- Pat Kelly (catcher)
Dale Patrick Kelly (born
August 27 ,1955 inSanta Maria, California ) is a formerMajor League Baseball catcher . Drafted in the third round of by|1973 amateur draft, his career in the majors was very brief, consisting of three games. He made his professional debut with theToronto Blue Jays onMay 28 , by|1980, and played his final game five days later. In seven at-bats, he had 2 hits, for a .286batting average , with nohome run s and no RBIs.On
July 3 2007 , Kelly replaced Bucky Dent as theCincinnati Reds bench coach on an interim basis.He bats and throws
right-handed .On June 5, 2008 Pat's son Casey Kelly was the 30th selection of the first round by the Boston Redsox in the MLB's First Year Player Draft.
Pat's older son, Chris, is currently in the Tampa Bay Rays farm system.
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