| Carson Kelly | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Kelly with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2021 | |
| Free agent | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: July 14, 1994 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 5, 2016, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Batting average | .224 |
| Home runs | 54 |
| Runs batted in | 207 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Carson Franklin Kelly (born July 14, 1994) is an American professional baseball catcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Arizona Diamondbacks, Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers.
Born in Chicago, Kelly was raised in Beaverton, Oregon. After a standout amateur career at Westview High School, he was selected by the Cardinals in the second round of the 2012 MLB draft. By his second professional season, he had switched from playing third base to catching. In the coming years, Baseball America rated him among the Cardinals' top prospects, twice naming him St. Louis's best defensive catcher. Kelly made his MLB debut in 2016 and saw limited playing time before being traded to the Diamondbacks after the 2018 season. He 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.