Tyler Cade Ivey (born May 12, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Houston Astros organization. He played college baseball for Texas A&M University, and was drafted out of Grayson College.
| Tyler Ivey | |
|---|---|
| Houston Astros | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: May 12, 1996 Rowlett, Texas | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 21, 2021, for the Houston Astros | |
| MLB statistics (through 2021 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 0–0 |
| Earned run average | 7.71 |
| Strikeouts | 3 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Amateur career
editIvey attended Rockwall-Heath High School in Heath, Texas.[1] As a freshman, he was on the 2012 4-A State Champion Rockwall-Heath baseball team that also included future major league pitcher Jake Thompson.[2] Ivey was undrafted out of high school in 2015 and enrolled at Texas A&M University to play college baseball for the Aggies.[3] He posted a 2–3 record with a 3.56 ERA in 43 innings over 11 games during the 2016 season.[4] During that season, he was involved in an incident that almost caused a post-game brawl vs. the University of Texas, when he taunted the UT dugout with a horns down gesture.[5] Ivey transferred to Grayson College in Denison, Texas for his sophomore season of 2017.[6] With Grayson, Ivey posted a 9–0 record with a 2.08 ERA in 78 innings over 12 games.[7] Ivey was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 3rd round, with the 91st overall selection, of the 2017 MLB draft and signed with them for a $450,000 signing bonus.[8][9]
Professional career
editIvey split the 2017 season between the Gulf Coast League Astros and the Tri City ValleyCats of the Class A Short Season New York–Penn League, posting a combined 0–3 record with a 5.63 ERA in 38 innings.[10] He split the 2018 season between the Quad Cities River Bandits of the Class A Midwest League and the Buies Creek Astros of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League, posting a combined 4–6 record with a 2.97 ERA and 135 strikeouts over 112 innings.[11] He split the 2019 season between the GCL Astros, Fayetteville Woodpeckers, and Corpus Christi Hooks of the Class AA Texas League, going a combined 4–0 with a 1.38 ERA and 68 strikeouts over 52 innings.[12][13]
Ivey did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Astros added Ivey to their 40-man roster after the 2020 season.[14] On May 21, 2021, Ivey was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[15] He made his debut that day as the starting pitcher against the Texas Rangers, drawing a no-decision while allowing 4 runs in 4.2 innings of work.[16]
On June 12, Ivey revealed that he had been pitching through elbow pain since suffering a grade one UCL strain in 2019 and that he would not pitch again in 2021. He stated “apparently I have the nerve endings of a 75-year old man in my elbow. That probably explains a lot”.[17] He was designated for assignment on April 7, 2022. On April 11, Ivey was sent outright to the Triple-A Sugar Land Space Cowboys.[18]
References
edit- ^ Heath Clary (March 9, 2016). "Experience beyond his years". The Battalion. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ "Rockwall-Heath 2011–2012 baseball". University Interscholastic League. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
- ^ Spencer Morris (August 26, 2019). "Ivey League: An Interview with Pitching Prospect Tyler Ivey". Crawfish Boxes. SB Nation. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ "Tyler Ivey". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
- ^ Chance Linton (March 15, 2016). "Texas A&M pitcher taunts Texas dugout after walk-off win". 247Sports.com. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
- ^ KBTX Sports (June 22, 2016). "Aggie Tyler Ivey transferring to Grayson Community College". KBTX-TV. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ KHOU Staff (June 21, 2017). "Astros sign 10 players from 2017 MLB Draft class". KHOU 11. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ Jake Kaplan (June 13, 2017). "Astros draft pitcher Tyler Ivey in third round". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ "3 ex-Hawks taken in MLB draft". Herald Banner. June 14, 2017. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ Mark Singelais (July 5, 2017). "ValleyCats' Tyler Ivey looks forward to next chance". Times Union. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ Marisa Ingemi (September 7, 2018). "Ivey, Buies Creek cap semifinal sweep". MiLB.com. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ Troy Schulte (August 23, 2019). "Texas notes: Hooks' Ivey continues climb". MiLB.com. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ Brad Kyle (April 29, 2019). "Up The Trellis: Houston Astros' Tyler Ivey Climbing His Way To The Top". The Runner Sports. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ McDonald, Jeff (November 20, 2020). "San Antonio native Forrest Whitley among players added to Astros' 40-man roster". Expressnews.com. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ "Major League Baseball Transactions". Major League Baseball.
- ^ Brian McTaggart (May 22, 2021). "'It's surreal': Ivey on his Major League debut". MLB.com. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- ^ "Astros' Tyler Ivey Unlikely to Pitch Again in 2021". June 12, 2021.
- ^ "Astros Outright Tyler Ivey". April 11, 2022.
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Texas A&M Aggies bio