Kenneth "Kenny" Lofton (born May 31, 1967) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder. Lofton was a six-time All-Star (1994–1999), four-time Gold Glove Award winner (1993–1996), and at retirement, was ranked fifteenth among all-time stolen base leaders with 622. During his career, he played for the Houston Astros, Cleveland Indians (three different times), Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox, San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Texas Rangers.
Lofton attended the University of Arizona on a basketball scholarship. The Wildcats made it to the Final Four in 1988. He did not join the school's baseball team until his junior year.
Lofton made 11 postseason appearances, including World Series appearances in 1995 and 2002 with the Indians and Giants, respectively. From 2001 to 2007, Lofton did not spend more than one consecutive season with a team. For his career, the Indians were the only team he played with for longer than one season and the only franchise he played for more than once. Lofton played 9 1⁄2 seasons with the Indians, helping the organization win six division titles. In 2010, he was inducted into the Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame.
During his professional baseball career, Lofton's single-season stolen base count led the MLB on three occasions and twice the American League (AL). In 1994 he led the American League in hits. Lofton broke Rickey Henderson's record of 33 career post-season stolen bases during the 2007 post-season. Of his base running, Frank White said, "Lofton has out-thought a lot of major-league players" and later, "a smart, complete baseball player."
He also pursued a long-time interest in the film and television industry. Garnering attention for his abilities on the baseball field, Kenny has spent a great deal of time in front of the camera. In addition to filming numerous interviews and commercials, he has also made several guest appearances on a variety of television shows, including: “The Wayans Brothers”, “The George Lopez Show”, etc. Kenny Lofton is a co-founder of FilmPool, and enjoys being behind the scenes for a change. He is involved in the day-to-day operations of FilmPool, and has co-produced two television shows: “The Audition” and “Burnin”. Currently, Kenny can be seen at Fox Sports West/Prime Ticket as TV analyst for the Los Angeles Dodgers on the pre- and post-game show: “Dodgers Live”.
ABOUT THE INDIEGOGOCAMPAIGN FOR MY LAST CHRISTMAS (WHICH WILL BE CO-PRODUCED BY KENNY LOFTON)
Yale Productions, LLC FilmPool, Inc. and Project RACE, Inc. have partnered in the promotion of the movie My Last Christmas. The crowd-funding site Indiegogo has already raised over $100,000 in the first week of the campaign for this charming holiday film with an important medical message. The campaign is still in need of donations to raise the full production budget. 10% of all donations from this campaign, and 10% of the film's proceeds will go to Project RACE and the MDS Foundation. To learn more about the campaign, the film, and to donate, please visit the site at https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/my-last-christmas-the-movie/x/8573283 You will also be able to view Dean Cain’s special message.
The plot of My Last Christmas: at 17 years old, Angelica suffers from Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) and receives regular chemotherapy as treatment. As her parents are struggling with cancelled health insurance and her declining health, they find out that Angelica's life depends on a bone marrow transplant. The search for a matching donor is exceedingly difficult, yet because she needs a multiracial donor, the search becomes nearly impossible. Despite her severe condition, she finds friendship and love in 18 year old homeless runaway Sean. Together they witness a miracle proving that God works in mysterious ways. In this heartwarming Christmas film, Angelica will ultimately experience a love deeper than she could have ever expected. Dean Cain will star
Yale Productions' Jordan Yale Levine will be producing the film alongside FilmPool's Kenny Lofton (former MLB all-star), Rudy Luna, and Brenton Earley. Luna who wrote the screenplay, will also be directing. Yale Productions LLC is an independent feature film company. FilmPool is a post-production/production facility.
Project RACE (Reclassify All Children Equally) advocates for multiracial children, teens, adults, and their families primarily through education and community awareness. They educate and encourage the medical community to include multiracial people on health-related forms, in data collection, and in clinical trials. Project RACE increases the pool of multiracial donors by sponsoring bone marrow donor drives and encouraging life-saving utilization of umbilical cord blood.