Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right • Throws: Right
6-2, 202lb (188cm, 91kg)
Team: Arizona Diamondbacks (majors, 15-day IL)
Born: October 14, 1988 in Houston, TX us
Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 37th round of the 2007 MLB June Amateur Draft from Desert Mountain HS (Scottsdale, AZ), the Cleveland Indians in the 22nd round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from Yavapai College (Prescott, AZ) and the Tampa Bay Rays in the 8th round of the 2010 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ).
High School: Desert Mountain HS (Scottsdale, AZ)
Schools: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ), Yavapai College (Prescott, AZ)
Debut:
April 1, 2019
(Age 30-169d,
21,838th in major league history)
vs. SDP 6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER, W
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2019 season
2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 2 yrs/$18M (23-24) & 25 team option
Service Time (01/2024): 5.000 • Free Agent: 2025
Agents: Apex Baseball
Full Name: Kenneth Merrill Kelly
Nicknames: Mert
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2024
Career
0.7
12.5
2
50
0
43
2.19
3.75
4
131
4
131
0
0
24.2
775.1
21
702
0.932
1.211
| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 (4) | Jul 28 | ARI | @ | TEX | W,4-1 | GS | 27 | 7.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Aug | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 2 | 10 (4) | Aug 2 | ARI | LAD | L,0-3 | GS | 27 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 15 (4) | Aug 8 | ARI | @ | SDP | W,3-2 | GS | 22 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | 20 (4) | Aug 14 | ARI | SDP | W,5-1 | GS | 26 | 6.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 25 (4) | Aug 19 | ARI | @ | OAK | L,1-4 | GS | 23 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5gm | 31.1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||
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