All he did was allow three hits, two on soft contact, one on a home run the Texas Rangers’ Mitch Garver said was the lowest pitch he had ever hit for a homer. Kelly, 35, took the mound with the Arizona Diamondbacks reeling from their crushing 6-5 loss to the Rangers in Game 1 of the World Series.
On Saturday night, his dream finally became reality. The starter spoke with about his journey to this moment /q6DVh235Bm Merrill Kelly had the performance of his life tonight in Game 2 of the #WorldSeries “But I think at that point, that was all it was, a dream.” “I dreamt of it,” Kelly told me in his postgame interview on Fox. He even envisioned himself sitting at the podium in the interview room after a postseason game, talking to reporters. Kelly reluctantly agreed and remained overseas, but not a day would pass without him thinking about eventually reaching the majors. Karon knew that by staying in South Korea, Kelly could make far more money than he would on a minor-league deal. After Kelly left the table, his agent turned to the right-hander’s wife and brother and delivered a blunt message.
