Roberto Kelly

Roberto Conrado Kelly (born October 1, 1964) is a Panamanian professional baseball manager and former outfielder who currently serves as the manager for the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League. He was signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1982 and went on to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) for them (1987–1992 and 2000), the Cincinnati Reds (1993–1994), Atlanta Braves (1994), Montreal Expos (1995), Los Angeles Dodgers (1995), Minnesota Twins (1996–1997), Seattle Mariners (1997), and Texas Rangers (1998–1999). During his playing days in Panama, he was known as La Sombra, Spanish for Shadow. After his playing career, he managed the Giants' Single-A affiliate, the Augusta GreenJackets and later became a coach for the Giants' major league team.

Kelly made his MLB debut with the New York Yankees in 1987.^{[citation needed]} He broke up Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Dave Stieb's perfect game at SkyDome in 1989 with a two-out double in the ninth inning. He was named to the 1992 American League All-Star team.

After the 1992 season, the Yankees traded Kelly to the Cincinnati Reds for Paul O'Neill. With the Reds, Kelly made the 1993 National League All-Star team.

On May 29, 1994, the Reds traded Kelly to the Atlanta Braves for Deion Sanders.

The Braves traded Kelly along with Tony Tarasco and Esteban Yan to the Montreal Expos for Marquis Grissom on April 6, 1995.

The following month, the Expos traded Kelly and Joey Eischen to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Henry Rodríguez and Jeff Treadway.

A free agent after the season, Kelly signed with the Minnesota Twins for the 1996 season.

In 14 seasons, he played in 1,337 games and had 4,797 at bats, 687 runs, 1,390 hits, 241 doubles, 30 triples, 124 home runs, 585 RBI, 235 stolen bases, 317 walks, a .290 batting average, a .337 on-base percentage and a .430 slugging percentage. Defensively, he recorded a .985 fielding percentage as an outfielder.