Kyle Patrick Wren (born April 23, 1991) is an American former

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. He is the son of former

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Amateur career

Wren attended Landmark Christian School in

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, where he played for the school's baseball team. During his career at Landmark, he had a .455

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. In 2010, Wren enrolled at Georgia Institute of Technology, where he played

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for the

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team. Wren led the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in hits during his freshman year, and earned the titles of All-ACC and freshman

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n during this first year. After the 2011 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the

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of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Once he became eligible for the

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after his sophomore year, the Cincinnati Reds selected Wren in the 30th round. However, he chose not to sign and instead, returned to Georgia Tech for his junior year. Before the start of the season, the

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named Wren a preseason All-American. As a junior, Wren had a .360 batting average, and again led the ACC in hits. Following his junior year, Wren was drafted in the 8th round by the

Professional career

Before the

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, '' Baseball America'' ranked Wren as the 210th best available prospect.

Atlanta Braves

The

selected Wren in the eighth round, with the 253rd selection. He began his professional career with the

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of the Rookie-level Appalachian League. After compiling nine hits and stealing three bases in five games for Danville, he was promoted to the

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of the Class A

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. During his tenure with Rome, Wren had a .328

and 32 stolen bases. This resulted in his second promotion, to the

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of the

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at the end of the season. Wren split the 2014 season between Lynchburg and the

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of the Double-A Southern League. During the first half of the season, Wren was named to the Carolina League All-Star Team. He and

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shared most valuable player honors. After the season, Lynchburg named Wren their player of the year. The Braves then assigned Wren to the

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Milwaukee Brewers

The Braves traded Wren to the Milwaukee Brewers on November 14, 2014, for minor league pitcher Zach Quintana. The Brewers assigned Wren to the

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of the Double-A Southern League to start the 2015 season. In June, the Brewers promoted him to the Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League. Overall for the 2015 season, Wren appeared in 136 games, batting .272 with one home run and 39 RBIs. In 2016, Wren again split time between the Double-A and Triple-A levels, batting a combined .322 with two home runs and 39 RBIs in 127 games. He spent all of 2017 with the Triple-A Sky Sox, batting .286 with five home runs and 62 RBIs in 128 games. He started 2018 with the Sky Sox, appearing in 47 games and batting .294 with two home runs and 28 RBIs; he was released by the team on June 26.

Boston Red Sox

On July 3, 2018, Wren signed with the

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, and was assigned to the Triple-A

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. He became a free agent after the season.

Cincinnati Reds

On December 7, 2018, Wren signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds. He was eventually assigned to Class AAA Louisville and released on May 7, 2019 after hitting .220 in 19 games for the Bats.

Sioux City Explorers

On May 27, 2019, Wren signed with the Sioux City Explorers of the independent

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. He re-signed for the 2020 season; however, the team was not selected by the league to compete in the condensed season due to the

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. Wren was not chosen by another team in the dispersal draft, and therefore became a free agent.

Coaching career

As of 2021, Wren is currently the Student Assistant Coach at his alma mater

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Personal

Wren's twin brother, Colby, also played at Georgia Tech. Their father,

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, was formerly the

of the Braves. As of January 2021, their youngest brother
Jordan
is currently a free agent, having been released by the

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on November 13, 2019.

References

External links

SoxProspects.com
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