Kole Alan Calhoun (born October 14, 1987) is an American former professional baseball right fielder.

In 2005, Calhoun and Sammy Solis were named the West Valley High School Baseball Co-Players of the Year.

He played 2011 with High-A Inland Empire, where in 133 games, he hit .324 with 22 home runs, 99 RBI and a .957 OPS.

[4] This monster season earned him a direct promotion to Triple-A Salt Lake to begin 2012.

Because Pujols went down, Josh Hamilton received the most time at designated hitter, leaving right field up for grabs.

Altogether, Calhoun finished batting .271/.348/.438 with 5 triples (10th in the AL), 18 home runs and 75 RBIs in 157 games played.

[10] For the first half of the 2018 season, Calhoun struggled offensively despite being tied in outfield assists in MLB with 7.

On September 28, Calhoun was Justin Verlander's 3,000th career strikeout, however he reached base on an uncaught third strike and then scored on Andrelton Simmons's home run immediately thereafter.

[16] On December 30, 2019, Calhoun signed a two-year contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks with a club option for the 2022 season.

[19] On April 30, Calhoun underwent another surgery, this time for a split hamstring tendon in his left leg.

On November 8, the Rangers declined Calhoun's $5.5 million option for the 2023 season and he became a free agent.

[25] On February 23, 2023, Calhoun signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners organization.

[26] On March 26, Calhoun triggered the opt-out clause in his contract and elected free agency.

[27] On April 20, 2023, Calhoun signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees organization.

On June 1, he exercised the opt-out clause in his contract, giving the Yankees 48 hours to add him to their 40-man roster or grant him his release.

On August 4, 2023, Calhoun was traded to the Cleveland Guardians and immediately added to the major league roster.