Joseph Kelly: Everything you need to know

Kelly announced Monday on his "Baseball Isn't Boring" podcast that he is retired from professional baseball. Kelly's 2024 season ended prematurely due to a right shoulder injury and he didn't pitch anywhere in 2025. While the 37-year-old indicated Monday that he now feels healthy, he has no intention of continuing his career. Kelly -- who won one World Series with the Red Sox and another with the Dodgers -- finishes with a 3.98 ERA over parts of 13 major-league seasons.

Kelly said on the Baseball Isn't Boring podcast that his right shoulder is "not 100 percent yet." Kelly expects the shoulder, which he first injured last August, to "eventually" get healthy enough to where he can pitch, and he has been throwing in preparation for pitching in 2025. However, the free agent acknowledged that it's possible he will retire if the shoulder doesn't cooperate. The 36-year-old has indicated previously that he would only pitch for the Dodgers, although it's not clear whether he is still sticking to that stance.

Kelly (shoulder) indicated on The Dodgers Bleed Los Podcast on Jan. 7 that he will either re-sign with the Dodgers or retire. Kelly also revealed that he's not yet recovered from the right shoulder injury which prematurely ended his 2024 season. It's not clear what the Dodgers' level of interest in re-signing Kelly is, but if the 36-year-old is able to get over the hump with his shoulder, it sounds like he's only interested in staying in Los Angeles. Kelly posted a 4.78 ERA and 35:16 K:BB over 32 innings during the 2024 regular season.