RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – The Sacramento River Cats are in Reno to take on the Aces in a six-game series. For one of their players, it marks a return to a familiar place. Buddy Kennedy played for the Aces during the 2022 and 2023 seasons. Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2017, he was a part of the organization for multiple years.<\/p>\n
From there, he went team to team, including an MLB stint last season when he was up with the Blue Jays, Phillies, and the Dodgers. He also earned a World Series ring in 2025 with Los Angeles, having played games with the team during their championship season.<\/p>\n
This year, Kennedy is with the San Francisco Giants organization and has been one of the best on the River Cats so far, sporting a .320 batting average with eight home runs on the year- one of which came in the opening game of the Reno series.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s special. There\u2019s a lot of memories here in Reno when I was younger in 2022 and 2023. We had some good teams here. I know a lot of things here, a lot of places to eat, where to stay. It\u2019s full circle,\u201d said Kennedy. \u201cI got claimed by the Dodgers last year and was kind of everywhere. I was in a foreign country, east coast, west coast. Everyone\u2019s journey is different. Getting a ring was pretty special, they don\u2019t come too often obviously. I\u2019ll always hold that for the rest of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n
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