Matt Kroon
Matthew James Kroon
Born: December 5, 1996
Scottsdale, AZ US
Primary Position: Third base
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, CF, LF, OF, RF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 195
Draft: Round 38 (2015 June Amateur Draft, Cincinnati Reds)
Draft: Round 30 (2017 June Amateur Draft, Philadelphia Phillies)
Draft: Round 18 (2018 June Amateur Draft, Philadelphia Phillies)
School: Horizon (AZ) HS
Central Arizona College
Oklahoma State
Career: 2018-2024
Matt Kroon has compiled a career batting average of .277 with 34 home runs and 167 RBI in his 382-game career with the Phillies West, Williamsport Crosscutters, Lakewood BlueClaws, Clearwater Threshers, Jersey Shore BlueClaws, Reading Fightin Phils, Phillies, Scottsdale Scorpions and Lehigh Valley IronPigs. He began playing during the 2018 season and has taken the field during the 2024 campaign.
 Williamsport Crosscutters |
 Phillies West |
 Clearwater Threshers |
 Lakewood BlueClaws |
 Jersey Shore BlueClaws |
 Reading Fightin Phils |
 Reading Fightin Phils |
 Lehigh Valley IronPigs |
 Scottsdale Scorpions |
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Short Season A | NYPL | Williamsport Crosscutters | 38 | 146 | 120 | 22 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 38 | .250 | .377 | .342 | .718 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | R | GULF | Phillies West | 4 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .562 | .632 | .625 | 1.257 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Advanced A | FLOR | Clearwater Threshers | 69 | 251 | 222 | 29 | 50 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 68 | .225 | .304 | .369 | .673 | 82 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | A | SALL3 | Lakewood BlueClaws | 37 | 152 | 138 | 19 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 46 | .268 | .329 | .348 | .677 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | R | FLCL | Phillies | 4 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .154 | .312 | .231 | .543 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | AA | AANE | Reading Fightin Phils | 45 | 181 | 163 | 19 | 49 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 45 | .301 | .361 | .466 | .827 | 76 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Advanced A | HAEA | Jersey Shore BlueClaws | 4 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .235 | .278 | .353 | .631 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | AA | EL | Reading Fightin Phils | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Advanced A | SALL3 | Jersey Shore BlueClaws | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .200 | .333 | .400 | .733 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Fall | AZFL | Scottsdale Scorpions | 18 | 73 | 61 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 21 | .262 | .356 | .344 | .700 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | AA | EL | Reading Fightin Phils | 79 | 344 | 298 | 53 | 95 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 44 | 22 | 6 | 33 | 66 | .319 | .387 | .493 | .880 | 147 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 15 | 76 | 63 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 15 | .381 | .467 | .698 | 1.165 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 80 | 279 | 247 | 36 | 62 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 38 | 15 | 1 | 22 | 70 | .251 | .325 | .441 | .766 | 109 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | Advanced A | SALL3 | Jersey Shore BlueClaws | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .143 | .222 | .143 | .365 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 382 | 1509 | 1319 | 197 | 365 | 72 | 16 | 34 | 167 | 73 | 28 | 143 | 368 | .277 | .354 | .433 | .787 | 571 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 17 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Short Season A | NYPL | Williamsport Crosscutters | 3B | 8 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.875 |
| 2018 | R | GULF | Phillies West | 2B | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 2.333 |
| 2018 | Short Season A | NYPL | Williamsport Crosscutters | 1B | 25 | 199 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1.000 | 8.360 |
| 2018 | Short Season A | NYPL | Williamsport Crosscutters | 2B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.000 |
| 2018 | R | GULF | Phillies West | SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 2019 | Advanced A | FLOR | Clearwater Threshers | 3B | 8 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 2 | .880 | 2.750 |
| 2019 | A | SALL3 | Lakewood BlueClaws | 3B | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.200 |
| 2019 | Advanced A | FLOR | Clearwater Threshers | 1B | 36 | 285 | 13 | 4 | 22 | .987 | 8.278 |
| 2019 | A | SALL3 | Lakewood BlueClaws | 1B | 21 | 135 | 12 | 4 | 11 | .974 | 7.000 |
| 2019 | Advanced A | FLOR | Clearwater Threshers | OF | 19 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.421 |
| 2019 | Advanced A | FLOR | Clearwater Threshers | LF | 18 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.389 |
| 2019 | Advanced A | FLOR | Clearwater Threshers | RF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2021 | AA | AANE | Reading Fightin Phils | RF | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 1.000 |
| 2021 | AA | AANE | Reading Fightin Phils | 1B | 6 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 8.000 |
| 2021 | AA | AANE | Reading Fightin Phils | 3B | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .857 | 1.200 |
| 2021 | AA | AANE | Reading Fightin Phils | LF | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 |
| 2021 | Advanced A | HAEA | Jersey Shore BlueClaws | CF | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 2.000 |
| 2021 | AA | AANE | Reading Fightin Phils | CF | 22 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.591 |
| 2021 | Advanced A | HAEA | Jersey Shore BlueClaws | LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2022 | AA | EL | Reading Fightin Phils | CF | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 2.500 |
| 2023 | AA | EL | Reading Fightin Phils | RF | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2023 | AA | EL | Reading Fightin Phils | 3B | 45 | 27 | 62 | 9 | 4 | .908 | 1.978 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | RF | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.750 |
| 2023 | Fall | AZFL | Scottsdale Scorpions | 3B | 16 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.812 |
| 2023 | AA | EL | Reading Fightin Phils | CF | 12 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .952 | 1.667 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | CF | 11 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.182 |
| 2023 | AA | EL | Reading Fightin Phils | LF | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2023 | Advanced A | SALL3 | Jersey Shore BlueClaws | CF | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 |
| 2023 | Fall | AZFL | Scottsdale Scorpions | CF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2023 | Advanced A | SALL3 | Jersey Shore BlueClaws | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2023 | Fall | AZFL | Scottsdale Scorpions | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | LF | 42 | 55 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .921 | 1.381 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | CF | 18 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.611 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | RF | 14 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .947 | 1.286 |
| 2024 | Advanced A | SALL3 | Jersey Shore BlueClaws | LF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2024 | Advanced A | SALL3 | Jersey Shore BlueClaws | RF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 365 | 1010 | 160 | 33 | 61 | .973 | 3.205 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | R | Gulf Coast League | Phillies West | PHI | June 21, 2018 | June 27, 2018 |
| 2018 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Williamsport Crosscutters | PHI | June 28, 2018 | August 31, 2018 |
| 2019 | A | South Atlantic League | Lakewood BlueClaws | PHI | April 4, 2019 | May 22, 2019 |
| 2019 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Clearwater Threshers | PHI | May 24, 2019 | August 29, 2019 |
| 2021 | AA | AA Northeast | Reading Fightin Phils | PHI | May 4, 2021 | September 18, 2021 |
| 2021 | R | Florida Complex | Phillies | PHI | July 12, 2021 | July 16, 2021 |
| 2021 | Advanced A | High-A East | Jersey Shore BlueClaws | PHI | July 17, 2021 | July 21, 2021 |
| 2022 | AA | Eastern League | Reading Fightin Phils | PHI | April 8, 2022 | April 9, 2022 |
| 2023 | AA | Eastern League | Reading Fightin Phils | PHI | April 8, 2023 | August 5, 2023 |
| 2023 | AAA | International League | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | PHI | August 9, 2023 | September 22, 2023 |
| 2023 | Advanced A | South Atlantic League | Jersey Shore BlueClaws | PHI | August 29, 2023 | September 1, 2023 |
| 2023 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Scottsdale Scorpions | October 3, 2023 | November 7, 2023 | |
| 2024 | AAA | International League | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | PHI | March 29, 2024 | September 12, 2024 |
| 2024 | Advanced A | South Atlantic League | Jersey Shore BlueClaws | PHI | July 19, 2024 | July 21, 2024 |
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