9/11 10:19 AM PT -- 9/11 -- The mural is so cool ... Kelly himself had to check it out in person -- and he even brought his family!!!
The L.A. Dodgers reliever -- who just came off the injured list but now needs to serve his 5-game suspension -- took some time see the massive artwork Thursday ... and it's pretty clear Kelly is enamored with the piece.
Check out the photos his wife posted ... everyone's loving being there -- and they even recreated the famous pouty face at the scene!!
"Today was special because our fam got to see THE mural of our guy!" Joe's wife said. "[Jones Never] is a stud of an artist (and fellow UCR Highlander) who literally transformed this wall into pouty-face gold 🔥🔥🔥"
Awesome!!
Forget how savagely Joe Kelly trolled the Houston Astros back in July??
No worries ... the Dodgers pitcher's incredible pouty face jab has now been immortalized with a mural in Los Angeles -- AND IT'S 16 FEET OF INCREDIBLE!!!
Jonas Never -- one of the most famous street artists in the country -- painted the piece this week on a barbershop near Dodgers Stadium ... and it was completed just in time for the 'Stros-Dodgers series this weekend.
If you don't recall ... during the last series between LA and Houston -- Kelly nearly incited an all-out brawl on July 28 by firing pitches at Astros stars Alex Bregman and Carlos Correa.
Of course ... everyone thought the tight balls were intentional -- considering, you know, the whole cheating scandal -- and the two teams REALLY got into it.
At one point, before the benches cleared, Kelly trolled Correa by allegedly calling him a "bitch" ... and then by hitting him with 1 of the most memorable faces in recent MLB history.
Kelly went on to ultimately be suspended for 5 games over the incident ... and, he never really apologized.
In fact, the 32-year-old pitcher later called the Astros straight-up "little bitches"!!!
Sadly, since Kelly's still on the injured list and has yet to serve his suspension -- there will be no rematch between him and Bregman/Correa this weekend.
But, hey ... at least there's a sick mural now to remind everyone of the good times!!
Originally Published -- 9/9 3:16 PM PT