Tyler Pastornicky
| Tyler Pastornicky | |
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| Atlanta Braves – No. 1 | |
| Shortstop | |
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Born: December 13, 1989 Bradenton, Florida | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| April 5, 2012 for the Atlanta Braves | |
| Career statistics (through 2013 season) | |
| Batting average | .251 |
| Home runs | 2 |
| Runs batted in | 13 |
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Tyler Brock Pastornicky (born December 13, 1989) is an American professional baseball shortstop with the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball.
Professional career
Pastornicky was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the fifth round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft out of The Pendleton School.[1] Pastornicky played 2008 with the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays, hitting .263 in 50 games with 27 stolen bases in 32 attempts. He played 2009 mostly with Single-A Lansing, hitting .269 in 109 games with 51 stolen bases in 66 attempts. He played 15 games with High-A Dunedin. Pastornicky started 2010 with Dunedin, hitting .258 with 24 stolen bases in 31 attempts. He was named to the Florida State League All-Star Game. On July 15, 2010, the Blue Jays traded Pastornicky along with Álex González and Tim Collins to the Atlanta Braves for Yunel Escobar and Jo-Jo Reyes.[2] He finished 2010 with Double-A Mississippi. In total, he hit .257 in 115 games with 35 stolen bases in 44 attempts. Pastornicky played for Phoenix where he went 15-54 in 15 games.[3] Pastornicky played 2011 mostly with Mississippi, but also played 27 games for Triple-A Gwinnett. With Mississippi, he hit .299 in 90 games and stole 20 of 28.[4] He was named to the Southern League All-Star Game, where he went 0-4.[5]
Pastornicky was called up to the majors for the first time on September 28, 2011.[6]
Pastornicky made his major league debut on April 5, 2012, as the Opening Day shortstop for the Braves against the New York Mets in New York City. Pastornicky recorded his first hit that day, a triple off of Ramón Ramírez that went over the head of center fielder Andrés Torres.[7] His first home run came on April 10, 2012 against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. He was sent back down to Triple-A Gwinnett after having the lowest fielding percentage among all major league shortstops. He was replaced by Andrelton Simmons who was called up from Double-A Mississippi on June 2, 2012.[8]
Personal
He is the son of Cliff Pastornicky.
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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