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#8 Don Kelly

OF

Height: 6-5
Weight: 205
DOB: 2/15/1980
Throws: R
Bats: L

Biography:
Originally selected by Detroit in the 8th round of the 2001 draft...signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent on December 12, 2006...signed by Arizona as a free agent on January 31, 2008...signed by Detroit as a free agent on January 14, 2009.

2009 Highlights:
Contract purchased by Detroit from Toledo on June 12...out-righted to Toledo from Detroit on July 9.

2008 Highlights:
Spent the year with Triple-A Tucson in the Pacific Coast League, hitting .275 (120-436) with 37 extra-base hits in 124 games...had 2 HR & 4 RBI on May 4 at Albuquerque...had 4 RBI on June 14 vs. Colorado Springs...went 5-5 on August 14 at Colorado Springs...had 28 multi-hit games on the year...fanned once every 10.89 plate appearances (2nd best in the PCL)...appeared in games at 1B (1), 2B (63), 3B (23), SS (34), and OF (6).

2007: Started the season on the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Opening Day roster (1 of 2 rookies-pitcher Juan Perez)...popped out as a pinch-hitter in his big league debut on Opening Day at Houston on April 2...went 0-3 with a walk and a run scored in his first career start at 2B on April 7 at Cincinnati...singled off San Francisco’s Russ Ortiz for his first major league hit on April 13...appeared in games at SS (18), 2B (13), RF (9), LF (8), 3B (6), and CF (2) while playing at Triple-A Indianapolis.

2006: Hit a combined .250 (111-444) in 124 games between Double-A Erie and Triple-A Toledo...had a season-high 4 RBI on May 17 at Norfolk...had a season-high nine-game hitting streak with Erie August 8-16...appeared in games at SS (62), 2B (40), 1B (10), and 3B (7) on the year.

2005: Started the season with Double-A Erie in the Eastern League, hitting a blistering .345 (106-307) in the first three months of the season...had a 13-game hitting streak with Erie from May 25 to June 5, hitting .469 (23-49)...promoted to Triple-A Toledo on June 30...placed on the disabled list on July 28 (left groin strain)...activated from the disabled list on August 10 and assigned to Double-A Erie...promoted back to Toledo on August 15 where he remained for the rest of the season...hit his first Triple-A HR on August 17 vs. Norfolk...appeared in six post-season games with Toledo, hitting .300 (6-20) with two 2B and seven RBI...set a Toledo modern-era playoff record with four RBI on September 13 vs. Indianapolis...had 47 multi-hit games (36 with Erie/11 with Toledo) on the year...established career-highs in at-bats (489), runs (76), hits (152), 2B (30), HR (10), RBI (67), and SB (18)...led all Detroit minor leaguers in hitting (.311) rated as the best batting prospect in the Eastern League by Baseball America...appeared in 22 games with Mesa in the 2005 Arizona Fall League, hitting .294 (25-85) with 11 RBI.

2004: Appeared in 28 games with Double-A Erie in the Eastern League, hitting .228 (23-101)...also played in three games with the Gulf Coast Tigers, going 4-10 at the plate ...missed most of the season to a right shoulder nerve injury.

2003: Split the season between Double-A Erie and Single-A Lakeland...led all Detroit minor leaguers with a .306 batting average...fanned once every 13.41 plate appearances (13th best in the minors)...earned both mid-season and post-season all-star honors in the Florida State League...tabbed the Detroit minor league player of the month for May (.362 average) and June (.319 average)...named as the 19th best prospect in the Detroit system by Baseball America following the season.

2002: Spent the entire season with Single-A West Michigan, hitting .286 (130-455) in 128 games...selected to the Midwest League’s mid-season all-star squad...toughest batter to fan in the Midwest League and 11th toughest in the minor leagues, striking out once every 13.10 plate appearances...seventh best batting average (.286) among all Detroit minor leaguers...recorded two 10-game hitting streaks with West Michigan.

2001: Spent his first pro season with Oneonta in the New York-Penn League, hitting .286 (75-262) in 67 games...second toughest batter to strike out in the league, fanning once every 18.25 plate appearances...led Oneonta with 41 runs scored and 75 hits.

Personal/Miscellaneous:
Attended Mt. Lebanon (PA) High School...attended Point Park (PA) College...is the all-time leading hitter at Point Park, batting .413 and fourth all-time with 74 stolen bases...named a NAIA First Team All-American his junior season (2001)...signed by Lou Laslo...brother-in-law is Neil Walker (Pirates prospect)...resides in Pittsburgh, PA.

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