Tyler Cloyd
| Tyler Cloyd | |
|---|---|
 Tyler Cloyd pitching 2012-09-27 | |
| Cleveland Indians | |
| Pitcher | |
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Born: May 16, 1987 Bellevue, Nebraska | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| August 29, 2012 for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| Career statistics (through 2013 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 4–9 |
| Earned run average | 5.98 |
| Strikeouts | 71 |
| Teams | |
Tyler James Cloyd (born May 16, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Indians organization. He pitched for the Philadelphia Phillies in 2012 and 2013.
Career
Cloyd attended the University of Nebraska at Omaha, where he played college baseball for the Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks. The Phillies drafted Cloyd in the 18th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft. Though he was expected to begin the 2012 season with the Reading Phillies of the Class AA Eastern League, he was instead assigned to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs of the Class AAA International League due to the suspension of another pitcher.[1] He pitched in the Triple-A All-Star Game[2] and was named the International League's Most Valuable Pitcher in 2012.[3][4]
Cloyd made his major-league debut on August 29, 2012, replacing Cole Hamels, who was ill.[1] Cloyd pitched six innings, allowing three runs on seven hits. Cloyd got his first MLB win vs. the Reds, giving up 1 run in 7 innings. Cloyd made 11 starts and 2 relief appearances for the Phillies in 2013, going 2-7 with a 6.56 ERA.
On May 27, 2013 Cloyd faced the Boston Red Sox, his favorite baseball team while growing up in Nebraska. He left the game giving up five runs after only 2.1 innings.
On October 2, 2013, Cloyd was designated for assignment and claimed by the Cleveland Indians. To make room on the 40-man roster, lefty Clay Rapada was designated for assignment. [5] The Indians then designated him for assignment on November 25, 2013.[6] On December 2, 2013, Cloyd was non-tendered by the Indians, making him a free agent.[7] He was re-signed to a minor league deal on December 13, 2013.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Phillies starting pitcher Cole Hamels scratched due to illness, Tyler Cloyd to make debut". Philly.com. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ↑ Michael LoRe. "Phillippe Aumont, Tyler Cloyd and other Lehigh Valley IronPigs pitchers striving for possible September call-ups". lehighvalleylive.com. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Cloyd Honored as IL's Most Valuable Pitcher". Lehigh Valley IronPigs official website. Minor League baseball. August 28, 2012. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
- ↑ R. "themorningcall.com: The Hog Blog Blog". Blogs.mcall.com. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/10/indians-claim-tyler-cloyd-designate-clay-rapada.html
- ↑ Adams, Steve (November 25, 2013). "Indians Designate Tyler Cloyd For Assignment". MLB Trade Rumors.
- ↑ Twitter / Indians: #Indians today did not tender 2014 contracts to the following players: OF Matt Carson, C Lou Marson, RHP Tyler Cloyd. Roster is @ 38 players
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)