Matt Kennelly

Former Prospect Retired
High Level
AAA
Years
2007-2016
Proper Name
Mathew Luke Kennelly
Positions
C (509) ... 1B (35) ... P (17)
Height / Weight
6-1 / 200
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
Birthdate
March 21,1989   Age:  37.226
Drafted/Signed
MLBAM ID
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Matt Kennelly [Mathew Luke Kennelly] is a former Minor League Baseball Player from Australia in a career that spanned the 2007-2016 seasons whose highest level reached was AAA. He last played in the Minor Leagues for the Mississippi Braves (Atlanta Braves affiliate) in the Southern League (AA). His date of birth is March 21st, 1989 and he is currently 37 years old. He was born in East Fremantle, Australia. He is the Brother of Tim Kennelly,Brother of Josh Kennelly and the Brother of Sam Kennelly. He was signed as an undrafted international free agent by the Atlanta Braves in 2005. Ranked by Baseball America as the Atlanta Braves No. 20 MLB prospect in 2026 pre-season Prospect rankings. His most frequent teammates throughout his career, based on statistics listed below were Mycal Jones, Jason Heyward, Benino Pruneda, Jesus Sucre, Braeden Schlehuber, Yeliar Castro and ...
Freddie Freeman. Kennelly played 10 minor league seasons with the Atlanta Braves and 1 season with the Cincinnati Reds. He played in the Arizona Fall League (Prospect League) in 2012. He played in the Australian Baseball League (ABL) for 8 seasons [2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017]. Finished 7th in Carolina League with 14.43 Strikeouts Percentage in 2010. Finished 10th in Carolina League with 1.56 Strikeout-Walk Ratio in 2010.

Career Transactions: Signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds on June 18th, 2013. Signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves on December 3rd, 2013.

Career Notes: Played for Australia in World Baseball Classic in 2013.

Prospect Rankings

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2009Baseball AmericaTeamAtlanta Braves20View Rankings
1 record(s)
Prospect rankings are available since 1990 and are based on pre-season rankings from various ranking sites.

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yearteam nameleaguelevelmlb#ageposlnptbc+gabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
2007Gulf Coast BravesGCLRkATL-188439107102340210005193000233115617.215.270.308.578.140.093.2444.3516.523.8053.50
2008Danville BravesAppRkATL231988441671441904250283701112621771328.246.278.371.649.162.125.2914.5220.904.6341.75
2008Rome BravesSALAATL-191035416500100028122002142511.457.475.6001.075.200.143.5524.7619.054.000.00
2009Rome BravesSALAATL382092461571140701161213362010250173832.255.318.318.636.140.063.3227.5120.812.77157.00
2009Myrtle Beach PelicansCaroA+ATL19207147159133140160314440100238174526.195.260.239.499.113.044.2638.0525.293.14159.00
2010Myrtle Beach PelicansCaroA+ATL7219176261265911172614274202107932911940.226.298.356.654.222.130.2449.2814.431.5637.29
2011Mississippi BravesSouAAATL7229374256296711022801306444123842951354.262.347.328.675.180.066.34010.1721.692.13128.00
2011Gwinnett BravesILAAAATL-22271210010012010003911.286.375.429.804.286.143.40011.1122.222.000.00
2012Mississippi BravesSouAAATL7239962197205013112230212650107682241535.254.339.345.684.213.091.2879.3811.611.24197.00
2013Pensacola Blue WahoosSouAACIN172492946100110241100273315.207.281.241.522.138.034.2406.0612.122.000.00
2013Gwinnett BravesILAAAATL22451225101400000010191323.417.385.7501.135.333.333.3330.000.000.0012.00
2013Louisville BatsILAAACIN-241647581002003110000095017.170.220.191.411.085.021.2226.0022.003.670.00
2014Mississippi BravesSouAAATL2259268252296710102111223920105792771156.266.329.313.642.135.047.3137.9414.081.770.00
2015Mississippi BravesSouAAATL22623/D6/57839817324125537001604304213201060277746.220.307.249.556.137.029.26410.8315.161.400.00
2015Gwinnett BravesILAAAATL22623/8/967184961030070071200004135637.204.304.265.569.204.061.27012.5021.431.710.00
2016Mississippi BravesSouAAATL2272/38/56749207151120140161200003167738.155.221.225.446.141.070.1727.7915.582.0071.00
Tot:Minors (10 yrs) Minors      6092047204489903201997181913981915113506452283113376.239.308.315.623.164.076.2868.3717.432.08102.35
Tot:Rk (2 yrs) Rk      83274246413063502135631114952921945.234.275.347.622.153.113.2724.4519.184.3145.67
Tot:A (2 yrs) A      56192155612012612154432302712151343.292.347.370.717.151.078.3676.9820.472.93192.00
Tot:A+ (2 yrs) A+      1234203990151832174186031091314652466.214.284.312.595.181.098.2518.8218.492.1052.50
Tot:AA (6 yrs) AA      3061046112254442492571111871385230314118350204.243.322.300.622.162.057.2919.3815.811.68261.50
Tot:AAA (3 yrs) AAA      411151425601140011250110534128718.217.283.296.579.174.078.2678.5919.532.27115.00
Avg:Minors - 162 game avg Minors      162🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒
TBC+ Metric is based on wOBA with inclusion of stolen base value. TBC's version of wOBA excludes park factors and uses static coefficients across all levels and years for ease of implementation.
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yearteam nameleaguecategoryagegabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
2010Perth HeatAustraliaAustralia214013427419022420201800000561541130.306.000.418.418.276.112.34212.9911.690.9067.00
2011Perth HeatAustraliaAustralia224516524496062530181800000731831237.297.000.442.442.273.145.3059.849.841.0027.50
2012Perth HeatAustraliaAustralia2351624100000330000051913.250.000.313.313.250.063.30815.7915.791.000.00
2012Glendale Desert DogsArizona Fall LeagueAFL233901000100110000011001.111.200.111.311.111.000.12510.0010.001.000.00
2012Atlanta BravesMLB Spring TrainingSpring23340000000002000000400.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.0050.000.000.00
2013Perth HeatAustraliaAustralia24411511745305252012140000063163837.298.000.417.417.212.119.3037.368.591.1730.20
2013Atlanta BravesMLB Spring TrainingSpring24210000000000000000100.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.000.000.000.00
2014Perth HeatAustraliaAustralia254817128498032610221900000661931138.287.000.386.386.234.099.30911.409.840.8657.00
2014Atlanta BravesMLB Spring TrainingSpring25350300010001000003503.600.600.6001.200.000.000.7500.0020.000.000.00
2015Perth HeatAustraliaAustralia26248511206011300811000002993713.235.000.341.341.200.106.2608.6011.831.3885.00
2015Atlanta BravesMLB Spring TrainingSpring26241100000000000011401.250.250.250.500.000.000.2500.000.000.000.00
2016Perth HeatAustraliaAustralia27371241236101122111180000040135234.290.000.323.323.129.033.3338.1513.331.64124.00
2016Atlanta BravesMLB Spring TrainingSpring27121100030010000001301.500.667.5001.167.500.000.50033.330.000.000.00
2017Perth HeatAustraliaAustralia2851225100410320000061514.417.000.500.500.417.083.50020.0013.330.670.00
Tot:AFL (1 Yrs) AFL 3901000100110000011001.111.200.111.311.111.000.12510.0010.001.00
Tot:Australia (8 Yrs) Australia 24585812324935018129111971030000033895553196.290.362.394.756.228.104.31310.1610.791.0647.67
Tot:Spring (5 Yrs) Spring 111625000400130000151705.313.353.313.665.063.000.3855.8817.653.00

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