One week before being traded to the Oakland A's in January, Tony Kemp just happened to watch a specific baseball movie for the first time.
On a whim.
“My wife was like, ‘We should probably watch Moneyball,' ” Kemp recalled to NBC Sports California on FaceTime last week.
Halfway through the 2011 film documenting Oakland’s unique approach to success, Kemp told his wife, Michelle, he felt like a perfect fit for the franchise.
“The type of player I am, grinder mentality,” Kemp said. “I’ve been overlooked a lot in life, and that’s OK.