Kelly Stinnett
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| St. Louis Cardinals — No. -- | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: February 4, 1970 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| April 5, 1994 for the New York Mets | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through July 16, 2006) |
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| Batting Average | .238 |
| Home runs | 64 |
| RBIs | 225 |
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Kelly Lee Stinnett (born February 4, 1970 in Lawton, Oklahoma) is a catcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization of Major League Baseball. His wife is named Gina, and they have three sons named Austin, Alex, and Aaron.
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[edit] High School Years
Stinnett attended Lawton High School in Lawton, Oklahoma and was a letterman in football, and baseball. He was an All-State selection in baseball and in American football and he led his football team to the Oklahoma Class 5A State Championship.
[edit] College and Pro Ball
He attended Seminole Junior College in Oklahoma, where in his freshman year he was All-Conference and All-Region after leading all junior college players with 30 home runs and 124 RBI. In his sophomore year he was National Junior College Player of the Year and a first-team All-American. That year he had a batting average of .399 and had 22 home runs and 97 RBI, leading his team to a third-place finish in the Junior College World Series.
He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1989 amateur draft as the 279th overall pick, and was selected by the New York Mets in the 1993 Rule 5 draft on December 13, 1993. He began his first season the following spring, on April 5, 1994 with the Mets.
Since then he has played 11 seasons, during which time he has played for the Mets, the Milwaukee Brewers, the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Cincinnati Reds, the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Kansas City Royals. He made a return to the Diamondbacks on December 13, 2004, when he was signed to a minor league contract. Stinnett made his return to the major leagues on May 28, 2005, in a 5-4 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers. In late November 2005, Stinnett signed a 1-year deal with the New York Yankees.
Stinnett was designated for assignment by the Yankees on July 26, 2006, after the Yankees traded for Phillies' back-up catcher Sal Fasano. On August 24, 2006, Stinnett signed a minor league contract with the Mets. On February 17, 2007 he signed a minor league deal with the Dodgers. On June 3, 2007, he was picked up by the St. Louis Cardinals for cash considerations.
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[edit] External links
- MLB official player information
- ESPN profile and scouting report
- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
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