Kyle Crockett | |
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Relief pitcher | |
Born: Newport News, Virginia, U.S. | December 15, 1991|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
May 16, 2014, for the Cleveland Indians | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 26, 2018, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 5–1 |
Earned run average | 3.74 |
Strikeouts | 73 |
Teams | |
Kyle Richard Crockett (born December 15,1991) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds. He attended the University of Virginia,where he played college baseball for the Virginia Cavaliers.
Crockett attended Poquoson High School in Poquoson,Virginia,and played for the school's baseball team as a teammate of Chad Pinder. In 2009 and 2010,Poquoson won consecutive AA Virginia High School League state championships. [1] [2] He had a 27–0 win‐loss record and was twice named Virginia's high school baseball player of the year. [3]
Crockett enrolled at the University of Virginia,where he played college baseball for the Virginia Cavaliers baseball team in the Atlantic Coast Conference. In three years at Virginia,Crockett had a 1.97 earned run average (ERA),and served as the team's closer in his junior year. [4] In 2012,he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star. [5]
Before the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft, Baseball America rated Crockett as the 103rd best available prospect. [6] The Cleveland Indians selected Crockett in the fourth round,with the 111th overall selection. [7] He signed with Cleveland,forgoing his senior year at Virginia,for a $463,000 signing bonus. [4] [8]
Crockett began his professional career in June 2013 with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League. After pitching 9+1⁄3 innings without allowing a run, [9] he received a promotion to the Lake County Captains of the Class A Midwest League in July. The next month, after pitching in four games for Lake County, he was promoted to the Akron Aeros of the Class AA Eastern League. [8] [10] For the week ending September 3, Crockett was named the organization's minor league player of the week. [9] Crockett pitched 10+1⁄3 innings for Akron without allowing a run. [3] Crockett only allowed one earned run in the 2013 season. [11]
The Indians assigned Crockett to Akron to start the 2014 season. After pitching to a 0.57 ERA in 15 appearances, they promoted him to the major leagues on May 16. [12] He was the first player from the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft to reach the major leagues. [13]
Crockett was designated for assignment on November 20, 2017, and claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds on November 27. [14] He was non-tendered by the Reds and became a free agent on December 1. On December 4, Crockett signed a minor league contract with the Reds. He was promoted to the major leagues on June 21, 2018. [15] He was designated for assignment on July 27, 2018. [16] Crockett elected free agency on November 2.
On November 26, 2018, Crockett signed a minor-league deal with the Oakland Athletics. He was released on March 19, 2019.
On December 13, 2019, Crockett signed a minor league deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. [17]
In July 2020, Crockett signed on to play for Team Texas of the Constellation Energy League (a makeshift 4-team independent league created as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic) for the 2020 season. [18]
Crockett's brother, Adam, also played for the Poquoson High School baseball team. [19]
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