Northwoods Waterloo Bucks

Krizan Makes MLB Debut with Giants

Published on April 30, 2022 under Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Waterloo Bucks News Release


Waterloo, IA - Former Waterloo Bucks outfielder Jason Krizan was called up to the big leagues Friday by the San Francisco Giants. Krizan joins Texas Rangers pitcher Dane Dunning and Oakland A's pitcher A.J. Puk as former Bucks who are active Major Leaguers. After starting in left field for San Francisco last night, Krizan became the 20th former Buck to make his MLB debut.

A product of Dallas Baptist University, Krizan played for Waterloo in 2009. An eighth-round draft pick by the Detroit Tigers in 2011, the outfielder finished his one season with the Bucks with a .283 average in 37 games. In 172 plate appearances, the Austin, Texas native hit one home run with 12 RBI and four stolen bases while in Waterloo.

Krizan has played 1,132 games in the minor leagues and was named a MiLB.com Organization All-Star for the Giants in 2021. This season for the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats, Krizan is hitting .213 with a home run and 7 RBI.

WATERLOO BUCKS ALUMNI TO MAKE IT TO THE SHOW

PLAYER MLB DEBUT DEBUT TEAM SEASONS WITH BUCKS

Matt Cepicky 7/31/2002 Montreal Expos 1997

Wes Obermueller 9/20/2002 Kansas City Royals 1996

Jeff Duncan 5/20/2003 New York Mets 1998

Jimmy Journell 6/29/2003 St. Louis Cardinals 1997

Clint Barmes 9/5/2003 Colorado Rockies 1999-2000

Tim Gradoville None** Philadelphia Phillies 2001

Curtis Thigpen 6/6/2007 Toronto Blue Jays 2002

Willie Collazo 9/5/2007 New York Mets 1999

Dan Jennings 4/30/2012 Miami Marlins 2006-07

Evan Reed 5/16/2013 Detroit Tigers 2005

Brandon Bantz 6/8/2013 Seattle Mariners 2007

Ryan Goins 8/23/2013 Toronto Blue Jays 2008

James Jones 4/18/2014 Seattle Mariners 2008

Cameron Perkins 6/20/2017 Philadelphia Phillies 2011

Eric Stout 4/25/2018 Kansas City Royals 2013

Kevin Kaczmarski 6/24/2018 New York Mets 2012 & 2014

AJ Puk 8/21/2019 Oakland Athletics 2014

Zach McKinstry 9/16/2020 Los Angeles Dodgers 2015

Dakota Bacus 8/9/2020 Washington Nationals 2011

Dane Dunning 8/19/2020 Chicago White Sox 2014

Jason Krizan 4/29/2022 San Francisco Giants 2009

** denotes called up to MLB, but never played

The 2021 Great Plains East Champion Bucks open their 2022 season at home on Monday, May 30 versus the St. Cloud Rox. Cost Cutters Field at Riverfront Stadium, home of the Bucks, welcomed a new state of the art video board in 2016 thanks to a matching grant from the Black Hawk County Gaming Association. Team ownership has invested nearly $400,000 in stadium improvements since the end of the 2014 season including group outing areas, painted bleachers, public Wi-Fi, sound system, kids zone inflatables, wiffle ball field, and concessions equipment. Fans are encouraged to stay in touch with the Bucks by utilizing their website at www.waterloobucks.com or utilizing the Northwoods League Mobile App.

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