Win–loss record 7–5 Name Keone Kela Salary 507,500 USD (2015) WHIP 1.160 Weight 104 kg | Strikeouts 68 Nationality American Earned run average 2.39 Role Baseball pitcher Parents Shannon Kela, John Kela | |
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Current team Texas Rangers (#50 / Pitcher) Similar People Jeff Banister, Ron Washington, Tim Bogar | ||
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Keone Cole Kela (born April 16, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2015.
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Career
Kela attended Highline High School in Burien, Washington, and graduated from Chief Sealth High School in Seattle, Washington. He was chosen by the Seattle Mariners in the 29th round of the 2011 MLB Draft, but did not sign and enrolled at Everett Community College. After playing college baseball at Everett for one season, the Texas Rangers selected Kela in the 12th round, with the 396th overall selection, of the 2012 MLB Draft. Kela signed with the Rangers following the draft.
In 2013, Kela reached the Class A South Atlantic League. He started the 2014 season in Class A-Advanced, and was promoted to the Frisco RoughRiders of the Class AA Texas League. The Rangers invited Kela to spring training in 2015. Kela made the Rangers' Opening Day roster. He collected his first career win against the Oakland Athletics on May 2, 2015. Kela finished his 2015 season with a 2.39 ERA. He pitched to a 6.09 ERA in 2016.
After giving unprofessional lack effort in a minor league intrasquad game, the Rangers decided to option Kela to the Round Rock Express of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League for the start of the 2017 season.
Personal
When Kela was born, his mother was 16 years old, and his father was 15 years old. Though Kela was born in Los Angeles, much of his father's family is from Hawaii.