Carson Kelly
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Kelly playing for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2016
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| St. Louis Cardinals – No. 71 | |||
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Born: July 14, 1994 Chicago, Illinois |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 5, 2016, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Batting average | .154 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Runs batted in | 1 | ||
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Carson Franklin Kelly (born July 14, 1994) is an American professional baseball catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Kelly attended Westview High School in Beaverton, Oregon. In 2011, his junior year, he appeared in a national high school all-star game. He was named the Gatorade Oregon Player of the Year in 2011 and 2012. He also won gold medals in the 2011 World Youth Baseball Championship and an under-18 international tournament. Kelly committed to the University of Oregon to play college baseball for the Oregon Ducks.
The St. Louis Cardinals selected Kelly as a third baseman in the second round and 86th overall selection of the 2012 amateur draft. He signed with the Cardinals, receiving a $1.6 million signing bonus. He began his career with the Johnson City Cardinals of the Rookie-level Appalachian League. He hit .225 in 56 games for Johnson City. In 2013, he was promoted to the Peoria Chiefs of the Class A Midwest League. He struggled with Peoria, and was demoted to the State College Spikes of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League.
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