Tyler O'Neil Cyr (born May 5, 1993) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Oakland Athletics and Los Angeles Dodgers. He made his MLB debut in 2022 for the Phillies.
| Tyler Cyr | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: May 5, 1993 Fremont, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 21, 2022, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 20, 2023, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 1–0 |
| Earned run average | 2.40 |
| Strikeouts | 18 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Career
editSan Francisco Giants
editCyr attended John F. Kennedy High School in Fremont, California. He enrolled at Skyline College, where he played college baseball as a pitcher for one year before he transferred to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.[1]
The San Francisco Giants selected Cyr in the 10th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft.[2] He made his professional debut with the Arizona League Giants and was promoted to the Single-A Augusta GreenJackets during the season.[1] In 2016, Cyr split the year between Augusta and the High-A San Jose Giants, registering a combined 5-4 record and 2.32 ERA with 89 strikeouts in 73.2 innings pitched across 39 appearances. In 2017, Cyr played for the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels, posting a 5-2 record and 2.19 ERA with 57 strikeouts in 49.1 innings of work. He worked primarily as the team’s closer, collecting 18 saves in 47 games.[3] After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League and was selected to play in the Fall Stars Game.[4]
Cyr only pitched in 8 games in 2018, all for Double-A Richmond, due to injury. In 2019, he spent the year with Richmond, also appearing in one game for the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats at the end of the season. In 37 games for the Flying Squirrels, Cyr posted a 2.05 ERA with 57 strikeouts and 5 saves in 48.1 innings pitched. Cyr did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
Cyr spent the 2021 campaign with Triple-A Sacramento. In 32 appearances (including two starts), he pitched to a 3-0 record and 4.91 ERA with 49 strikeouts in 36.2 innings of work. He elected free agency following the season on November 7, 2021.
Philadelphia Phillies
editOn December 10, 2021, Cyr signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies organization.[6] He was assigned to the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs to begin the 2022 season. He appeared in 35 games for Lehigh, pitching to a 2-3 record and 2.50 ERA with 37 strikeouts and 6 saves in 36.0 innings of work.
The Phillies promoted Cyr to the major leagues for the first time on August 21, 2022.[7] He made his major league debut that day, allowing a home run to New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo.[8] He was designated for assignment the next day.
Oakland Athletics
editOn August 24, 2022, Cyr was claimed off waivers by the Oakland Athletics and was assigned to the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators.[9] Cyr made 11 appearances for Oakland down the stretch, collecting his first major league win as he posted a 2.08 ERA with 16 strikeouts in 13.0 innings pitched.
On January 13, 2023, Cyr was designated for assignment by Oakland.[10] He was released on January 17.
Los Angeles Dodgers
editOn January 21, 2023, Cyr signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.[11] He was assigned to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers to start the season and made 15 appearances, posting a 4.86 ERA with 24 strikeouts in 16+2⁄3 innings. On May 19, he was called up to the majors.[12][13] Cyr made two scoreless appearances for the Dodgers before he was placed on the injured list with a right shoulder impingement.[14] He was transferred to the 60-day injured list on May 26.[15] Following the season on October 31, the Dodgers removed Cyr from the 40–man roster and sent him outright to Triple–A.[16] He elected free agency on November 6.[17]
References
edit- ^ a b Lee, David (July 31, 2015). "GreenJackets relief pitcher Tyler Cyr winds up on unusual path". Augusta Chronicle. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ http://daytona.embryriddlesports.com/news/2015/6/9/BSB_0609150221.aspx?path=baseball [dead link]
- ^ Times-Dispatch, JOHN O’CONNOR Richmond. "Tyler Cyr is a Squirrels' reliever, not an astronaut". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
- ^ "Three Giants prospects named to Arizona Fall League All-Star Game | RSN". Nbcsports.com. October 30, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ "Former River Cats reliever Cyr signs MiLB deal with Phillies". milb.com. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- ^ Darragh McDonald. "Phillies Place Corey Knebel On 60-Day IL Due To Tear In Shoulder Capsule". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ McGarry, Mike (August 21, 2022). "Phillies have a bad bullpen day and fall to the New York Mets ... again". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "A's claim RHP Tyler Cyr off waivers from Philadelphia". MLB.com.
- ^ "A's Agree to Terms with RHP Shintaro Fujinami on One-Year Contract". mlb.com. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ "Dodgers To Sign Tyler Cyr To Minor League Deal". MLB Trade Rumors. January 21, 2023.
- ^ Stephen, Eric (May 19, 2023). "Dodgers call up Tyler Cyr, the latest fresh arm in a busy bullpen". SB Nation. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ "Dodgers' Tyler Cyr: Selected from OKC". cbssports.com. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ "Dodgers' Tyler Cyr: Placed on 15-day IL". cbssports.com. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
- ^ "Dodgers' Tyler Cyr: Shifted to 60-day IL". cbssports.com. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
- ^ Stephen, Eric (October 31, 2023). "Dodgers send Tyler Cyr outright to Triple-A". SB Nation. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
- ^ "2023 MiLB Free Agents". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet