Joey Krehbiel

Joseph Roland Krehbiel (/ˈkrbʌl/ KRAY-bul;[1] born December 20, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Rays.

Joey Krehbiel
Baltimore Orioles – No. 52
Pitcher
Born: (1992-12-20) December 20, 1992
Seminole, Florida, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 2, 2018, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Win–loss record6–5
Earned run average3.65
Strikeouts57
Teams

Career

Los Angeles Angels

Krehbiel attended Seminole High School in Seminole, Florida.[2] He was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 12th round of the 2011 MLB draft.[3] He signed with the Angels, and played in their organization from 2011 through part of 2014. During his time with them, he played for the AZL Angels, Orem Owlz, Burlington Bees, and the Inland Empire 66ers.

Arizona Diamondbacks

On July 5, 2014, the Angels traded Krehbiel along with Zach Borenstein to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Joe Thatcher and Tony Campana.[4] He played for the Visalia Rawhide after the trade in 2014. He spent the 2015 season with Visalia. His 2016 season was spent with the Mobile BayBears. He spent the 2017 season with the Jackson Generals and the Reno Aces. He spent the 2017 season back with Reno.

In 2018, he spent the minor league season with Reno, going 3–3 with a 4.24 ERA in 57 innings. On July 2, 2018, his contract was selected and he was called up to the major leagues for the first time.[5] He appeared in two major leagues games in 2018.

He opened the 2019 season back with Reno.[6] He was designated for assignment on July 31, 2019.[7] He elected free agency on November 7, 2019.

Minnesota Twins

On January 28, 2020, Krehbiel signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins organization.[8] Krehbiel did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] He elected free agency following the year on November 2.

Tampa Bay Rays

On February 10, 2021, Krehbiel signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays organization that included an invitation to Spring Training.[10] On September 18, 2021, the Rays selected his contract to the active roster.[11] Krehibel made 1 appearance for the Rays, tossing 1 scoreless inning while striking out 2. On September 19, the Rays designated him for assignment.[12]

Baltimore Orioles

On September 21, 2021, Krehbiel was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles.[13] Krehbiel appeared in 5 games for the Orioles in 2021, pitching to a 4.91 ERA. He made the Opening Day roster for the first time in his career in 2022.[14] On July 16, Krehbiel pitched in relief of Cionel Pérez against the Tampa Bay Rays. He faced the final batter of the game, Luke Raley, in the 11th inning, and struck him out on 5 pitches to earn his first career save.[15] Krehbiel made 56 appearances out of the bullpen for Baltimore, registering a 5–5 record and 3.90 ERA with 45 strikeouts and 1 save in 57.2 innings pitched.

Krehbiel was optioned to the Triple-A Norfolk Tides to begin the 2023 season.[16] In 9 games for Norfolk, he recorded a 2.00 ERA with 6 strikeouts and 2 saves in 9.0 innings of work. On May 3, 2023, Krehbiel was designated for assignment following the acquisition of Luis Torrens.[17] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Norfolk on May 8.[18] After posting a 3.00 ERA in 25 games for Norfolk, Krehbiel had his selected to the major league roster on July 30.[19]

References

  1. Topkin, Marc. "Rays sign Seminole High product Joey Krehbiel," Tampa Bay Times, Wednesday, February 10, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021
  2. Brad Richardson (April 4, 2011). "Krehbiel prepares for next step". tbnweekly.com. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  3. Jacob Lynn (June 25, 2014). "Former Seminole High teammates reunited in the minor leagues". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  4. "Angels trade for LHP Thatcher, OF Campana". ESPN.com. 2014-07-05. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  5. RotoWire Staff (July 2, 2019). "Diamondbacks' Joey Krehbiel: Contract selected from minors". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  6. Arizona Sports 98.7 FM (March 15, 2019). "D-backs option RHPs Jimmie Sherfy and Joey Krehbiel". arizonasports.com. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  7. John Marshall (July 31, 2019). "Diamondbacks acquire right-hander Mike Leake from Mariners". Greenwich Time. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  8. "Twins' Joey Krehbiel: Signs minor-league deal with Twins". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  9. "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  10. "Rays Add Four Pitchers On Minor League Deals". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  11. "Rays place CF Kiermaier on COVID-19-related IL". ESPN.com. 2021-09-18. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  12. "Rays Reinstate Shane McClanahan, Kevin Kiermaier; Designate Joey Krehbiel".
  13. "Orioles Claim Joey Krehbiel from Rays, DFA Manny Barreda".
  14. "Orioles set 2022 Opening Day roster". MLB.com.
  15. "Orioles' Joey Krehbiel: Notches first career save". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
  16. "Orioles' Joey Krehbiel: Opening year at Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  17. "Orioles' Joey Krehbiel: Designated for assignment". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  18. "Orioles' Joey Krehbiel: Accepts outright assignment". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  19. "Orioles' Joey Krehbiel: Back in big leagues". cbssports.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
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