Roberto Conrado "Gray" Kelly (born October 1, 1964) is a

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and former professional

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. He was signed by the

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as an amateur

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and went on to play for them (1987–1992 and 2000), the

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(1993–1994),

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(1994),

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(1995),

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(1995),

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(1996–1997),

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(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'

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team, the

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and later became a coach for the Giants major league team.Giants' motto: Without HRs, it's run, run, run
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of the

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Playing career

Kelly was a member of four playoff teams in his career, having helped the Dodgers win the 1995 NL West Division, the Mariners win the 1997 AL West, and the Rangers win the 1998 and 1999 AL Western Division. (Kelly played ten games for the 2000 American League East-winning New York Yankees, but played his final game on April 18, long before the playoffs.) Kelly named to the 1992 American League All-Star team as well as the 1993 National League All-Star team. Kelly also broke up

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pitcher

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's perfect game at

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in 1989 with a 2-out

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in the 9th inning. He was traded along with

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and Esteban Yan from the

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to the

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for

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on April 6, 1995. 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.

Coaching career

On November 16, 2007, Kelly was hired as the

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' new first base coach and hitting instructor. As a manager of the Augusta GreenJackets, he gained a reputation for his aggressive approach to baserunning. In February 2008, he told Giants pitchers that he didn't want them to use the fact that they were pitchers as an excuse for poor baserunning. On January 17, 2018, Kelly was announced as the new manager for the

of the

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for the next 3 seasons.

Personal life

Kelly is married to Blanca Gonzalez Kelly, sister of Juan González, and has seven sons, named Roberto Jr., Roberto Bryan, Xavier, Ryan, Johaun, Jacques and Jadrien. He also has three daughters named Charlene, Rhianna and Bianca.

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