Tyler Cyr

Tyler O'Neil Cyr (born May 5, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2022 with the Philadelphia Phillies and has also played in MLB for the Oakland Athletics.

Tyler Cyr
Los Angeles Dodgers
Pitcher
Born: (1993-05-05) May 5, 1993
Fremont, California
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 21, 2022, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
(through 2022 season)
Win–loss record1–0
Earned run average2.70
Strikeouts16
Teams

Career

San Francisco Giants

Cyr attended John F. Kennedy High School in Fremont, California. He enrolled at Skyline College, where he played college baseball as a pitcher for one year, before he transferred to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.[1] The San Francisco Giants selected Cyr in the 10th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft.[2] He made his professional debut with the Arizona League Giants and was promoted to the Augusta GreenJackets during the season.[1]

In 2017, Cyr played for the Richmond Flying Squirrels.[3] After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League and was selected to play in the Fall Stars Game.[4]

Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies promoted Cyr to the major leagues on August 21, 2022.[5] He made his major league debut that day, allowing a home run to Brandon Nimmo.[6] He was designated for assignment the next day.

Oakland Athletics

On August 24, 2022, Cyr was claimed off waivers by the Oakland Athletics.[7] Cyr made 11 appearances for Oakland down the stretch, collecting his first major league win as he posted a 2.08 ERA with 16 strikeouts in 13.0 innings pitched.

On January 13, 2023, Cyr was designated for assignment by Oakland .[8] He was released on January 17.

Los Angeles Dodgers

On January 21, 2023, Cyr was signed to a minor league contract by the Los Angeles Dodgers.[9]

References
  1. Lee, David (July 31, 2015). "GreenJackets relief pitcher Tyler Cyr winds up on unusual path". Augusta Chronicle. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  2. http://daytona.embryriddlesports.com/news/2015/6/9/BSB_0609150221.aspx?path=baseball
  3. Times-Dispatch, JOHN O’CONNOR Richmond. "Tyler Cyr is a Squirrels' reliever, not an astronaut". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
  4. "Three Giants prospects named to Arizona Fall League All-Star Game | RSN". Nbcsports.com. October 30, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  5. Darragh McDonald. "Phillies Place Corey Knebel On 60-Day IL Due To Tear In Shoulder Capsule". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  6. McGarry, Mike (August 21, 2022). "Phillies have a bad bullpen day and fall to the New York Mets ... again". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  7. "A's claim RHP Tyler Cyr off waivers from Philadelphia". MLB.com.
  8. "A's Agree to Terms with RHP Shintaro Fujinami on One-Year Contract". mlb.com. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  9. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/01/dodgers-to-sign-tyler-cyr.html
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