19 Facts About Carson Kelly

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Carson Franklin Kelly was born on July 14,1994 and is an American professional baseball catcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball.

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Carson Kelly played in MLB for the St Louis Cardinals from 2016 through 2018.

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Carson Kelly became Arizona's starting catcher in 2019, tying Miguel Montero's Diamondbacks record for the most home runs hit by a catcher in a season with 18.

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Carson Franklin Kelly was born on July 14,1994, in Chicago, Illinois.

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For most of his childhood, Carson Kelly lived in Beaverton, Oregon, a suburb of Portland, although he and his family briefly lived in Toronto around when Carson Kelly was 12.

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6.

Carson Kelly attended Stoller Middle School and Westview High School in Beaverton, Oregon.

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Carson Kelly was a star player for Westview's baseball team, where he played the infield and pitched.

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8.

Carson Kelly was named the Gatorade Oregon Player of the Year in 2011 and 2012.

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9.

Carson Kelly won gold medals in the 2011 World Youth Baseball Championship and an under-18 international tournament.

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10.

Carson Kelly began his professional career that year with the Johnson City Cardinals of the Rookie-level Appalachian League, batting.

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11.

Carson Kelly struggled with Peoria, and was demoted to the State College Spikes of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League.

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12.

Carson Kelly won the 2015 minor leagues Rawlings Gold Glove Award for catchers.

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13.

Carson Kelly was ranked the fourth-best prospect in the Cardinals system in 2016 by Baseball America.

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14.

Carson Kelly began the 2016 season with the Springfield Cardinals of the Class AA Texas League.

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15.

Carson Kelly was selected to the 2016 Texas League All-Star Game and to the 2016 All-Star Futures Game.

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16.

Carson Kelly appeared in 10 games with St Louis in 2016, batting.

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17.

Carson Kelly spent the remainder of the season with the Cardinals.

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18.

Carson Kelly began the season with Memphis and received his first 2018 promotion to the major leagues on May 6 when Molina was placed on the disabled list.

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19.

Carson Kelly appeared in a majority of games at the catching position in 2020, splitting time with Stephen Vogt but getting most of the September starts.

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