"Drafted in the third round of the 2009 draft by the St. Louis Cardinals, the right-handed pitcher got his start with the Cardinals in 2012. Kelly spent his first four seasons as a starter/bulk reliever, but eventually moved to the bullpen full-time in 2016. During the 2014 season, Kelly was traded to the American League East, joining the Boston Red Sox."
"During the 2014 season, Kelly was traded to the American League East, joining the Boston Red Sox. There, he won the first World Series of his career in 2018. During the regular season, Kelly had a 4.39 ERA and 3.57 FIP in 65.2 innings pitched, but his numbers drastically improved in the playoffs, finishing with a 0.79 ERA and 1.13 FIP in 11.1 innings pitched as the Red Sox defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers."
"A free agent after the 2018 season, Kelly joined those Dodgers. In 2020, he won his second World Series, as he posted a 1.80 ERA and 3.49 FIP in 10 innings pitched during the regular season, and a 2.45 ERA and 3.19 FIP in 3.2 innings pitched in the playoffs. Kelly spent most of the 2020s with the Dodgers, aside from a season and a half spent with the Chicago White Sox in 2022 and 2023."
Kelly was drafted in the third round of the 2009 draft by the St. Louis Cardinals and debuted in 2012. He spent his first four seasons as a starter and bulk reliever before moving to the bullpen full-time in 2016. Kelly was traded to the Boston Red Sox in 2014 and won his first World Series in 2018 after a dominant postseason. He signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers in free agency, won a second World Series in 2020, and spent most of the 2020s with Los Angeles aside from 2022–23 with the Chicago White Sox. He did not pitch in 2025 and finished with a 3.98 ERA across 839 innings and a 3.45 postseason ERA in 60 innings.
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