Wagner College Athletics

Wagner College baseball coach Craig Noto has announced the hiring of John Kroeger as a volunteer assistant for the 2024 season.

"To be able to add someone with the experience that John Kroeger has is such a huge win for our program," Noto said. "As a player/coach in the NEC, to his playing career in professional baseball, to his time as an MLB Player & Scout, John has proven over and over again to understand what a quality player looks like. I do not know of a better resource for players in the state of New Jersey than John. We are extremely lucky to have him as a Seahawk."

Kroeger was drafted twice into the MLB after two standout years at Fairleigh Dickinson  — first by the Chicago White Sox in the 29th round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft and second by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 32nd round of the 1988 MLB June Amateur Draft. 

He played for the Savannah Cardinals (Single-A) and Johnson City Cardinals (Rookie) in 1988, two Cardinals minor league affiliates. He was invited to Cardinals spring training in 1989 and White Sox spring training in 1990. He finished his playing career logging nine games during the 1990 season with the South Bend White Sox, the Single-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. 

A member of the the 1980’s All-Decade Team would turn to coaching as he spent one year as the head coach and seven years as an assistant coach at Raritan Valley Community College. 

Kroeger returned to his alma mater as an assistant coach from 1999-2003 before heading to Montclair State for the assistant coaching job there. While with the Red Hawks he oversaw a regional bid in 2006 and top-three finish nationally in 2007.

Most recently in baseball circles Kroeger was an associate scout for the Cincinnati Reds from 2014 to 2022.