Otto Severson Kemp...Married, wife’s name is Lily...2022 graduate of Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.)...2018 graduate of Troy High School (Calif.)...Hobbies: Fishing and surfing...Signed by: Zach Friedman.
2025
Named the 2025 Paul Owens Award winner, presented annually to the Phillies’ top Minor League player...Made his ML debut on 6/7 at PIT and appeared in 62 games over two stints with the club...Defensively, appeared at third base (31 G, 30 GS), first base (17 G, 16 GS), LF (11 G, 7 GS) and second base (2 GS)...Was a non-roster invitee to spring training...Began the season with Lehigh Valley (AAA) and had his contract selected prior to the game on 6/7...At the time of his first promotion, led the International League in home runs (14), runs (49) and RBI (55)...In April, was named IL Player of the Month, Phillies co-Minor League Hitter of the Month and IL Player of the Week (4/28-5/4)...Ranked tied for fourth among all ML rookies with seven HBP and set a Lehigh Valley franchise record with 19 HBP...Collected his first ML hit as part of a 3-for-5 effort on 6/9 vs CHI...Doubled on 6/13 vs TOR for the first XBH of his career and drove in a run for his first ML RBI...With a four-hit game on 6/15 vs TOR, became the first Phillie since Art Mahan (3x in 6 games, 1940) with multiple three-hit efforts in his first eight career games...Clubbed his first ML HR on 6/27 at ATL (Elder)...Registered his first career multi-HR game on 7/27 at NYY (Rodón) with solo shots in the second and fifth innings...Homered on his birthday on 9/9 vs NYM, the first Phillie to do so since Maikel Franco on 8/26/18 and the first at home since Charlie Hayes on 5/29/91...Homered in back-to-back games, 9/23-24, for the first time in his career...Made his first career postseason appearance; started in left field in Game 2 of the NLDS vs LAD...In 74 games with Lehigh Valley, slashed .310/.417/.570 (.987 OPS) with 24 doubles, one triple, 16 HR, 67 RBI, 36 walks, 64 runs and 13 stolen bases...Named an IL postseason All-Star.
2024
Played in 123 games across four Minor League levels and slashed .285/.392/.489 with an .881 OPS in 529 plate appearances...Led all Phillies Minor Leaguers in PA (529), runs (82), triples (nine) and XBH (49)…Defensively, combined to play 90 games at third base, 22 games at second base, six games at first base and two games in RF...Was tied for eighth in the South Atlantic League in triples (five)…Was tied for sixth in the Eastern League in HBP (13)…Began the season on the Minor League IL with a left oblique strain; included rehab assignments with Clearwater (A) and Jersey Shore (A)…Reinstated by Reading (AA) and transferred to Jersey Shore on 4/27...Named Phillies Minor League Hitter of the Month for May after slashing .337/.453/.581 (1.034 OPS) with seven doubles, four triples, two HR and 13 RBI in 24 games...Scored a run in seven straight games from 5/24-6/1, the longest such streak by a BlueClaws player this year...Had his first professional multi-HR game on 6/5 at Greensboro...Promoted to Reading on 6/10 and had a 20-game on-base streak from 7/27-8/21, the longest such streak of the season on the club...Promoted to Lehigh Valley (AAA) on 9/6...Overall, batted .306 with a .522 SLG, seven HR and 53 RBI in 163 PA with RISP...Played for Glendale in the Arizona Fall League after the season and ranked second in the AFL in RBI (22), SLG (.733) and OPS (1.193), T-second in HR (six) and seventh in OBP (.460).
2023
Began the season with Clearwater and hit his first professional HR on 4/25 vs St. Lucie...Was T-10th in the Florida State League in triples (5)...Had a career-high four hits on 4/26 vs St. Lucie and a career-high four RBI on 5/18 vs Bradenton...Slashed .381/.458/.738 (1.196 OPS) with four doubles, one triple, three HR and 12 RBI during a 10-game hitting streak from 5/10-23...Was the only Clearwater player to hit a HR in three straight games (5/11-13)...Named FSL Player of the Week (5/8-14) after slashing .417/.440/.917 (1.357 OPS) with three doubles, three HR and seven RBI in five games...Promoted to Jersey Shore on 8/2 and had a 1.000 fielding percentage for the BlueClaws in 94 total chances...Went 3-for-9 with two walks in three postseason games.
2022
Began professional career with Florida Complex League Phillies (R)…Made his pro debut on 8/19 at FCL Yankees...Promoted to Clearwater on 8/25...Posted a .385 OBP in seven September games (26 PA)…Participated in Florida Instructional League
