for a $370,000 signing bonus. In 2007 the Australian Baseball Federation named him the youth player of the year. He started his professional career in 2006 playing for the GCL Braves of the rookie-level Gulf Coast League. After a successful return from Tommy John surgery during the 2015–16 ABL season Kent trialed with the Kansas City Royals. In January 2016 it was announced that Kent has signed with his former club the Atlanta Braves. Kent spent the majority of the 2016 season playing with Atlanta's AA side the Mississippi Braves. In September 2016 Kent was promoted to Atlanta's AAA side the Gwinnett Braves. Canberra Cavalry Kent has played for the Canberra Cavalry in the Australian Baseball League since their opening season in 2010. Before the 2013–14 ABL season he hurt his ulnar collateral ligament in a Baseball ACT game, and had a Tommy John surgery on 2 December 2015, sidelining him for the entire 2013–14,