Kelly Dransfeldt Explained

Kelly Dransfeldt
Width:150
Position:Shortstop
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:16 April 1975
Birth Place:Joliet, Illinois
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:May 1
Debutyear:1999
Debutteam:Texas Rangers
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:June 19
Finalyear:2004
Finalteam:Chicago White Sox
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.205
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:1
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:11
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Kelly Daniel Dransfeldt (born April 16, 1975) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop for the Texas Rangers and Chicago White Sox.

He is a graduate of Morris Community High School in Morris, Illinois, as a shortstop and infielder. He attended the University of Michigan, and in 1995 and 1996, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1] He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 4th round of the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft.

He made his Major League debut on May 1, 1999, for the Texas Rangers. He hit .205 in his 51 major league games over the course of his 4-year major league career. After being granted free agency in 2004, Dransfeldt retired from baseball and focused on his other passion, the business world. He currently works as a stock portfolio advisor and gives in-depth market reports on local radio in Morris, Illinois, daily as a locally based stock market expert.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League . capecodbaseball.org . September 25, 2019.