Career
At six-foot-three, and his weight ranging from 170 to 194 pounds, Kingsale is known as a slick fielding, speedy switch-hitter who throws right-handed, he has played extensively for the Netherlands national team in international competition, including the World Cup of Baseball, the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece as well as the World Baseball Classic tournaments in 2006 and 2009. Kingsale was signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent on June 19, 1993. He made his debut with the Orioles on September 3, 1996.
On July 10, 2001, he was selected off waivers by the Seattle Mariners.
On June 14, 2002, he was selected off waivers by the San Diego Padres. On November 15, 2002, he was traded to the Detroit Tigers for Mike Rivera and became the Tigers" opening day center fielder.
On September 29, 2003, he was granted free agency and signed with the San Diego Padres on November 9 of that year. Since 2003, Kingsale has been out of the Major League Baseball and currently playing for Dutch baseball giants Neptunus as well as the Netherlands national baseball team where he is a key performer.
Gene Kingsale currently lives in the Netherlands.
In the 2009 World Baseball Classic Kingsale drove in the tying run and scored the winning run in the eleventh inning to give the Netherlands a shocking 2–1 victory over baseball powerhouse Dominican Republic.