Bobby Kielty
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| 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) was a platoon player for the Boston Red Sox in 2007. He was acquired after being given his outright release by the Oakland Athletics in August of that year. He has not played in the major leagues since the 2007 season. After leaving the Red Sox organization in the middle of 2008, Kielty finished that season in the Twins organization. In January 2009, he signed a minor league contract with the NY Mets.
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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 was 12-for-52 with 1 HR and 9 RBI in 20 games.
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.
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
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.
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.
- July 16, 2008: Released by the Boston Red Sox.
- August 11, 2008: Signed by the Minnesota Twins as a free agent.
- September 3, 2008: Released by the Minnesota Twins.
- January 29, 2009: Signed by the New York Mets as a minor-league free agent.
External Links
- Baseball-Reference.com - Career Statistics and Analysis
