Kyle Kent Dohy (born September 17, 1996) is an American former professional baseball pitcher . He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies . He made his MLB debut in 2021.

Amateur career [ edit ]

Dohy attended Charter Oak High School in Covina, California and graduated in 2014. ^[1] After graduating, he enrolled at California State University, Northridge , where he played college baseball . However, as a freshman in 2015, he appeared in only four games, and he transferred to Citrus College after the season. In 2016, as a sophomore at Citrus, he started five games, going 1?2 with a 3.98 ERA and striking out 32 in 20 + 1 ⁄ 3 innings. ^{[2] [3]} Following the season, he transferred to California State Polytechnic University, Pomona . In 79 + 2 ⁄ 3 innings, he went 6?3 with a 5.99 ERA, striking out 89 (third in the California Collegiate Athletic Association ) while walking sixty (leading the Association) with 17 wild pitches (second). ^{[4] [5] [6]} After the season, he was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 16th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft . ^{[7] [8]}

Professional career [ edit ]

Dohy signed with the Phillies and made his professional debut with the Williamsport Crosscutters , going 2?1 with a 3.60 ERA, 22 strikeouts, and twenty walks over twenty innings. In 2018, he began the year with the Lakewood BlueClaws , with whom he was named a South Atlantic League All-Star, and was promoted to the Clearwater Threshers and Reading Fightin Phils during the season. ^{[9] [10] [11] [12] [13]} In 67 + 1 ⁄ 3 relief innings pitched between the three clubs, Dohy went 7?9 with a 2.54 ERA, 42 walks, and 111 strikeouts. ^[14] Dohy returned to Reading to begin the 2019 season before being promoted to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs in April, with whom he finished the season. ^{[15] [16] [17]} Over 47 relief appearances between the two clubs, Dohy pitched to a 7?5 record with a 5.32 ERA, striking out 105 and walking 59 over 67 + 2 ⁄ 3 innings. ^[18] His 17 wild pitches while with Lehigh Valley tied for the International League lead, and he had the worst walks/9 innings ratio at 8.6, but also had the third-best strikeouts/9 innings ratio at 13.2. ^[19]

The Phillies added Dohy to their 40-man roster after the 2020 season. ^[20] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic . ^[21] On April 1, 2021, Dohy was designated for assignment by the Phillies and outrighted off the roster. ^[22] To begin the 2021 season, he was assigned to Lehigh Valley, but was demoted to Reading after compiling a 10.38 ERA over 4 + 1 ⁄ 3 innings. On July 3, he pitched a combined no-hitter against the Erie SeaWolves along with Francisco Morales , Zach Warren, and Brian Marconi. ^[23] He was promoted back to Lehigh Valley in September. ^[24] Over 42 + 2 ⁄ 3 innings pitched between Reading and Lehigh Valley, Dohy went 4?0 with a 2.95 ERA, 65 strikeouts, and 28 walks. ^[25]

On September 25, 2021, the Phillies selected Dohy's contract and promoted him to the major leagues. ^[26] He made his MLB debut on October 2 versus the Miami Marlins at LoanDepot Park , throwing one scoreless inning of relief in which he gave up one hit and one walk while also striking out one batter. ^[27]

On November 30, Dohy was non-tendered by the Phillies, making him a free agent. ^[28] However, Dohy re-signed with the Phillies on a minor league contract the same day. ^[29] On June 22, 2022, the Phillies released Dohy. ^[30]

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External links [ edit ]

• Career statistics and player information from MLB , or  ESPN , or  Fangraphs , or  Baseball Reference (Minors)