Joey Krehbiel


Joseph Roland Krehbiel is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins organization. he played in Major League Baseball for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2018.

Career

Los Angeles Angels

Krehbiel attended Seminole High School in Seminole, Florida. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 12th round of the 2011 MLB draft. 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. 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. He appeared in two major leagues games in 2018.
He opened the 2019 season back with Reno. He was designated for assignment on July 31, 2019. He elected free agency on November 7, 2019.

Minnesota Twins

On January 28, 2020, Krehbiel signed a minor league deal with the Minnesota Twins.