Kyle Patrick Holder (born May 25, 1994) is an American

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who is currently a free agent. He played

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. He was drafted 30th overall by the

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in the first round of the

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Career

Holder graduated from University City High School in

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, in 2012. After graduating, he enrolled at Grossmont College where he played for their baseball team, posting a .405 batting average with sixty hits and 21 RBIs. After his freshman year at Grossmont, he then enrolled at the

where he played baseball for the Toreros. After the 2014 season, he played

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with the Cotuit Kettleers of the

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. As a junior, he led USD in batting average (.348) and RBIs (31). He was named WCC player of the year. After his junior year, he was drafted by the

in the first round of the

. Holder signed with the Yankees for $1.8 million

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New York Yankees

After signing, the Yankees assigned Holder to the Staten Island Yankees, where he spent the whole season. Holder played for the Charleston RiverDogs in 2016, where he batted .290 with one home run and 18 RBIS, and the

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in 2017 where he batted .271 with four home runs and 44 RBIs. In 2017, Holder was named as the Best Defensive Shortstop in the minor leagues. Holder was invited to the Arizona Fall League in 2017 and hit .333 over 45 at bats. He was then a non-roster invitee for the New York Yankees spring training in 2018 and started the year with

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. He also spent time during the season with the Charleston RiverDogs and the

. Over 48 games between the two teams, he hit .257 with three home runs. The Yankees invited Holder to

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as a non-roster player in 2019. He spent the year with Trenton, slashing .265/.336/.405 with nine home runs and forty RBIs over 112 games. On December 10, 2020, Holder was selected by the

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in the Rule 5 Draft. On January 30, 2021, Holder was traded to the

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in exchange for cash considerations. On March 30, 2021, Holder was returned to the Yankees.

Colorado Rockies

On December 16, 2021, Holder signed a minor league contract with the

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. He was released on July 24, 2022.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Holder, Kyle 1994 births Living people Baseball players from San Diego Baseball second basemen Baseball shortstops Baseball third basemen Charleston RiverDogs players Cotuit Kettleers players Grossmont Griffins baseball players San Diego Toreros baseball players Scottsdale Scorpions players Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders players Staten Island Yankees players Tampa Tarpons players Tampa Yankees players Trenton Thunder players