About Kyle Farmer

James Kyle Farmer (born August 17, 1990) is an American professional baseball infielder in the Atlanta Braves organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Minnesota Twins, and Colorado Rockies. The Dodgers selected him in the 2013 MLB draft, and he made his MLB debut with them in 2017.

Amateur career
Farmer graduated from the Marist School in Atlanta, Georgia, where he played high school baseball and football. While at Marist, Farmer appeared in the film The Blind Side (2009) as a high school quarterback.

During his college baseball career at the University of Georgia, Farmer played shortstop, hitting for a .308 batting average and recording a .968 fielding percentage, a Bulldogs team record for a shortstop. In 2011, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League. The New York Yankees selected him in the 35th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft, but he did not sign. He was then drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 8th round (244th overall pick) of the 2013 MLB draft, and he signed with the team.