Michael Kelly #49

Michael Joseph Kelly…is married, Kimberly…graduated from West Boca Raton Community High School (Fla.) in 2011.

2025

Pitched in a career-high 42 games in his fourth season in the Majors despite missing the first two months of the season as he completed his suspension for violating Major League Baseball's sports betting rules and policies...Was 4-4 with two saves, a 3.18 ERA and .695 opponents OPS with the A's...Had career highs in every counting category except hit by pitches and wild pitches...His .317 opponents on-base percentage was the highest of his career...Struck out 29 batters in 39.2 innings and walked 19 for a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 1.53...allowed five home runs after surrendering just three in 52 innings entering the season...Compiled a 0.95 ERA and .579 opponents OPS over his first 18 games through Aug. 2 and a 5.23 ERA and .785 OPS over his final 24 appearances...Had a .224 opponents batting average, which broke down to .214 (12-for-56) with a .690 OPS against left-handed hitters and .230 (20-for-87) with a .697 OPS against right-handers...has a .227 career average against both lefties and righties...however, has a .625 OPS against righties, .726 against lefties...Yielded a .167 batting average with runners in scoring position...opponents were 0-for-5 with three strikeouts with the bases loaded...Allowed 1-of-15 (6.7%) inherited runners to score, which was the fifth lowest percentage in the Majors among relievers with 15 or more inherited runners...first batters faced were 10- for-38 (.263) with four walks...Had a 1.00 ERA and .614 OPS in 18 games on the road, a 4.98 ERA and .758 opponents OPS in 24 games at home...yielded four of his five home runs at Sutter Health Park but stranded all 10 of his inherited runners...Posted a 2.40 ERA in 32 night games, a 5.59 ERA in 10 day games...Logged a 1.38 ERA in 13 games before the All-Star Break, a 4.05 ERA in 29 appearances after the break...Compiled a 5.68 ERA and 1.087 opponents OPS in nine interleague appearances…had a 2.70 ERA and .607 OPS in 33 games against American League competition...Tossed fewer than one inning in 16 of his 42 appearances…had eight outings longer than one inning.

2024

Was on the A’s Opening Day roster and was 3-2 with a 2.59 ERA and .672 opponents OPS in 28 relief appearances when he was suspended by Major League Baseball on June 4 for violating MLB’s sports betting rules and policies...Was claimed off waivers from Cleveland following the 2023 season and had pitched in just 18 games over his first two seasons with the Phillies (four in 2002) and Guardians (14)...Allowed a .241 opponents batting average, which included .232 (16-for-69) with a .575 OPS against right-handed hitters compared to .256 (11-for-43) with a .819 OPS against left-handers…surrendered both of his two home runs and issued six of his 10 walks to lefties...Opponents hit .296 with runners in scoring position...Allowed 7-of-15 (46.7%) inherited runners to score…first batters faced were 7-for-26 (.269) with two walks...Did not allow a run in 10 interleague appearances (12.2 ip)…had a 4.34 ERA in 18 games against the American League…now has a 0.47 ERA (1 er in 19.1 ip) in 14 career interleague outings...Posted a 1.02 ERA in 17 outings on zero or one day of rest, a 4.61 ERA in his other 11 games...Did not allow a run in the eighth inning (11.1 ip) and stranded all four of his inherited runners...Held the opposition to a .086 batting average with two strikes and has a .112 career average in that situation...Did not allow a hit to the opponents clean-up hitter (0-for-11).

2023

Had four separate stints with Cleveland and was 1-0 with a 3.78 ERA and .568 opponents OPS in 14 relief appearances…did not pitch during two of his stints, both of which lasted one day, and worked in just one game during his final stay with the Guardians...Allowed a .210 opponents batting average but walked nine batters in 16.2 innings for a .310 on-base percentage...Did not allow a home run...His opponents batting average broke down to .174 (4-for-23) with a .470 OPS against lefthanded hitters compared to .231 (9-for-39) with a .626 OPS against right-handers...Yielded a .176 batting average with runners in scoring position...Allowed 2-of-4 (50.0%) inherited runners to score and first batters faced were 3-for-12 (.250) with two walks...Did not allow a run in the ninth inning (4.0 ip)...Spent the balance of the season with Triple-A Columbus where he was 1-3 with two saves and a 3.58 ERA in 32 relief appearances…also made two rehab outings with Double-A Akron and compiled a 3.40 ERA and .742 opponents OPS in 34 Minor League appearances overall...Struck out 61 batters in 39.2 innings (13.84 per nine innings) but walked 22 (4.99 per nine innings)...Had a .257 opponents batting average, which broke down to .241 (21-for-87) with a .745 OPS against right-handed hitters compared to .277 (18-for-65) with a .738 OPS against lefthanders...Yielded a .313 batting average and two of his three home runs with the bases empty, .216 with runners on base…opponents hit .204 with runners in scoring position...Allowed 7-of-13 (53.8%) inherited runners to score and first batters faced were 10-for-28 (.357) with six walks (.471 on-base percentage)...Tossed at least one inning in 33 of his 34 outings…had at least one strikeout 33 times.

2022

Attended MLB Spring Training with PHI as a non-roster invitee…Began season with Lehigh Valley (AAA), here he spent a majority of the season, making 45 appearances... Had his contract selected on June 13 for his first of two stints with PHI: 6/13-18, 7/8-13…Made his ML debut on 6/16 at WSH (1.0 IP, BB, HB), his first of four appearances with PHI…Outrighted off 40-man roster on July 14, spending the rest of the season in Lehigh Valley.

2021

Signed by HOU as a minor league free agent on 5/8 and assigned to Corpus Christi (AA)...Promoted to Sugar Land (AAA) on 6/1 for the remainder of the season...Worked strictly in relief, going 5-4 with a 2.70 ERA (15 ER, 50.0 IP) between both levels...Averaged 11.16 SO/9.0 IP (62 SO, 50.0 IP) across both levels.

2020

Did not pitch.

2019

Spent season with Southern Maryland in the independent Atlantic League.

2018

Signed by BAL as a free agent on 3/1, designated for assignment on 3/29 and outrighted to Bowie (AA) on 4/5...Spent majority of the season with Bowie, except for a stint with Norfolk (AAA), 7/27-8/13.

2017

Split the season between San Diego's Triple-A El Paso and Double-A San Antonio... Went a combined 10-4 with a 4.19 ERA (59 ER/126.2 IP) in 28 appearances (22 starts) between the two levels...Made 15 starts for San Antonio, going 7-2 with a 2.98 ERA (28 ER/84.2 IP)…Ranked fourth on the team in innings pitched...Posted single-season career bests in wins (10) and strikeouts (128)...Named a Texas League Mid-Season All-Star while with San Antonio...Worked a career-high 8.0 innings on 5/15 vs. Corpus Christi (1 H, 3 BB, 9 K)...Struck out a career-high 11 batters on 6/21, also against Corpus Christi, earned the win (6.0 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 1 HB, 1 BB)...Went 3-0 with a 1.95 ERA (8 ER/37.0 IP) in six starts in the month of May...Held right-handers to a .195 average at Double-A.

2016

Began season with Lake Elsinore (A)...Made six starts and was promoted to San Antonio on 5/13...Promoted again to El Paso on 6/18...In six starts with El Paso from 6/19-7/10, went 5-0 with a 3.23 ERA (11 ER, 30.2 IP)...Was on the IL, 8/23-9/20 (right elbow contusion)...In 25 starts between the three levels, was 9-8 with a 4.34 ERA (62 ER, 128.2 IP) and 115 strikeouts.

2015

Began season with Fort Wayne (A)...Was on the IL from 4/9-5/23 (right shoulder impingement)...Went 4-1 with a 3.50 ERA (14 ER, 36.0 IP) over his first seven starts of the season, surrendering zero earned runs in four of them...Promoted to Lake Elsinore on 8/5 for the remainder of the season.

2014

Spent season with Eugene (A)...Made 14 starts and one relief appearance...Allowed one earned run or none in seven of his 14 starts, including zero in five of those outings.

2013

Split season between Fort Wayne and Eugene...Worked exclusively out of the bullpen and combined to go 3-2 in 33 relief appearances...Over his first seven appearances in May, went 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA (2 ER, 8.0 IP), but then posted a 6.33 ERA (34 ER, 48.1 IP) over his next 26 outings

2012

Began pro career with Fort Wayne...Was transferred to Arizona League Padres (R) on 5/4 for the remainder of the season.