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2019 AngelsAngels
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jackk
jac BORN: OCT. 26, 1994 OPENING DAY AGE: 24
krugeruger
kr SIGNED THRU: 2019
BIRTHPLACE: LOS ANGELES, CA RESIDES: CALABASAS,CA
c 98 ACQUIRED: SELECTED IN 20 ROUND OF 2016
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FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT

height: 6-1 Weight: 195 bats: r throws: r

NON-ROSTER INVITEE
KRUGER’S LIFETIME PLAYING RECORD
Year Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E
2016— Orem .330 27 103 14 34 7 1 0 14 1 2 1 6 0 11 6 1 4 .417 .366 -
Angels (AZL) .154 3 13 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .154 .267 -
2017— Burlington .232 69 267 34 62 13 2 4 23 1 2 4 21 0 54 2 1 11 .341 .296 6
Inland Empire .255 35 137 21 35 4 1 1 16 1 2 0 18 0 26 0 0 6 .321 .338 6
2018— Inland Empire .294 56 221 25 65 12 0 3 16 0 0 3 27 1 46 11 3 9 .389 .378 4
Mobile .305 41 174 25 53 10 1 4 24 0 0 2 4 0 31 2 2 5 .443 .328 3
MINOR TOTALS .274 231 915 122 251 46 5 12 93 4 6 11 77 1 171 21 7 35 .375 .336 19
◆ ◆ Timothy John Kruger...Originally signed by Angels’ scout J.T. Zink.
◆ ◆ On Twitter: @jack_kruger35
◆ ◆ Enters third pro campaign in 2019 with second consecutive invite to MLB Spring Training.
◆ ◆ Split 2018 season between Single-A Inland Empire and Double-A Mobile...In 97 combined games, hit .299 kruger
(118/395) with 50 runs, 22 doubles, one triple, seven home runs, 40 RBI and 13 stolen bases...Established
career bests in several offensive categories including hits, doubles, home runs, RBI, stolen bases, OBP (.357)
and slugging (.413)...His .299 clip ranked tied for fourth among all Halo farmhands.
◆ ◆ Named 2018 Cal League Mid-Season All-Star...Hit .400 (12/30) in final week with Inland Empire before
promotion to Mobile...In first 11 games at double-A level, hit .383 (18/47) with eight runs, three doubles,
three home runs and 12 RBI...Logged 16 multi-hit games in 41 contests with BayBears.
◆ ◆ Also posted career-best .991 fielding percentage in 83 combined games caught (3 errors in 292 total
chances)...Threw out 28 of 96 basestealers on season (29%).
◆ ◆ Split 2017 campaign between Low-A Burlington and High-A Inland Empire...Combined to bat .240 (97/404)
with 55 runs, 17 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 53 RBI in 104 games...Connected for first
professional HR May 13 vs. West Michigan...Named Angels Organizational Defensive Player of the Month for
August...Threw out 32% of base stealers in 2017 (43 of 134).
◆ ◆ Played majority of first professional campaign in 2016 with Angels’ Rookie-level squad Orem...Hit .330
(34/103) across 27 games.
◆ ◆ Played junior campaign at Mississippi State University in 2016...Hit .344 (72/209) with 43 runs, 19 doubles,
eight HR and 30 RBI in 54 games...Majored in management.
◆ ◆ Appeared in 46 games as sophomore in 2015 at Orange Coast College, hitting .310 in 168 at-bats...Earned
tournament MVP honors at the California Community College Athletic Association State Championship.
◆ ◆ Played true freshman season in 2014 at the University of Oregon (28 games with 17 starts).
◆ ◆ 2013 graduate of Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village (CA)...Earned honorable mention All-
American status by Perfect Game in 2011 and 2012...Named first-team All-CIF Division IV and Ventura
County Player of the Year as a senior in 2013.

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