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After dominating Triple-A, Kennedy set for debut

Righty went 10-0 with 2.72 ERA for El Paso, will start vs. Brewers on Wednesday

MILWAUKEE -- In a loaded Padres farm system, right-hander Brett Kennedy wasn't a top-30 prospect. He was an 11th-round pick -- No. 327 overall in the 2015 Draft -- as a senior out of Fordham University. He turned 24 on Saturday and still hasn't garnered much national attention.

But make no mistake: Kennedy earned his way to the big leagues. And if he keeps pitching well, he'll earn the right to stay.

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Kennedy will make his Major League debut Wednesday night, when he starts the second game of the Padres' three-game series against the Brewers in Milwaukee.