Baseball player
Tyson Gillies
(born October 31, 1988) is a Canadian former
professional baseball
outfielder
. He was the
Seattle Mariners
' 25th round selection in the
2006 Major League Baseball draft
. He graduated from
R. E. Mountain Secondary School
in
Langley, British Columbia
and is a member of the
Canadian national baseball team
.
Professional career
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Seattle Mariners
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He began pro career with the minor league
Peoria Mariners
in
2007
. He recorded a single in his first career at-bat, June 23 against the
Arizona League Angels
. He recorded three stolen bases on August 6 against the
Arizona League Royals
. He was transferred to the Short-Season
Everett AquaSox
on August 31, recording five hits in eight at-bats. He participated in the Mariners 2007
Arizona Fall League
.
Gillies began the
2008
season with the Class-A Advanced
High Desert Mavericks
. He appeared in 11 games where he only hit .200. He was then promoted to High A baseball where he hit .233 with one RBI and no home runs.
Philadelphia Phillies
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On December 16, 2009, he was traded by the Mariners to the Phillies along with
Phillippe Aumont
, and
J. C. Ramirez
as part of a three team trade that included
Major League Baseball
All-Stars
Cliff Lee
and
Roy Halladay
. Gillies said this about the trade:
That was overwhelming to hear my name even being involved or mentioned with [Lee and Halladay], let alone being traded for them.
?
Tyson Gillies,
bclocalnews.com
: December 17, 2009
[1]
Gillies was added to the team's 40-man roster on November 18, 2011.
[2]
He was outrighted off the roster on June 6, 2014.
San Diego Padres
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On February 27, 2015, Gillies signed a minor league contract with the
San Diego Padres
.
[3]
Sugar Land Skeeters
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On March 18, 2016, Gillies signed with the
Sugar Land Skeeters
of the
Atlantic League of Professional Baseball
. He was released on June 27.
Kansas City T-Bones
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On June 29, 2016, Gillies signed with the
Kansas City T-Bones
of the
American Association of Professional Baseball
.
[4]
In 45 games for the T-Bones, Gillies batted .252/.313/.405 with 4 home runs and 16 RBI. He was released by the team on January 30, 2017.
[5]
Ottawa Champions
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On June 7, 2017, Gillies signed with the
Ottawa Champions
of the
Can-Am League
. On February 20, 2018, Gillies was traded from the
Ottawa Champions
to the
Gary SouthShore RailCats
of the
American Association
. He was released prior to the 2018 season on May 18.
York Revolution
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On June 15, 2018, Gillies signed with the
York Revolution
of the
Atlantic League of Professional Baseball
. He was released on July 3, 2018.
Quebec Capitales
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On January 26, 2019, Gillies signed with the
Quebec Capitales
of the
Can-Am League
. He was released on July 21, 2019.
Personal life
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At age four, Gillies was diagnosed with a
hearing impairment
that has left him with 30 percent hearing in one ear and 50 percent in the other.
[6]
Thanks to the use of
hearing aids
and an ability to read lips Gilles has little trouble overcoming his impairment. He said this about his disability:
I had to try harder. It made me stronger. It's the focus ? I have to focus hard on everything I do in life. On the field I depend on knowing every situation, cutoff plays, where baserunners are, because I can’t always hear people yelling. I rely on what I see and what I know about the game. I study it. I think my vision is probably phenomenal, I know I see things other people don’t. I think the lack of one sense forced me to use another more, so I see everything going on around me. I have to.
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Tyson Gillies,
thenewstribune:
March 23,
2009
.
[7]
On August 20, 2010, Gillies was arrested and charged in
Clearwater, Florida
on felony cocaine possession.
[8]
After attending a bar the night of the arrest, Gillies was offered a ride to his hotel by a police officer. Before entering the police cruiser, the officer searched Gillies for weapons and paraphernalia and did not find Gillies to be possessing anything illegal. Upon dropping Gillies off, the officer found a three-gram bag of a white powdery substance that appeared to be cocaine on the floor of the backseat of the cruiser and arrested Gillies for possession. Within hours
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of the arrest, Gillies underwent drug testing and showed no traces of cocaine, marijuana or opiates in his system.
[10]
The state attorney's office dropped all charges against Gillies because the backseat of the cruiser was not thoroughly searched before Gillies entered the vehicle, the officer failed to find the substance during a routine search of Gillies before he entered the vehicle, and because the substance failed two on-site drug tests.
[11]
Gillies said of the charges being dropped, "I’m glad that this ordeal is over, but I’m still very upset that it happened to me and that my character, which I’ve worked so hard to build, can even be questioned."
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References
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Gary Ahuja (December 17, 2009).
"Gillies going to Phillies"
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Black Press
. bclocalnews.com
. Retrieved
December 17,
2009
.
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Phillies add 4 to 40-man roster
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Wilmoth, Charlie (February 27, 2015).
"Minor Moves: Hill, Gillies, Sale, Tigers, Dbacks, Dodgers"
.
mlbtraderumors.com
. Retrieved
February 28,
2015
.
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"2016 Transactions"
.
aabaseball.com
. Retrieved
May 29,
2023
.
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"2017 Transactions"
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aabaseball.com
. Retrieved
May 29,
2023
.
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Zolecki, Todd (February 4, 2010).
"Gillies excited to join Phillies' system"
.
Philadelphia Phillies
. MLB
. Retrieved
February 4,
2010
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Hearing-impaired M's prospect heeds baseball's call
thenewstribune.com
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Hagen, Paul (August 20, 2010).
"Phillies prospect arrested in cocaine bust"
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Philly.com
. Retrieved
March 6,
2014
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Hunter, Mark (October 9, 2010).
"Charge against Gillies dropped"
.
kamloopsnews.ca
. Retrieved
March 6,
2014
.
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"Archived"
. Archived from
the original
on March 4, 2016
. Retrieved
June 1,
2023
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"Archived"
. Archived from
the original
on March 3, 2016
. Retrieved
June 1,
2023
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