Mitch Keller is a professional baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball. Mitch Keller and his wife Clancy do not have any kids as of this writing.
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Keller was selected in the second round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates out of Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
On June 14, 2014, he signed with the Pirates for a signing bonus of $1,000,000. He had committed to play for the North Carolina Tar Heels in college baseball.
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On May 26, 2019, he was promoted to the major leagues and made his debut against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park, giving up six earned runs in four innings while walking two and striking out seven.
During the 2022 season, Keller pitched to an ERA of 3.91, struck out 138 hitters, and had a Wins Above Replacement value of 2.1 across 159 innings.
Keller agreed to a one-year, $2.4375 million contract with the Pirates on January 13, 2023, avoiding salary arbitration. He was selected Pittsburgh’s opening-day starter for the upcoming season on March 15, 2023.
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