Kevin Vincent Frandsen (born May 24, 1982 in Los
Gatos, California) is a Major League Baseball
player, currently playing second base for the San
Francisco Giants. Frandsen hit his first major
league home run on August 17, 2006 against the
Padres at PETCO Park.
Frandsen graduated from Bellarmine College
Preparatory in San Jose, California and later
attended San José State University, playing for the
Spartans and leaving the school as its all-time
leader in hits. He was drafted by the San Francisco
Giants in the 12th round (370th overall) of the 2004
amateur entry draft and made his Major League debut
with the Giants on April 28, 2006.
His older brother, David Frandsen Jr. ("D.J."), died
in 2004 from a 19-year battle with Wilms' tumor, a
mere three months after Frandsen was drafted. As a
token of affection and remembrance, Giants pitching
coach and long-time family friend Dave Righetti
offered Frandsen his jersey number 19 knowing that
D.J.'s favorite number was also 19, and that he was
an admirer of Righetti as a child.
In 2007, Frandsen completed the final two classes he
needed for graduation and earned a degree in finance
from San José State University.
