Padyn Kesselring is a 23-year-old from Metro Detroit. In 2023, he graduated from Alma College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Integrative Physiology and Health Sciences with a pre-medicine focus and a minor in Chemistry. While at Alma, Kesselring was a four-year varsity catcher on the baseball team, serving as a team captain his senior year, and was named the recipient of the Scot Award for leadership. He captained his final team at Alma to the school’s best finish in more than 15 years. Following his playing career, Kesselring was a graduate manager at Kentucky while working towards a Master of Science degree in Sport and Exercise Psychology.
The summer of 2024 was Kesselring’s third consecutive season in Cotuit. In 2022, he served as the bullpen catcher for the Kettleers and was promoted in the summer of 2023 to assistant coach when the Kettleers won the Western Division and had the league's best record.