Kevin Wade Batiste (born October 21, 1966) is an American former professional baseball player. Batiste played for the Toronto Blue Jays in 1989.

He was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 2nd round of the 1985 amateur draft.

Kevin Batiste

Brought up to the majors in June of 1989, he played in 6 games between June 13 and 21. On June 24, Batiste was sent back down to the minor leagues, but while making the journey to join the Knoxville Blue Jays, he was arrested at Oakland International Airport for carrying a loaded handgun in his checked luggage. He spent about 12 hours in an Oakland city jail before the Jays paid his $13,000 bail. He resumed his career in the minors, and never returned to the major leagues.

Kevin Batiste

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1966 births

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African-American baseball players

American expatriate baseball players in Canada

Baseball players from Texas

Dunedin Blue Jays players

Florence Blue Jays players

Greenville Braves players

Knoxville Blue Jays players

Major League Baseball left fielders

Major League Baseball right fielders

Medicine Hat Blue Jays players

Sportspeople from Galveston, Texas

Syracuse Chiefs players

Toronto Blue Jays players

Ventura County Gulls players

21st-century African-American people

20th-century African-American sportspeople

Kevin Batiste