Kroeger graduated from Scripps Ranch High School in 2000, where he was named to the Third Team All-American.
Professional careeredit
In 2008 Kroeger played for the Chicago Cubs Triple-A affiliate, the Iowa Cubs. He became a free agent at the end of the season and signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox. Additionally, he played three winter ball seasons for the Leones del Caracas club of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League, resulting champion in the 2009–10 season and being a key part in the team's regular lineup.[1]
Kroeger batted an average of .167 (9-for-54) with three doubles in 22 games for Arizona, including five runs scored and two RBI without home runs.
In 13 minor league seasons, Kroeger hit .276 with 154 home runs and 743 RBI in 1,434 games. His most productive seasons came in Venezuela, where he was widely known as 'La Pesadilla' (The Nightmare), primarily due to his clutch hitting ability for delivering a game-winning hit or belting a home run against the opposite team, as well as for the phonetic similarity of his surname to the fictional character Freddy Krueger. Overall, he posted a .297/.401/.482 slash line with 27 homers and 128 RBI in 224 games during his five-season stint in the league.[2]
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December 15, 2023
josh, kroeger, joshua, kroeger, born, august, 1982, former, major, league, baseball, outfielder, listed, pounds, kroeger, batted, threw, left, handed, born, davenport, iowa, kroeger, playing, charlotte, knights, 2010outfielder, first, baseborn, 1982, august, 1. Joshua J Kroeger born August 31 1982 is a former Major League Baseball outfielder Listed at 6 3 1 90 m 220 pounds 104 k Kroeger batted and threw left handed He was born in Davenport Iowa Josh KroegerKroeger playing for the Charlotte Knights in 2010Outfielder and First BaseBorn 1982 08 31 August 31 1982 age 41 Davenport IowaBatted LeftThrew LeftMLB debutSeptember 2 2004 for the Arizona DiamondbacksLast MLB appearanceOctober 2 2004 for the Arizona DiamondbacksMLB statisticsBatting average 167Home runs0Runs batted in2TeamsArizona Diamondbacks 2004 Aguilas del Zulia 2007 Leones del Caracas 2008 2013 Bravos de Margarita 2014 Josh Kroeger Medal recordMen s baseballRepresenting United StatesBaseball World Cup2009 Nettuno National team Contents 1 High school career 2 Professional career 3 Sources 4 External linksHigh school career editKroeger graduated from Scripps Ranch High School in 2000 where he was named to the Third Team All American Professional career editIn 2008 Kroeger played for the Chicago Cubs Triple A affiliate the Iowa Cubs He became a free agent at the end of the season and signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox Additionally he played three winter ball seasons for the Leones del Caracas club of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League resulting champion in the 2009 10 season and being a key part in the team s regular lineup 1 Kroeger batted an average of 167 9 for 54 with three doubles in 22 games for Arizona including five runs scored and two RBI without home runs In 13 minor league seasons Kroeger hit 276 with 154 home runs and 743 RBI in 1 434 games His most productive seasons came in Venezuela where he was widely known as La Pesadilla The Nightmare primarily due to his clutch hitting ability for delivering a game winning hit or belting a home run against the opposite team as well as for the phonetic similarity of his surname to the fictional character Freddy Krueger Overall he posted a 297 401 482 slash line with 27 homers and 128 RBI in 224 games during his five season stint in the league 2 Besides Caracas Kroeger played with the Aguilas del Zulia and Bravos de Margarita and served as a reinforcement for the Caribes de Anzoategui in the 2010 2011 postseason when he earned Most Valuable Player honors 3 Sources edit Mark Gonzales 2008 12 11 White Sox leave Vegas a little richer chicagotribune com Archived from the original on December 18 2008 Retrieved 2008 12 24 Pura Pelota VPBL statistics Josh Kroeger refuerza a Caribes Archived 2015 11 17 at the Wayback Machine El Universal Spanish External links edit nbsp Baseball portalCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Josh Kroeger amp oldid 1175132669, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
