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Don Kelly (baseball)

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Don Kelly (baseball)

Donald Thomas Kelly (born February 15, 1980) is an American former professional baseball utility player and coach who is the manager for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Pirates, Detroit Tigers, and Miami Marlins. Kelly played every position on the field in the major leagues, including pitcher. Over the course of his career, he mainly played the outfield and third base.

Infobox

Batting average
230
Home runs
23
Runs batted in
98
Managerial record
54-63
Winning %
476

Tables

· Post-playing career › Managerial record
Games
Games
Team
Games
Year
Won
Regular season
Lost
Regular season
Win %
Regular season
Finish
Regular season
Won
Regular season
Lost
Postseason
Win %
Postseason
Result
PIT
PIT
Team
PIT
Year
2025
Regular season
124
Regular season
59
Regular season
65
Regular season
476
Regular season
5th in NL Central
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Total
Total
Team
Total
Year
124
Regular season
59
Regular season
65
Regular season
476
Team
Year
Regular season
Postseason
Games
Won
Lost
Win %
Finish
Won
Lost
Win %
Result
PIT
2025
124
59
65
476
5th in NL Central
–
–
–
–
Total
124
59
65
476

References

  1. The Official Site of the Houston Astros
    https://www.mlb.com/astros/news/astros-announce-coaching-staff-for-2019/c-301028786
  2. "Roaming the Field for Detroit: A Jack-of-All-Trades"
    https://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/23/roaming-the-field-for-detroit-a-jack-of-all-trades/?partner=rss&emc=rss
  3. Post-Gazette
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=p44NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QXADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6716,5219994&dq=don-kelly+tigers
  4. The Progress-Index
    http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15082280&BRD=2271&PAG=461&dept_id=462945&rfi=6
  5. "2001 Major League Baseball Draft, Rounds 1–10"
    http://prosportstransactions.com/baseball/DraftTrades/2001-1-10.htm
  6. The Ledger
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=W-8SAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4v0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5188,8721131&dq=don-kelly+tigers
  7. Post-Gazette
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mokNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=h3ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=3279,121862&dq=don-kelly+tigers
  8. Post-Gazette
    https://archive.today/20120713100349/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ye8NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tnADAAAAIBAJ&pg=3404,1671040&dq=don-kelly+tigers
  9. Post-Gazette
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HIsNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FHEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6635,2290187&dq=don-kelly+tigers
  10. Toledo Blade
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n4gUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XgQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6750,3793063&dq=don-kelly+tigers
  11. MLB.com
    http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050804&content_id=1157453&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
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    https://web.archive.org/web/20110615122500/http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20051014&content_id=1249650&vkey=news_det&fext=.jsp&c_id=det
  13. Post-Gazette
    http://www.post-gazette.com/pirates/2007/03/15/Spring-Training-Mt-Lebanon-native-Kelly-is-making-good-impression-on-Tracy/stories/200703150352
  14. MLB.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20110605042613/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20061214&content_id=1761226&vkey=pr_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit
  15. "Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Houston Astros 2; Monday, April 2, 2007 (N) at Minute Maid Park"
    http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2007/B04020HOU2007.htm
  16. MLB.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20110605042634/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070612&content_id=2021514&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit
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    http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071102&content_id=2290902&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
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    https://web.archive.org/web/20191216082350/https://www.milb.com/toledo?id=830
  19. Detroit Free Press
    https://web.archive.org/web/20090615055504/http://www.freep.com/article/20090611/SPORTS02/90611098/1050/SPORTS02/Tigers+send+down+Clete+Thomas++call+up+Don+Kelly
  20. MLive.com
    http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2009/06/tigers_don_kelly_showing_off_s.html
  21. CBSSports.com
    https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/gametracker/recap/MLB_20180425_DET@PIT_2/
  22. MLB.com
    http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2011_06_29_nynmlb_detmlb_1&mode=wrap&c_id=mlb
  23. "Kelly replaces V-Mart as Tigers' backstopaccessdate=October 9, 2011"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20121007152601/http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110702&content_id=21314136&notebook_id=21329010&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det
  24. ESPN.com
    http://www.espn.com/new-york/mlb/boxscore?gameId=311006110&teams=detroit-tigers-vs-new-york-yankees
  25. MLB.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20120806201457/http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120803&content_id=36056274&notebook_id=36059884&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det
  26. MLive.com
    http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/08/detroit_tigers_outright_utilit.html
  27. MLB.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20070206133206/http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/team/transactions.jsp?c_id=det#month=9&year=2012&team_id=116
  28. MLB.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20121102073428/http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121031&content_id=40133706&vkey=news_det&c_id=det
  29. MLB.com
    https://www.mlb.com/news/don-kelly-nick-castellanos-among-tigers-17-non-roster-invitees-to-spring-training/c-40984354
  30. "Detroit Tigers' Don Kelly reaches agreement on contract that will pay him $1 million in 2014"
    http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/12/detroit_tigers_don_kelly_reach.html
  31. MLive.com
    http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/11/don_kelly_evan_reed_decline_mi.html
  32. ESPN.com
    https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=12196487
  33. Miami Herald
    http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mlb/miami-marlins/article17042102.html
  34. Sun-Sentinel
    http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-marlins/fl-florida-marlins-news-0414-20150413-story.html
  35. MLB.com
    https://www.mlb.com/news/don-kelly-season-over-after-tommy-john-surgery/c-137246348
  36. Sun-Sentinel
    http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-marlins/sfl-don-kelly-justin-maxwell-among-marlins-cuts-20160329-story.html
  37. ESPN.com
    https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/17163866/dee-gordon-apologizes-rejoining-miami-marlins
  38. The Detroit News
    http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2017/02/18/back-tigers-add-don-kelly-scouting/98093750/
  39. MLB.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20170929210831/http://m.tigers.mlb.com/news/article/256690688/detroit-tigers-make-scouting-analytics-hires/
  40. Detroit Free Press
    https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2018/11/21/detroit-tigers-don-kelly-houston-astros/2082924002/
  41. MLB.com
    https://www.mlb.com/pirates/press-release/press-release-don-kelly-named-pirates-bench-coach?t=pirates-press-releases
  42. MLB.com
    https://www.mlb.com/pirates/news/derek-shelton-dismissed-as-pirates-manager
  43. MLB Trade Rumors
    https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/09/pirates-extend-manager-don-kelly.html
  44. Post-Gazette
    http://www.post-gazette.com/pirates/2007/03/01/PG-South-Mt-Lebanon-s-Kelly-living-a-dream-in-Pirates-camp/stories/200703010411
  45. "Kelly Named Assistant Coach"
    http://www.icgaels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=14900&ATCLID=3758909
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