Kevin Shackelford


Kevin Russell Shackelford is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds.

College

Shackelford attended Marshall University, where he played college baseball for the Marshall Thundering Herd. He played as a catcher for his first two seasons at Marshall, batting.095/.156/.119 in 2008, and hitting.226/.280/.321 in 2009. He then became a pitcher. In 2010 he was 1-1 with a 7.50 ERA in 19 games.

Career

Milwaukee Brewers

The Milwaukee Brewers selected Shackelford in the 21st round of the 2010 MLB Draft. Playing for the AZL Brewers of the Arizona League in 2010, he was 1-2 with a 5.40 ERA. The next season for the Helena Brewers in the Advanced Rookie Pioneer League, he was 3-5 with a 4.15 ERA.
Playing for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Class A Midwest League in 2012, the Timber Rattlers won the Midwest League championship. In 2013, the Brewers assigned Shackelford to the Arizona Fall League, where he was a member of the championship-winning Surprise Saguaros. After the 2013 season, the Brewers added Shackelford to their 40-man roster. He was designated for assignment on July 17, 2014, to make room for Irving Falu.
In 2014, Shackelford pitched for the Brevard County Manatees of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League and the Huntsville Stars of the Class AA Southern League.

Cincinnati Reds

After the completion of the minor league season, the Brewers sent Shackelford and Barrett Astin to the Reds to complete their August trade for Jonathan Broxton. During the 2016 offseason, Shackelford signed a new minor league contract with the Reds.
The Reds promoted Shackelford to the major leagues on June 27, 2017. He made his major league debut on June 29. In 2017 in 26 games for the Reds, he was 0-0 with a 4.70 ERA. The Reds released Shackelford on June 5, 2018.