Kelly Stinnett

Infobox MLB player

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width=200
name=Kelly Stinnett
position=Catcher
team=Free Agent
number=--
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1970|2|4
debutdate=April 5
debutyear=1994
debutteam=New York Mets
statyear=July 3, 2008
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.234
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=65
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=230
teams=
*New York Mets (by|1994–by|1995)
*Milwaukee Brewers (by|1996–by|1997)
*Arizona Diamondbacks (by|1998–by|2000)
*Cincinnati Reds (by|2001–by|2003)
*Philadelphia Phillies (by|2003)
*Kansas City Royals (by|2004)
*Arizona Diamondbacks (by|2005)
*New York Yankees (by|2006)
*New York Mets (by|2006)
*St. Louis Cardinals (by|2007)

Kelly Lee Stinnett (born February 4, 1970 in Lawton, Oklahoma) is a Major League Baseball catcher who is currently a free agent. His wife is named Gina, and they have three sons named Austin, Alex, and Aaron.

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 football and he led his football team to the Oklahoma Class 5A State Championship. He played on this championship team with another professional athlete by the name of James Trapp. Trapp went to the NFL and played for the Raiders. This team was not ranked #1 in the nation by USA Today.

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 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 by|1989 amateur draft as the 279th overall pick, and was selected by the New York Mets in the by|1993 Rule 5 draft on December 13, 1993. He began his first season the following spring, on April 5, by|1994, with the Mets.

Between 1994 and by|2004, Stinnett played in the majors for the Mets, Milwaukee Brewers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, and 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, by|2005, in a 5-4 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers. In late November 2005, Stinnett signed a one-year deal with the New York Yankees.

Stinnett was designated for assignment by the Yankees on July 26, by|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, by|2007, he signed a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers. On June 3, 2007, he was picked up by the St. Louis Cardinals for cash considerations. Stinnett became a free agent after the season.

External links

* [http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/player.jsp?player_id=122803 MLB official player information]
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=5193 ESPN profile and scouting report]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/stinnke01.shtml Baseball-Reference.com] - career statistics and analysis
* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/draft/1989_11_1.shtml 11th round summary for the 1989 amateur draft]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYM/1993_trans.shtml 1993 New York Mets transactions]