Howard Joseph Kendrick III (born July 12, 1983) is an American professional baseball second baseman and first baseman for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim selected Kendrick in the tenth round of the 2002 Major League Baseball draft.
He made his MLB debut in 2006.
He has played in MLB for the Angels from 2006 to 2014, Los Angeles Dodgers from 2015 to 2016, the Philadelphia Phillies in 2017 and the Nationals from 2017 to present.
In 2011, he appeared in the MLB All-Star Game.
While primarily a second baseman throughout his career, he has also played first base and left field.