Kelly from LG signs minor league contract with Cincinnati… to Louisville, where his father is the manager

Louisville Bats Announces Signing of Casey Kelly

Right-handed pitcher Casey Kelly (34), who was released from the LG Twins of professional baseball, is continuing his challenge in the United States.

The Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB) announced on the 8th (Korean time) that they signed a minor league contract with Kelly and sent him to the Louisville Bats, a Triple-A team.

The Louisville team is managed by Kelly’s father, Pat Kelly.

The Louisville team said, “The Kellys are 추천 meeting as a coach and a player,” adding, “This is the first time in team history that this has happened.”

Kelly’s father, Pat Kelly, is familiar to domestic fans as he visited Korea in 2021 and threw the first pitch in Game 3 of the KBO League playoffs.

The Louisville team explained on its website that day, “Kelly played for LG in the Korean professional baseball league for six seasons and was a pitcher who led the team to the Korean Series championship in 2023.” “Last month, Kelly had an emotional farewell to the applause of thousands of fans at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul, LG’s home stadium.”

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