Suspension
Est. Return 6/4/2025
2024 Stats
W-L
3-2
ERA
2.59
WHIP
1.18
K
22
SV
0
2025 Projections
Issued one-year suspension
Major League Baseball announced Tuesday that Kelly has received a one-year suspension for violating the league's gambling policy, Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal reports.
ANALYSIS
MLB's investigation determined that Kelly bet a total of $99.22 on MLB games during a time he was with the Astros' Triple-A affiliate in Sugar Land during the 2021 season. Currently, Kelly is on the Oakland roster and has posted a 2.59 ERA over 28 relief appearances with the big club. He won't appeal the suspension.
MLB's investigation determined that Kelly bet a total of $99.22 on MLB games during a time he was with the Astros' Triple-A affiliate in Sugar Land during the 2021 season. Currently, Kelly is on the Oakland roster and has posted a 2.59 ERA over 28 relief appearances with the big club. He won't appeal the suspension.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
17
Last 10 Games
13
Last 5 Games
12
How many pitches does Michael Kelly generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
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91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Michael Kelly generally pitch?
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8th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-5%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-9%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .236 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 3 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .224 | 21 | 9 | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .256 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 2 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .232 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .174 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .231 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .333 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .125 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-18%
ERA at Home
2024
-1%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 2.63 | 1.17 | 24.0 | 8.3 | 3.8 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 3.21 | 1.25 | 28.0 | 6.4 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2024Home | 2.60 | 1.27 | 17.1 | 7.8 | 4.2 | ||||
| 2024Away | 2.57 | 1.07 | 14.0 | 4.5 | 1.3 | ||||
| 2023Home | 2.70 | 0.90 | 6.2 | 9.5 | 2.7 | ||||
| 2023Away | 4.50 | 1.60 | 10.0 | 8.1 | 6.3 | ||||
| 2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022Away | 2.25 | 1.00 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 2.3 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Michael Kelly compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.20K/9
6.3BB/9
2.9HR/9
0.6Fastball
95.1 mphERA
2.59WHIP
1.18BABIP
.274GB/FB
0.88Left On Base
76.0%Exit Velocity
79.0 mphBarrels/BBE
2.4%Spin Rate
2639 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
14.3%Swinging Strike
9.7%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Picks up third win Saturday
Kelly (3-2) picked up the win over Atlanta on Saturday, firing a scoreless inning during which he issued two walks and uncorked a wild pitch.
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Handed second loss Wednesday
Kelly (2-2) took the loss against the Rays on Wednesday, allowing an earned run on two hits over one-third of an inning.
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Takes first loss Tuesday
Kelly (2-1) took the extra-inning loss against the Astros on Tuesday, allowing an unearned run on one hit over one-third of an inning.
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Records victory Wednesday
Kelly (1-0) got the win Tuesday against the Rangers, firing a perfect eighth inning.
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Claimed by Oakland
The Athletics claimed Kelly off waivers from the Guardians on Friday.
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