He was drafted #63 by the Cleveland Indians in the 2009 Major Leafe Baseball Draft and received a $575 thousand signing bonus. Kipnis made his MLB debut for the Indians in 2011 and has played for Cleveland his entire career. He was an MLB All-Star in 2013 and 2015 and won the American League Championship in 2016. In 2014 Kipnis signed a six year deal worth $52.5 million with the Indians.