Fryer attended Reynoldsburg High School and he played college baseball at Ohio State. Fryer also graduated valedictorian of his class of over 300 students. Fryer graduated from Ohio State in his first minor league offseason with magna cum laude honors.
He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Minnesota Twins. At Reynoldsburg, Fryer excelled as a catcher and pitcher, going 8-2 on the mound with a 1.35 European Research Area and 93 strikeouts in 60 innings pitched, and batting a school record.544 with 7 homeruns and 50 Reserve Bank of India, along with 26 stolen bases his senior year, earning league and district player of the year honors. He received first-team All-State honors twice, and led the team to district titles in 2003 and 2004.
Falling one game short of the Division 1 state championship in 2004.
During his junior season at Ohio State, Fryer batted.322. In his three seasons at Ohio State, Fryer held a batting average of.338 with ten home runs and 126 RBIs in 172 games, earning All Big 10 honors twice.
Milwaukee Brewers Fryer was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers as a catcher and left fielder in the tenth round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft out of Ohio State. Fryer started his professional career with the Helena Brewers in 2007.
He batted.335 with 10 home runs and 70 Reserve Bank of India on the year.
On February 4, 2009, Fryer was traded to the New York Yankees in exchange for Chase Wright. New York Yankees Fryer played 59 games for the Tampa Yankees, hitting.300 with 15 stolen bases before being traded, along with Casey Erickson, to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Eric Hinske on June 29, 2009. Pittsburgh Pirates On June 29, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Fryer, along with Casey Erickson, from the New York Yankees for Eric Hinske.
He was called up for the first time by the Pirates on June 25, 2011.
Fryer got his first major league hit on July 2, 2011, off Washington Nationals pitcher John Lannan. Fryer was designated for assignment on November 18, 2011.
Fryer was promoted to the Pirates on June 26, 2012. He was optioned back to the minors on July 7, 2012, but was called up again on September 1.
Fryer was designated for assignment on October 25, 2012.
Fryer elected free agency on October 29, 2012. In 16 games with the Pirates over 2 seasons, hit 8-30 with 5 R and 1 Bachelor of Science. Minnesota Twins Saint Louis Cardinals The Saint Louis Cardinals signed Fryer on November 18, 2015, to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training as a non-roster player. They assigned him to the American Automobile Association Memphis Redbirds of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) on November 29.
On November 10, 2012, Fryer signed a minor league deal with the Minnesota Twins with an invitation to spring training. He spent the season with the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings. His contract was selected by the Twins on September 9, after Rochester was eliminated from the International League playoffs. He hit his first major-league home run off of Tommy Milone of Oakland, a 424 foot solo shot to center in a game the Twins lost 18-3. He hit.385 (5-13) in his 6 games up with the Twins. He was competing for the back-up catcher role along with Chris Herrmann and Josmil Pinto in 2014. He hit 3-11 with 3 Reserve Bank of India in 7 games in Spring Training, and the job was eventually given to Pinto. Fryer began 2014 once again with Rochester. He was outrighted to American Automobile Association on December 23, 2014. He was recalled from American Automobile Association Rochester on July 8, 2015 after hitting over.300 on the year and being selected for Team United States of America to play in the Pan American Games.
