American baseball player
Baseball player
Tyler Stephen Pill
(born May 29, 1990) is an American former
professional baseball
pitcher
and
outfielder
. He has played in
Major League Baseball
(MLB) for the
New York Mets
.
Career
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Amateur
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Pill was drafted by the
Colorado Rockies
in the 38th round of the
2008 MLB June Amateur Draft
from
Covina High School
in
Covina, California
, and the
New York Mets
in the 4th round of the
2011 MLB June Amateur Draft
from
California State University, Fullerton
in
Fullerton, California
.
Pill is the younger brother of former professional
first baseman
Brett Pill
, who also played
college baseball
for Cal State Fullerton.
[1]
Over three seasons with the
Cal State Fullerton Titans
, Pill pitched and played the
outfield
, had a 3.19
earned run average
, 1.06
WHIP
, 5.13
strikeout to walk ratio
, .336
batting average
, .421
on-base percentage
and .488
slugging percentage
.
[2]
Collegiate Baseball
,
Baseball America
and the
National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
all named him to Freshman All-American teams after he set his school's freshman records in
wins
and
shutouts
. He and teammate
Noe Ramirez
were named co-
Big West Conference
Freshman Pitcher of the Year.
[3]
Fullerton had a .724 winning percentage in Pill's time with the program and won the Big West Conference title twice in three seasons.
In 2010, he played
collegiate summer baseball
with the
Harwich Mariners
of the
Cape Cod Baseball League
.
[4]
New York Mets
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On May 26, the Mets demoted
Rafael Montero
to the
Triple?A
Las Vegas 51s
and promoted Pill to take his spot on the roster.
[5]
He made his Major League debut in the tenth inning of the following night's game against the
Pittsburgh Pirates
at
PNC Park
, getting two outs but giving up a single, a hit batsman, and a walk and taking the loss.
[6]
Pill made his first Major League start on May 30, 2017, against the
Milwaukee Brewers
at
Citi Field
. He allowed one run over 5.1 innings.
[
citation needed
]
On August 24, it was announced he would be shut down for the season after undergoing an
arthroscopic
debridement
of his right elbow. He elected free agency on November 6, 2017.
[7]
Arizona Diamondbacks
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On January 15, 2018, he was signed by the
Arizona Diamondbacks
to a minor league contract.
Los Angeles Dodgers
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On April 21, 2018, Pill was traded to the
Los Angeles Dodgers
in exchange for cash considerations. The Dodgers assigned him to the Triple?A
Oklahoma City Dodgers
,
[8]
where he made 19 appearances (13 starts) and finished the season with a 3?5 record and 4.76 ERA. Pill elected free agency following the season on November 2.
[9]
Texas Rangers
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On February 19, 2019, Pill signed a minor league contract with the
Texas Rangers
as an
outfielder
.
[10]
He was released on July 15, 2019.
After being released by the Rangers organization, Pill retired and is currently
[
when?
]
a student at CSU Fullerton.
Personal life
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Pill's brother is retired MLB player
Brett Pill
.
His father, Michael Pill, played three minor league seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1977-1979.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=pill--001mic
References
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- ^
"Brothers doing it big"
.
Daily Titan
. March 7, 2012
. Retrieved
May 27,
2017
.
- ^
"Tyler Pill Baseball Statistics [2009-2017]"
.
www.thebaseballcube.com
. The Baseball Cube
. Retrieved
May 31,
2017
.
- ^
Foley, Brian (October 20, 2010).
"Top 100 Countdown: 86. Tyler Pill (Cal-State Fullerton)"
.
College Baseball Daily
. Retrieved
May 31,
2017
.
- ^
"#20 Tyler Pill - Profile"
. pointstreak.com
. Retrieved
September 25,
2019
.
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Ackert, Kristie (May 26, 2017).
"Mets send Rafael Montero to minors to make room for Tyler Pill"
.
NY Daily News
. Retrieved
May 27,
2017
.
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"Jaso's RBI Singles in 9th, 10th Rally Pirates Past Mets 5-4"
.
New York Times
. Associated Press. May 27, 2017
. Retrieved
May 28,
2017
.
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"Minor League Free Agents 2017"
.
baseballamerica.com
. November 7, 2017
. Retrieved
June 27,
2023
.
- ^
"Diamondbacks' Tyler Pill: Shipped to Dodgers"
. April 20, 2018.
- ^
"Minor League Free Agents 2018"
.
baseballamerica.com
. Retrieved
May 20,
2024
.
- ^
Daniel R. Epstein (January 21, 2019).
"A New Kind of Two-Way Player"
.
offthebenchbaseball.com
. Retrieved
June 21,
2019
.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Tyler Pill
.