28 Facts About Bobby Kielty

1.

Bobby Kielty played for the Minnesota Twins, Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics, and Boston Red Sox during a Major League Baseball career that lasted from 2001 to 2007.

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In 1998 Bobby Kielty played collegiate summer baseball for the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League.

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3.

Bobby Kielty was named 1998 Summer Player of the Year by Baseball America.

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4.

In 1999, Bobby Kielty began his minor league career with the Quad City River Bandits of the Midwest League.

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Bobby Kielty was promoted to the New Britain Rock Cats of the Eastern League in 2000.

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6.

Bobby Kielty played in the Eastern League all-star game held in Bowie, Maryland.

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7.

Bobby Kielty led the team in home runs, was second in RBI and third in hits.

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8.

Bobby Kielty was rated the Twins eighth best prospect, and the ninth best prospect in the Eastern League.

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Bobby Kielty then began the 2001 season with the Twins' newly relocated Pacific Coast League team in Edmonton with the Edmonton Trappers.

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10.

Bobby Kielty started the 2002 season in Edmonton, but only appeared in two games before the Twins called him up.

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11.

Bobby Kielty made his post-season debut against the Oakland Athletics in the ALDS, going 0 for 4 in the series.

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12.

Bobby Kielty then went 0 for 3 with a walk and RBI in the ALCS against the Anaheim Angels.

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13.

Bobby Kielty began the 2003 season with a 12-game hitting streak with the Twins, and had his first career two-homer game on April 17 against Detroit.

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14.

Bobby Kielty made his Blue Jays debut the next day against the Boston Red Sox, going 3 for 4 with a home run and 3 RBI.

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15.

Bobby Kielty was the Athletics' Opening Day left fielder in 2004, and through May 19, he was hitting.

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16.

Bobby Kielty earned the nickname "Ronny Mac" due to his similarity to McDonald's mascot, Ronald McDonald.

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17.

Bobby Kielty cut his hair in the 2005 off-season, and began the 2006 season with the Athletics Triple A affiliate, the Sacramento River Cats.

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18.

Bobby Kielty did not appear in the Athletics series against the Minnesota Twins, in which the A's swept Minnesota, and he saw very limited action in the ALCS against the Detroit Tigers, as he went hitless in 2 at bats, as Oakland was swept.

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19.

Bobby Kielty returned to Oakland for the 2007 season he ran into injury problems, and played in just 13 games, hitting.

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20.

On July 23,2007, Bobby Kielty was designated for assignment by the Athletics to make room for closer Huston Street.

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21.

Bobby Kielty saw no action in the Red Sox playoff series against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, which the Red Sox swept.

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22.

Bobby Kielty is the 21st player to hit a pinch-hit home run in the World Series.

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23.

On March 31,2008, Bobby Kielty accepted an assignment to the Pawtucket Red Sox rather than opt for free agency.

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24.

Bobby Kielty asked for and was granted his release from the Red Sox organization on July 13,2008.

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25.

Bobby Kielty re-entered the Twins system when he signed a minor league contract on August 11,2008.

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26.

Bobby Kielty was assigned to the Rochester Red Wings, the Twins' Triple-A affiliate, and played three weeks with the ballclub.

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27.

In January 2009, Bobby Kielty signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets.

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28.

On February 3,2011, Bobby Kielty signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres.

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