Kelvin Torve
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Kelvin Curtis Torve
- Bats Left, Throws Right
- Height 6' 3", Weight 205 lb.
- School Oral Roberts University
- Debut June 25, 1988
- Final Game July 24, 1991
- Born January 10, 1960 in Rapid City, SD USA
[edit] Biographical Information
"I hit well enough to be employed for 13 years." - Kelvin Torve, reflecting on his professional baseball career and his ability to hit
Kelvin Torve played 42 games in the majors over a three-year period. During his minor league career, which started in 1981, he hit over .300 three times. In the majors in 1990 he hit .289 (38 at-bats) on a team that hit .256.
He briefly wore # 24 with the Mets, the only player after Willie Mays to ever do so. It was an accident on the part of Mets' management, and he was afterwards given # 39. He hit quite well while wearing Mays' number.
He later played two seasons for Orix in Japan as a teammate of Ichiro Suzuki.
Torve as of 2008 was working for a packaging company in North Carolina.
Main source: 2008 interview

