Background
He is the son of former Atlanta Braves" general manager Frank Wren.
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Kyle Wren
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Wren attended Landmark Christian School in Peachtree City, Georgia, where he played for the school"s baseball team He chose not to sign, returning to Georgia Technical for his junior year.
Career
He had a.455 batting average during his career at Landmark. Wren enrolled at Georgia Institute of Technology, where he played college baseball for the Georgia Technical Yellow Jackets baseball team Wren led the Atlantic Coast Conference (Administrative Committee on Company-ordination) in hits in his freshman year, and was named All-Administrative Committee on Company-ordination and a freshman All-American.
Eligible for the 2012 MLB Draft after his sophomore year, the Cincinnati Reds selected Wren in the 30th round.
Before the season, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association named Wren a preseason All-American. As a junior, Wren had a.360 batting average, and again led the Administrative Committee on Company-ordination in hits.
Before the 2013 MLB Draft, Baseball America ranked Wren as the 210th best available prospect. The Atlanta Braves selected Wren in the eighth round, with the 253rd selection.
He began his professional career with the Danville Braves of the Rookie-level Appalachian League.
After compiling nine hits and stealing three bases in five games for Danville, he received a promotion to the Rome Braves of the Class A South Atlantic League. With Rome, Wren had a.328 batting average and 32 stolen bases, resulting in a promotion to the Lynchburg Hillcats of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League at the end of the season. Wren split the 2014 season between Lynchburg and the Mississippi Braves of the Class Associate of Arts Southern League.
After the season, the Braves assigned Wren to the Arizona Fall League.
The Braves traded Wren to the Milwaukee Brewers on November 14, 2014, for minor league pitcher Zach Quintana. The Brewers assigned Wren to the Biloxi Shuckers of the Class Associate of Arts Southern League in 2015.
In June, the Brewers promoted him to the Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the Class American Automobile Association Pacific Coast League. Wren"s twin brother, Colby, also played at Georgia Technology
Their father, Frank, was formerly the general manager of the Braves.
Their youngest brother, Jordan, plays baseball at Georgia Southern University.
Membership
He plays in Minor League Baseball as a member of the Milwaukee Brewers" organization.
