Kohlwey begins his second season with the Ducks and ninth in professional baseball. The outfielder played 49 games with the Ducks during the 2024 season. He compiled a .352 on-base percentage and totaled two home runs, 21 RBIs, 17 runs, 41 hits, eight doubles, 28 walks and two stolen bases. He reached base safely in his first seven games with the team, hit safely in eight consecutive games from August 14-24 and reached base safely in 13 straight games from August 14 to September 1. The 30-year-old began the season with the New York Mets organization, appearing in 11 games at Triple-A Syracuse.

Prior to his time with the Ducks, the Wisconsin native spent seven seasons (2016-19, 2021-23) in the San Diego Padres organization where he was a two-time MiLB.com Organization All-Star (2019, 2021). He reached the Major Leagues in 2023 and recorded a single in his MLB debut off two-time All-Star Jose Berrios. In eight seasons with the Padres and Mets organizations, the lefty compiled a .279 batting average, a .369 on-base percentage and a .782 OPS along with 46 homers, 348 RBIs, 375 runs, 675 hits, 132 doubles, 28 triples, 317 walks and 63 steals in 707 games. Kohlwey was originally selected by the Padres in the 21st round of the 2016 amateur draft from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.