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Casey Kelly (born October 4, 1989 in Sarasota, Florida) is an American minor league baseball player in the San Diego Padres organization.
Kelly was considered to be a football prospect, though he turned down a full scholarship to play quarterback for the University of Tennessee Volunteers in order to pursue a baseball career. He was a first round draft choice, 30th overall, in the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft. He was drafted as a pitcher and shortstop.
Kelly played the first half of the 2009 season with Greenville and Salem as a pitcher. He was elected to the MLB Futures Game. He finished the second half of season as a shortstop. On December 8, 2009, Kelly announced his decision to continue his career as a full-time pitcher.