Kristopher Allen Medlen was born on October 7,1985 and is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
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44 Facts About Kris Medlen
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Kris Medlen played in Major League Baseball for the Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Royals and Arizona Diamondbacks.
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Kris Medlen attended El Camino College his freshman year and hit.
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Kris Medlen redshirted the next year, before transferring to Santa Ana College.
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Kris Medlen was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 10th round of the 2006 Major League Baseball draft.
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Kris Medlen played his first professional baseball game on June 22,2006, for the Danville Braves of the Appalachian League.
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Kris Medlen appeared in 20 games for Danville, and pitched a total of 22 innings, being credited with 1 win, no losses, and 10 saves.
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Kris Medlen played for three of the Braves minor league teams during 2007, progressing from the Rome Braves, to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans and ending the season with the Mississippi Braves.
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Kris Medlen spent the entire 2008 season with the Mississippi Braves of the Southern League.
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Kris Medlen made 19 relief appearances from April 5 to June 1, and got his first start on June 5,2012, against the Mobile BayBears.
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Kris Medlen recorded 10 strike-outs in two of his starts, in a 7.
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Kris Medlen was named Southern League pitcher of the week on July 14,2008, after the week in which he had 10 strike-outs against the Blue Wahoos and a win against the Chattanooga Lookouts, in which he allowed 5 hits, 1 walk and 1 run over 6 innings, while striking out 6 batters.
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Kris Medlen began his major league career as a starter, making his debut on May 21,2009 pitching just 3.
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Kris Medlen earned his first major league win on May 31,2009 against the Arizona Diamondbacks pitching 6 innings and giving up only 1 earned run.
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Kris Medlen went to the Braves bull pen, to make room for rookie starting pitcher Tommy Hanson, and Kris Medlen made his first appearance as a relief pitcher on June 9,2009, when he pitched scoreless 13th, 14th and 15th innings to get a win against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Kris Medlen spent much of the 2011 season rehabbing following the surgery.
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Kris Medlen was activated from the 60-day disabled list on September 24,2011, and pitched in only two games.
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Kris Medlen began the 2012 major league season as a reliever for the Atlanta Braves, typically pitching middle innings before the Braves set-up man and closer came on for the 8th and 9th innings.
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Kris Medlen started only three games for the Gwinnett Braves, pitching 2.
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Kris Medlen returned to Atlanta on June 18,2012, and made 16 appearances in relief, from June 18,2012 through July 25,2012.
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Kris Medlen pitched 7 innings, allowing 7 hits and 1 walk, while striking out 7.
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Kris Medlen allowed 5 singles, but picked off two of these runners, and no runner moved beyond first base.
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Once again, the win by Kris Medlen allowed the Braves to avoid being swept in a three-game series.
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On September 3,2012, Kris Medlen faced the Colorado Rockies at Turner Field, and got the win in dominant fashion.
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Kris Medlen pitched a complete game, allowing five hits and no walks while striking out a career-best 12 batters.
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On September 8,2012, Kris Medlen faced the New York Mets at Citi Field, and recorded his 8th win of the season.
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Kris Medlen had completed 6 innings, allowing 4 hits and 2 earned runs, when the game was delayed because of rain.
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On September 14,2012, Kris Medlen got the start against the first-place Washington National, at Turner Field, and pitched 7.
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Kris Medlen had 8 called third strikes in the game, the most of any major league pitcher in 2012 and the most for any Braves pitcher since Greg Maddux in 2000.
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Kris Medlen allowed 4 hits and 1 walk, while striking out 6 Marlins.
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Kris Medlen pitched 6 Innings, allowing 3 hits, 1 walk and 1 unearned run, while striking out 4.
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Kris Medlen started against the St Louis Cardinals in the MLB's first ever single-game wild card playoff.
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Kris Medlen gave up a home run and was credited with the loss in this game.
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On September 4,2012, Kris Medlen was named National League "Pitcher of the Month" for August 2012.
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Kris Medlen repeated as National League "Pitcher of the Month" for September, becoming the first Braves pitcher to win this back-to-back since Greg Maddux, in June and July 2001.
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On March 9,2014, Kris Medlen left a Spring training game due to a sore right elbow.
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Kris Medlen became a free agent on December 2,2014 after he was non-tendered by the Braves.
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Kris Medlen started the 2015 season on the 60-day disabled list to continue recovering from his second Tommy John surgery and made his first appearance for the Royals on July 20,2015 against the Pirates.
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Kris Medlen made his first start for the Royals on Monday, August 24,2015, against the Baltimore Orioles.
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Kris Medlen was part of the Royals postseason run as the team won the 2015 World Series over the New York Mets, their first championship in 30 years.
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On May 12,2016, Kris Medlen was placed on the 15-day disabled list due to right rotator cuff inflammation.
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Kris Medlen signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves on January 27,2017.
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On January 23,2018, Kris Medlen signed a minor league deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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Kris Medlen met his wife Nicki through former minor league teammate Ryne Reynoso, and married her in 2012.
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