Bobby Kielty
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Bobby Kielty
| Born: | August 5, 1976 |
| Birthplace: | Fontana, California |
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| Height: | 6' 1" |
| Weight: | 215 lbs |
| Bats: | Switch |
| Throws: | Right |
| Drafted: | 1999: Amateur Free Agent by the Minnesota Twins |
| College: | University of Mississippi |
| High School: | Canyon Springs HS (CA) |
| Other Teams: | Minnesota Twins 2001-2003 Toronto Blue Jays 2003 Oakland A's 2004-2007 |
| Years with Boston: | 2007 |
Robert Michael "Bobby" Kielty (born August 5, 1976 in Fontana, CA) is a current platoon player for the Boston Red Sox. He was acquired after being given his outright release by the Oakland Athletics in August 2007.
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Overall Career
Kielty has been an average player throughout his major-league career to date. He was released by the A's because they simply had no room to play him. For the Red Sox coming off the bench, usually in relief of Manny Ramirez or J.D. Drew, he is 8-for-23 with 1 HR and 8 RBI in 8 games. Time will tell whether or not he has a place in the future plans of the Red Sox.
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Kielty's Moments in the Sun
- August 20, 2007: Making his Red Sox debut, Kielty went two for three and he also made a diving catch over the wall in right field to rob a 2-run home run away from Casey Kotchman.
- October 28, 2007: Kielty hit a pinch-hit solo home run in Game 4 of the 2007 World Series, which turned out to be the series-clinching game winner.
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Awards
- 1998 Cape Cod League MVP
- 1998 Summer Player of the Year by Baseball America
- 2000 Eastern League All-Star - New Britain Rock Cats
- 2002 Bill Boni Award - Twins Most Outstanding Rookie
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Trivia
- Kielty made his Major League debut on April 10, 2001 for the Minnesota Twins.
- After the 2007 seaon he won the Eddie Guardado Charity Poker Tournament for the second straight year.
- Bobby's last name is pronounced KELT-E.
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Transactions
- February 16, 1999: Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent.
- July 16, 2003: Traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Toronto Blue Jays for Dave Gassner (PTBNL) and Shannon Stewart.
- November 18, 2003: Traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Oakland Athletics for Ted Lilly.
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External Links
- Baseball-Reference.com - Career Statistics and Analysis
