Kit Pellow

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1973)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

| name = Kit Pellow

| image = Kit Pellow.png

| caption =

| position = First baseman

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|8|28}}

| birth_place = Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.

| bats = Right

| throws = Right

| debutleague = MLB

| debutdate = August 14

| debutyear = 2002

| debutteam = Kansas City Royals

| debut2league = KBO

| debut2date = April 22

| debut2year = 2005

| debut2team = Lotte Giants

| debut3league = CPBL

| debut3date = September 19

| debut3year = 2007

| debut3team = La New Bears

| finalleague = MLB

| finaldate = August 22

| finalyear = 2004

| finalteam = Colorado Rockies

| final2league = KBO

| final2date = September 27

| final2year = 2005

| final2team = Lotte Giants

| final3league = CPBL

| final3date = October 1

| final3year = 2007

| final3team = La New Bears

| statleague = MLB

| stat1label = Batting average

| stat1value = .257

| stat2label = Home runs

| stat2value = 4

| stat3label = Runs batted in

| stat3value = 19

| stat2league = KBO

| stat21label = Batting average

| stat21value = .284

| stat22label = Home runs

| stat22value = 23

| stat23label = Runs batted in

| stat23value = 69

| stat3league = CPBL

| stat31label = Batting average

| stat31value = .286

| stat32label = Home runs

| stat32value = 1

| stat33label = Runs batted in

| stat33value = 5

| teams =

|highlights=

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Kit Donovan Pellow (born August 28, 1973) is a former professional baseball utility player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals and Colorado Rockies, in the KBO League for the Lotte Giants, and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the La New Bears.

Career

Pellow was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 60th round of the 1994 Major League Baseball draft, but he did not sign. He played collegiately for Johnson County Community College and the University of Arkansas.

He was drafted by the Royals again in the 22nd round of the 1996 Major League Baseball draft. He signed, and made his Major League Baseball debut on August 14, 2002.

Pellow broke up a no-hit bid by Tom Glavine of the New York Mets in the 8th inning of a game between the Colorado Rockies and New York Mets at Shea Stadium on May 23, 2004.

Pellow last appeared in a major league game during the {{mlby|2004}} season. He has since played for the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League, and Tomateros de Culiacán, Yaquis de Ciudad Obregón in the Mexican Pacific League, and La New Bears of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. In 2008, Pellow hit .385 with 34 home runs and 107 RBIs for the Saraperos and won the Mexican Baseball League Triple Crown. He is only the seventh player in league history to win the triple crown.

In 2010, Pellow split the season between the Broncos de Reynosa in the Mexican League, the Tijuana Cimarrones of the Golden Baseball League, and the Schaumburg Flyers of the Northern League.

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