Craig Kimbrel’s five-year run with the Atlanta Braves was the stuff from which legends are made. While his later career hasn’t panned out the way it started, there was arguably no more dominant closer in the game from 2011 to 2015.
Let’s take a look back at Kimbrel’s rise to stardom.
Craig Kimbrel’s 100-mph fastball makes him a top-100 prospect
Kimbrel grew up in Alabama, where he not only played baseball, but quarterback for his high school football team. He went to Wallace State Community College and as a freshman was absolutely absurd, going 8-0.