Tyler Krieger

Tyler Bram Krieger (born January 16, 1994) is an American professional switch-hitting baseball second baseman in the Cleveland Indians organization.

Krieger was an ESPN all-state selection in Georgia in high school. He then attended Clemson University, where he was 5th in the Atlantic Coast Conference in batting as a sophomore. He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 4th round of the 2015 MLB Draft. In 2016 with the Class A Lake County Captains he was a mid-season Midwest League All Star, and that season he was also an MILB.com Cleveland Organization All Star. In January 2017, MLB.com ranked him as the 10th-best minor league second baseman. Krieger was the starting second baseman for Team Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic in March 2017.

Krieger was born in Laguna Hills, California, and is Jewish on his father's side, as his father and his paternal grandparents are Jewish. His father, Bram, played baseball at Ithaca College.

Krieger attended Northview High School in Johns Creek, Georgia, where he was an ESPN all-state selection, and was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 35th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft. He did not sign with the Mariners, and instead went to college.

He attended Clemson University, where he played shortstop for the Clemson Tigers in college baseball. He was ranked the Perfect Game # 23 freshman in the country, and played during the summer for Santa Barbara in the California Collegiate League. As a sophomore, in 57 games he was 5th in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in batting (.338), runs (49), and doubles (18), and 6th in steals (19), and was a second-team All-ACC selection, an All-ACC Academic selection, and a Brooks Wallace Shortstop-of-the-Year Award Watch List member.

As a junior, he was a pre-season Perfect Game first-team All-ACC. After his junior year, he was named the Perfect Game 11th-best pre-season ACC prospect for the draft, and was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the fourth round of the 2015 MLB Draft, signing for $400,000. He was ranked the Indians' # 20 prospect by Baseball America at the end of 2015.

Krieger made his professional debut in 2016 with the Class A Lake County Captains, for whom he played second base, batted .313 in 69 games that included a 23-game hitting streak, and was a mid-season Midwest League All Star. He was then promoted to the Class A-Advanced Lynchburg Hillcats during the season, for whom he batted .282 in 59 games and was Carolina League Player of the Week on August 21. He was an MILB.com Cleveland Organization All Star, and in January 2017 MLB.com ranked him as the 10th-best minor league second baseman. He was ranked as the Indians' # 18 pre-2017 season prospect by MLBPipeline.com.

He began the 2017 season playing for the Akron RubberDucks in the AA Eastern League.

Krieger was the starting second baseman for Team Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic in March 2017.