Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Kevin Kramer was born October 3, 1993, in Turlock, California. He was an infielder in the MLB.

After his junior year, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft.

Kramer made his professional debut with the Low-A West Virginia Black Bears and was promoted to the Single-A West Virginia Power during the season. In 58 total games between the two teams, he batted .291 with 20 RBIs. He played 2016 with the High-A Bradenton Marauders where he posted a .277 batting average with four home runs and 57 RBIs in 118 games. In 2017, Kramer played with the Double-A Altoona Curve, batting .297 with six home runs and 27 RBIs in 53 games.

Kramer began the 2018 season with the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians of the International League and was called up to the majors for the first time on September 4. He made his MLB debut the next day as a pinch hitter against the Cincinnati Reds. In 21 games with Pittsburgh, Kramer slashed .135/.175/.135 with 4 RBI. Kramer spent the majority of the 2019 season with Indianapolis, playing in only 22 games with the Pirates, with whom he batted .167/.260/.190 with 5 RBI.

On July 4, 2021, Kramer was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Nathan Kirby.