Kevin Kelly
Curaçao Neptunus – No. 33
Pitcher
Born: (1990-05-27) May 27, 1990 (age 33)
Willemstad, Curaçao
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Medals
Men's Baseball
Representing  Netherlands
European Baseball Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 Hoofddorp National team
Haarlem Baseball Week
Gold medal – first place 2014 Haarlem National team
World Port Tournament
Silver medal – second place 2011 Netherlands National team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Netherlands National team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Netherlands National team

Kevin Kelly (born May 27, 1990) is a Dutch-Curaçaoan professional baseball pitcher for Curaçao Neptunus of the Honkbal Hoofdklasse. He played college baseball at Western Oklahoma State College and Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

Kelly was chosen as a member of the Netherlands national baseball team for the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games, 2011 World Port Tournament, 2013 World Port Tournament,[1] 2014 Haarlem Baseball Week,[2] 2015 World Port Tournament[3] 2016 exhibition games against Japan,[4] and 2017 World Baseball Classic[5]

Kelly signed with the Rimini Baseball Club of the Italian Baseball League for the 2018 season.[6]

International career

Kelly played for Team Netherlands in the 2019 European Baseball Championship, at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament in Italy in September 2019, and at the 2019 WBSC Premier12. He represented the Netherlands national baseball team at the 2023 World Baseball Classic.[7]

References

  1. ^ "DOOR Neptunus add Curacao native Kevin Kelly". mister-baseball.com. March 25, 2014.
  2. ^ "Roster National Team announced for Haarlem Baseball Week". Grand Slam Stats & News.
  3. ^ "KNBSB announces Roster for 2015 World Port Tournament in Rotterdam". Mister-Baseball.com. July 1, 2015.
  4. ^ "Jurickson Profar met Koninkrijksteam naar Japan". Honkbalsite Honkbalnieuws uit Nederland (in Dutch). October 26, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Rimini Baseball – Sito Ufficiale Rimini Baseball Club".
  7. ^ "Grote namen in voorselectie Koninkrijksteam voor World Baseball Classic – HonkbalSoftbal.nl". HonkbalSoftbal.nl (in Dutch). January 10, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.

External links

Netherlands roster – 2017 World Baseball Classic
Netherlands roster – 2023 World Baseball Classic
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