Kevin Pillar Biography

Kevin Andrew Pillar, born on January 4, 1989, is an American former professional baseball outfielder who has competed in Major League Baseball. Kevin Pillar competed in Major League Baseball across ten different teams including the Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, and Boston Red Sox. He set the NCAA Division II record with a 54-game hitting streak in 2010 and holds his school's all-time record with a .367 career batting average. Pillar was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 32nd round with the 979th overall pick in the 2011 MLB draft. In 2012, he batted .323 while stealing 51 bases, earning recognition as the Midwest League MVP and a mid-season and post-season All-Star. In 2015, Pillar led all major league outfielders in putouts and was awarded the Wilson Defensive Player of the Year honor for center field. In 2016, he established the Pillar-Lambert Scholarship in Accounting at Tel Aviv University in Israel, honoring his late maternal grandfather Ed Lambert.