on september 2, 2017, he was called up to the astros and played in their doubleheader against the mets, their first home game after hurricane harvey. in 17 games with the astros, kemp had a .216 average and 4 rbi. the astros finished the season with a 101-61 record and eventually won the 2017 world series, their first ever championship title. kemp did not participate in any playoff action, but was still on the 40-man roster at the time, and won his first championship title.