Kristopher Allen Medlen (born October 7, 1985) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Atlanta Braves organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) most recently for the Kansas City Royals. He spent the earlier portion of his career with Atlanta.
Medlen graduated from Gahr High School in Cerritos, California in the year 2003. He attended El Camino College his freshman year and hit .296 with 18 RBI's as an infielder. As a pitcher, Medlen posted a 2.84 ERA with 17 K's in 19 innings of work, leading the team with 4 saves. Medlen redshirted the next year, before transferring to Santa Ana College. At Santa Ana, Medlen played as the starting shortstop and hit .332 with 10 HR's and 42 RBI. He also served as the team's closer, posting a 2.23 ERA with 16 saves, striking out 57 in 44.1 innings pitched.