Joshua Kuroda-Grauer

Joshua Kuroda-Grauer

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 205 lb.
• School Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
• High School Franklin (NJ) High School
• Debut June 29, 2026

• Born January 31, 2003 in New Brunswick, NJ USA

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Biographical Information

Infielder Joshua Kuroda-Grauer was drafted by what were then the Oakland Athletics in the 2nd round of the 2024 amateur draft, out of Rutgers University. In his final season in college, he batted .428 in 53 games with 54 runs, 5 homers and 45 RBIs. By the end of 2024, he was getting his first taste of AAA, with the Las Vegas Aviators, after batting .389 in 12 games for the Class A Stockton Ports and .286 in 12 games for the High-A Lansing Lugnuts. He went 2 for 12 in 4 games for Las Vegas.

2025 saw him start the season in Lansing, where he hit .293 in 80 games, then move up to the AA Midland RockHounds at the end of July. He played another 41 games there, batting .301. He was back with Midland to start 2026, and batted .285 in 33 games. He moved up to Las Vegas on May 12th and tortured Pacific Coast League pitchers with a slash line of .352/.405/.461 in 42 games. He was called up to West Sacramento, CA, where the Athletics now made their temporary home after leaving Oakland, and made his debut on June 29th facing the Los Angeles Dodgers. Starting at second base and batting ninth, he had an excellent debut, going 3 for 4 with a double, a run and an RBI, although the A's lost the game, 9-4. He had played all three left infield positions in the minors, and in his debut game moved from second base to shortstop after SS Alika Williams was replaced by a pinch-hitter in the 8th.

Related Sites

• Joshua Kuroda-Grauer on mlb.com
• Rutgers University bio