Kevin Kelly (pitcher, born 1990)

Not to be confused with Kevin Kelly (pitcher, born 1997).
Kevin Kelly
Caliente de Durango – No. 9
Pitcher
Born: (1990-05-27) May 27, 1990
Willemstad, Curaçao
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Netherlands
European Baseball Championship
2016 Hoofddorp National team
2021 Turin National team
2023 Czechia National team
2025 Rotterdam National team
Haarlem Baseball Week
2014 Haarlem National team
World Port Tournament
2011 Netherlands National team
2013 Netherlands National team
2015 Netherlands National team

Kevin Keary Kelly (born May 27, 1990) is a Dutch-Curaçaoan professional baseball pitcher for the Caliente de Durango of the Mexican League. He played college baseball at Western Oklahoma State College and Southwestern Oklahoma State University and has also played professionally in the Netherlands and Italy.[1] He has also represented the Netherlands national baseball team at events beginning in 2010.

Career

Neptunus

Kelly pitched for the Honkbal Hoofdklaase club Neptunus in Rotterdam from 2014–2017 and 2019–2023. He has a 19–7 win–loss record and 24 saves in 250 innings pitched.[1]

Rimini Baseball Club

Kelly signed with the Rimini Baseball Club of the Italian Baseball League for the 2018 season.[2] In 15 games for the club, he compiled a 1.72 ERA with 19 strikeouts and 3 saves across 15+2⁄3 innings pitched.

Sultanes de Monterrey

On April 17, 2024, Kelly signed with the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League.[3] On May 31, Kelly threw a no-hitter against the Pericos de Puebla, striking out three as Monterrey won 12–0.[4] In 16 games (11 starts) for the Sultanes, he compiled a 1–3 record and 4.67 ERA with 39 strikeouts across 52 innings pitched. Kelly was released by the team on September 23.[5]

Dorados de Chihuahua

On October 14, 2024, Kelly signed with the Dorados de Chihuahua of the Mexican League.[6] Kelly made 19 appearances (three starts) for Chihuahua in 2025, logging a 3–3 record and 9.47 ERA with 20 strikeouts across 25+2⁄3 innings pitched.

Caliente de Durango

On July 11, 2025, Kelly signed with the Caliente de Durango of the Mexican League.[7] In six games, he had an 8.49 ERA.[1]

International career

Kelly has played for the Netherlands national baseball team in several international tournaments, beginning with the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games. He has also played in the 2011 World Port Tournament, 2013 World Port Tournament,[8] 2014 Haarlem Baseball Week,[9] 2015 World Port Tournament[10] 2016 exhibition games against Japan,[11] and 2017 World Baseball Classic.[12] He also played for the Netherlands in the 2019 European Baseball Championship, Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament in September 2019, 2019 WBSC Premier12, and 2023 World Baseball Classic.[13]

Kelly was named the best pitcher of the 2025 European Championship, following his 8+1⁄3 inning, 16-strikeout relief appearance in a win over defending champion Spain in the semifinals. He had two saves earlier in the tournament.[14][15][16]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kevin Kelly College, Winter & Mexican Leagues Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  2. ^ "Rimini Baseball – Sito Ufficiale Rimini Baseball Club". Archived from the original on 2018-02-11.
  3. ^ "Kevin Kelly Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News". milb.com. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  4. ^ "Sultanes: ¡Día Histórico! Kevin Kelly lanza no-hitter en doble triunfo de Monterrey". milb.com. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  5. ^ "LMB: Movimientos en listas de reserva - 23 de septiembre de 2024". milb.com. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  6. ^ "LMB: Movimientos en listas de reserva - 14 de octubre de 2024". milb.com. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  7. ^ "Fecha limite de cambios y refuerzos" (in Spanish). Mexican League. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  8. ^ "DOOR Neptunus add Curacao native Kevin Kelly". mister-baseball.com. March 25, 2014.
  9. ^ "Roster National Team announced for Haarlem Baseball Week". Grand Slam Stats & News.
  10. ^ "KNBSB announces Roster for 2015 World Port Tournament in Rotterdam". Mister-Baseball.com. July 1, 2015.
  11. ^ "Jurickson Profar met Koninkrijksteam naar Japan". Honkbalsite Honkbalnieuws uit Nederland (in Dutch). October 26, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  12. ^ Thornburg, Chad (February 8, 2017). "Big league infield anchors Team Netherlands". MLB.com. Archived from the original on October 22, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  13. ^ "Grote namen in voorselectie Koninkrijksteam voor World Baseball Classic". HonkbalSoftbal.nl (in Dutch). January 10, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  14. ^ "2025 Baseball European Championship Daily Report Final" (PDF). WBSC Europe. September 27, 2025. pp. 3, 65.
  15. ^ "Honkballers EK-finalist, werper Kelly maakt indruk als invaller tegen Spanje". NOS (in Dutch). 2025-09-26. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
  16. ^ Visser, Seb (26 September 2025). "Heroïsche Kevin Kelly en solo homeruns helpen Koninkrijksteam langs Spanje". HonkbalSoftbal.nl (in Dutch).
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