Kyle Crockett

Kyle Richard Crockett (born December 15, 1991) is an American professional baseball player. A pitcher, Crockett plays in minor league baseball for the Cleveland Indians organization. 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. He then 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, and served as the team's closer in his junior year.^[1]

The Cleveland Indians selected Crockett in the fourth round, with the 111th overall selection, of the 2013 MLB Draft.^[2] He signed with Cleveland, forgoing his senior year at Virginia, for a $463,000 signing bonus.^[1][3]

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,^[4] 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.^[3][5] For the week ending September 3, Crockett was named the organization's minor league player of the week.^[4]

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)