Person in history
Craig Kimbrel
Craig Kimbrel, American baseball player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1988 · May 28
- Age this year
- 38No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 38th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Craig Michael Kimbrel is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros, New York Mets, and Tampa Bay Rays. He is a nine-time All-Star, four-time Reliever of the Year, and a 2018 World Series champion.
Why this date
Craig Kimbrel appears on our May 28 calendar for 1988 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1988.
- June 1Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
- September 12Hurricane Gilbert
- September 9Vietnam Airlines Flight 831
- September 188888 Uprising
- September 18Henri Namphy
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1988Sam WhitelockOctober 12
- 1988Tim MoltzenSeptember 15
- 1988Virat KohliNovember 5
- 1988Sergio AgüeroJune 2
- 1988Norris ColeOctober 13
- 1988Jorge Torres NiloJanuary 16
- 1988Kelley O'HaraAugust 4
- 1988Chelsea KaneSeptember 15
Sources
Cite this page
“Craig Kimbrel”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/craig-kimbrel, accessed October 28, 2026.
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Questions about Craig Kimbrel
When was Craig Kimbrel born?
May 28 1988.
How old would Craig Kimbrel be today?
38 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on May 28?
Alec Benjamin, T. J. Yates, Daniel Alvaro and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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