Matt Kemp
American baseball player
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| August 2024 | Matt Kemp officially announced his retirement from professional baseball, concluding his playing career. |
| February 26 2024 | Matt Kemp was hired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in an advisory role, marking the beginning of his post-playing career with the team where he spent a significant portion of his professional baseball career. |
| May 2021 | Kemp was named to the roster of the United States national baseball team for the Americas Qualifying Event. |
| 2020 | Kemp sold his Poway, California home for $4.3 million. |
| July 18 2020 | Kemp's contract was officially selected by the Colorado Rockies. |
| July 17 2020 | Kemp was announced to have his contract selected to the 40-man roster by the Colorado Rockies in advance of Opening Day. |
| June 30 2020 | Matt Kemp signed a minor-league contract with the Colorado Rockies. |
| June 30 2020 | Released by the Miami Marlins after a short stint with the organization's minor league system. |
| December 18 2019 | Signed a minor-league contract with the Miami Marlins, marking a new phase in his professional baseball career. |
| July 12 2019 | Kemp was released by the New York Mets after a short stint with the minor league team. |
| June 12 2019 | Kemp was placed on the 7-day Injured List, retroactive to June 8, during his time with the New York Mets. |
| May 24 2019 | Matt Kemp was signed by the New York Mets to a minor-league contract. |
| May 4 2019 | Kemp was released by the Cincinnati Reds after a poor performance, where he batted .200 with only 12 hits in 60 at-bats, and was noted as having the slowest sprint speed among major league left fielders at 25.4 feet/second. |
| 2018 | Voted by fans to start the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, marking his third All-Star appearance and first since 2012. Finished the year with a .290 batting average and 21 home runs. |
| 2018 | Homered in his first career World Series at-bat against Chris Sale in Game 1 of the World Series, though the Dodgers ultimately lost the series to the Red Sox in five games. |
| December 21 2018 | Matt Kemp was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Cincinnati Reds, along with Yasiel Puig, Alex Wood, Kyle Farmer, and cash considerations in exchange for Homer Bailey, Jeter Downs, and Josiah Gray. |
| 2017 | During the 2017 season, Kemp batted .276/.318/.463, led the National League in double plays grounded into with 25, hit 19 home runs, and notably did not steal any bases for the first time in his major league career. |
| December 16 2017 | Traded by the Atlanta Braves back to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a multi-player deal involving Adrián González, Scott Kazmir, Brandon McCarthy, Charlie Culberson and cash considerations. |
| April 29 2017 | Kemp became the first Atlanta Braves player to hit three home runs in a single game since Mark Teixeira in 2008. |
| April 11 2017 | Kemp was placed on the 10-day disabled list due to left hamstring tightness. |
| September 16 2016 | In a game against the Washington Nationals, Kemp hit a double for the milestone 1,500th hit of his career. |
| July 30 2016 | Matt Kemp was traded from the San Diego Padres to the Atlanta Braves, with cash considerations exchanged for Héctor Olivera. The Braves moved him to left field, a position he had previously played with the Dodgers. |
| August 14 2015 | Kemp became the first player in Padres' history to hit for the cycle in a game against the Colorado Rockies. He went 4-for-5, hitting a two-run home run, a single, a double, and a triple, scoring Yangervis Solarte from first in the ninth inning. |
| April 6 2015 | Kemp played his first game with the Padres during opening day against his former team, the Dodgers. He drove in all three runs for the Padres, though the team lost 6-3. |
| 2014 | Matt Kemp sat out most of spring training and began the season on the disabled list, rejoining the Dodgers for their home opener in April. |
| December 18 2014 | The trade to the San Diego Padres was finalized after initial concerns, with the Dodgers refusing to renegotiate the terms. |
| December 11 2014 | Matt Kemp was traded to the San Diego Padres along with Tim Federowicz and $32 million in cash, in exchange for Joe Wieland, Yasmani Grandal, and Zach Eflin. The trade initially faced complications due to concerns over Kemp's physical, which revealed severe arthritis in both hips. |
| September 2014 | Kemp won Player of the Month, hitting .322 with nine home runs and 25 RBI in September. |
| July 2014 | Kemp hit five home runs in six games, winning Player of the Week honors for the fifth time in his career. |
| May 2014 | After a poor defensive series against the New York Mets, manager Don Mattingly criticized Kemp's outfield play, leading to his position change from center field to left field. |
| 2013 | Kemp purchased a home in Poway, California. |
| September 29 2013 | An MRI revealed major swelling in a weight-bearing bone in Kemp's ankle, leading to him being shut down and ruled out of the playoffs, requiring microfracture surgery. |
| September 17 2013 | Kemp rejoined the Dodgers lineup and had four hits, including two doubles, in four at-bats. |
| July 21 2013 | Kemp returned from the DL against the Washington Nationals, performing exceptionally with 3 for 4 hits, including a home run and a double, but injured his ankle in the ninth inning. |
| July 8 2013 | Kemp was placed on the disabled list again due to pain in his surgically repaired shoulder. |
| June 25 2013 | Kemp returned to the Dodgers after missing 24 games, making a game-ending catch robbing Marco Scutaro of a hit. |
| May 29 2013 | Kemp injured his right hamstring during a game and left in the seventh inning. |
| May 27 2013 | Kemp performed poorly, going 0-for-5 with 4 strikeouts and was heavily booed by the Dodgers crowd. |
| May 12 2013 | Matt Kemp recorded his 1,000th career hit in a game against the Miami Marlins. |
| 2012 | After the season, Kemp underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum and minor rotator cuff damage, with instructions not to swing a bat until January. |
| 2012 | Kemp signed a massive eight-year contract extension with the Los Angeles Dodgers, reportedly worth $160 million, solidifying his long-term commitment to the team. |
| August 28 2012 | Kemp crashed into the outfield wall at Coors Field in Colorado, injuring both his knee and shoulder, though he continued to play. |
| July 13 2012 | Kemp returned to the Dodgers lineup after missing about two months with his hamstring injury. |
| May 14 2012 | Kemp was placed on the disabled list due to a hamstring injury, ending his streak of 399 consecutive games played, which was the longest in the majors at the time. |
| April 2012 | Matt Kemp won the National League Player of the Week award for the opening weekend, hitting two home runs and driving in eight RBIs during the series against the San Diego Padres. |
| April 28 2012 | Kemp broke Sheffield's home run record with a walk-off homer against the Washington Nationals and was named National League Player of the Month for April. |
| April 25 2012 | Kemp hit his 10th home run of the season, tying Gary Sheffield's club record for homers in April set in 2000. |
| April 10 2012 | Kemp became the first LA Dodger to have an RBI in the first five games of the season since J.D. Drew in 2006, tying the Dodgers' franchise record for consecutive games with an RBI. |
| 2011 | Won his second Gold Glove Award and second Silver Slugger Award. |
| November 2011 | Kemp signed a franchise record eight-year, $160 million contract extension with the Dodgers and predicted he would become the first player in history to have a 50-50 season. |
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