| Joe Kruzel | |
| Current Title: | Minor League Field Coordinator |
| Current Team: | Los Angeles Angels |
| Birth Date: | 17 December 1965 |
| Player Years1: | 1985–1988 |
| Player Team1: | Toledo |
| Player Positions: | Infielder |
| Coach Years1: | 1989–1992 |
| Coach Team1: | Toledo (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 1993–2003 |
| Coach Team2: | Toledo |
| Coach Years3: | 2005 |
| Coach Team3: | Miami (OH) (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 2006 |
| Coach Team4: | GLC Reds (hitting) |
| Coach Years5: | 2007 |
| Coach Team5: | Billings Mustangs |
| Coach Years6: | 2008–2012 |
| Coach Team6: | Quad Cities River Bandits (hitting) |
| Coach Years7: | 2013 |
| Coach Team7: | Johnson City Cardinals |
| Coach Years8: | 2014–2016 |
| Coach Team8: | Peoria Chiefs |
| Coach Years9: | 2017–2018 |
| Coach Team9: | State College Spikes |
| Coach Years10: | 2019–2020 |
| Coach Team10: | Springfield Cardinals |
| Coach Years11: | 2021–present |
| Coach Team11: | Billings Mustangs |
| Overall Record: | 259–331 (college) |
Joe Kruzel (born December 17, 1965) is an American baseball coach and former player. In 2021 Joe managed the Billings Mustangs, of the Pioneer League. In 2022 he was named the Field Coordinator for the Los Angeles Angels organization. Kruzel served as the head baseball coach at his alma mater, The University of Toledo from 1993 to 2003, compiling a record of 259–331.[1] Kruzel won the Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year award in 1999.[2]
Kruzel was born in Toledo, Ohio and attended Central Catholic High School. He played college baseball at the University of Toledo.