Kenny Kelly
Encyclopedia
Kenneth Alphonso Kelly (born January 26, 1979 in Plant City
, Florida
) is a minor league
outfield
er for the Chicago White Sox
Triple-A affiliate, the Charlotte Knights
. Previously, he has played in the major leagues for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Cincinnati Reds
, and Washington Nationals
. He had also been a quarterback
for the University of Miami
football
team.
He was also with the Seattle Mariners, but in 2003 he was traded to the NY Mets for Rey Sánchez
.
Kelly is now involved with various nonprofits helping kids understand the game of life.
in Tampa Bay, Florida and was a student and a letterman in football, basketball, baseball, and track. In football, he finished his high school career with 7,486 passing yards and 77 passing touchdowns. Kenneth Alphonso Kelly graduated from Tampa Catholic High School in 1997.
Plant City, Florida
Plant City is a city in Hillsborough County, Florida, in the United States, approximately midway between Brandon and Lakeland along Interstate 4. The population was 34,721 at the 2010 census....
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
) is a minor league
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
outfield
Outfield
The outfield is a sporting term used in cricket and baseball to refer to the area of the field of play further from the batsman or batter than the infield...
er for the Chicago White Sox
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...
Triple-A affiliate, the Charlotte Knights
Charlotte Knights
The Charlotte Knights are a minor league baseball team representing Charlotte, North Carolina. The team, which plays in the International League, is the Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox of the American League...
. Previously, he has played in the major leagues for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....
, and Washington Nationals
Washington Nationals
The Washington Nationals are a professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C. The Nationals are a member of the Eastern Division of the National League of Major League Baseball . The team moved into the newly built Nationals Park in 2008, after playing their first three seasons in RFK Stadium...
. He had also been a quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
for the University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
team.
He was also with the Seattle Mariners, but in 2003 he was traded to the NY Mets for Rey Sánchez
Rey Sánchez
Rey Francisco Sánchez Guadalupe is a former Major League Baseball infielder. He attended high school in California and was drafted in the 13th round of the amateur baseball draft by the Texas Rangers. He played in their minor league system until , when he was traded to the Chicago Cubs for minor...
.
Kelly is now involved with various nonprofits helping kids understand the game of life.
High school years
Kelly attended Tampa Catholic High SchoolTampa Catholic High School
Tampa Catholic High School is a Diocesan, Catholic, coeducational high school located in Tampa, Florida, USA, founded in 1962. It is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Petersburg. Its motto is "Veritas and Caritas," which means: "Truth and Charity."...
in Tampa Bay, Florida and was a student and a letterman in football, basketball, baseball, and track. In football, he finished his high school career with 7,486 passing yards and 77 passing touchdowns. Kenneth Alphonso Kelly graduated from Tampa Catholic High School in 1997.