Canadian professional baseball player (born 1986)
Baseball player
Riley "Brock" Kjeldgaard (KELL-guard) (born January 22, 1986) is a Canadian former professional baseball player. Kjeldgaard was born in Edmonton , Alberta . He attended college at Indian Hills Community College in Iowa .
Career
After being drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 34th round of the 2005 MLB draft , he played for the Rookie League Helena Brewers of the Pioneer League . He played the 2006 and 2007 seasons as a pitcher for Helena, pitching in 33 games with a win–loss record of 1–3 and an earned run average of 5.53. He converted to a first baseman and outfielder in 2008 and ended the season with a .278 batting average , 14 home runs , and 65 runs batted in (RBI). In 2009, he played for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Class-A Midwest League . He led the Timber Rattlers in home runs (20) and RBIs (74). In April 2010, Kjeldgaard was assigned to the Brevard County Manatees of the Class-A Advanced Florida State League , where he started at first base. He was promoted to the Huntsville Stars of the Class-AA Southern League in 2011. He spent all of 2012 with Huntsville, where in 48 games he hit .234/.349/.443 with 8 HR and 29 RBI. On October 27, playing in the Arizona Fall League with the Phoenix Desert Dogs , he broke his foot.[ 1] Atlantic League of Professional Baseball and then moved to the American Association.
Kjeldgaard has played for the Canadian national baseball team . In 2011, he participated in the Pan American Games , winning the gold medal. Along with his teammates, Kjeldgaard was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2012.[ 2]
On February 1, 2016, Kjeldgaard was released by the Sioux City Explorers .
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