Tyler Thomas (baseball)
baseball player
Ricky Tyler Thomas (born December 22, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Piratas de Campeche of the Mexican League.
Amateur career
Thomas attended Mira Mesa Senior High School in San Diego. He enrolled at California State University, Fresno, and played college baseball for the Fresno State Bulldogs.
Professional career
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs drafted Thomas in the seventh round, with the 225th overall selection, of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft and he signed, receiving a $175,000 bonus. Thomas made his professional debut with the Low–A Eugene Emeralds, where he was 1–0 with a 2.33 ERA with 24 strikeouts across 19+1⁄3relief innings pitched. He began 2018 with the Single–A South Bend Cubs, posting a 3-5 record and 2.88 ERA with 81 strikeouts over 15 appearances (14 starts).
Texas Rangers
On July 19, 2018, the Cubs traded Thomas to the Texas Rangers in exchange for Jesse Chavez. The Rangers assigned him to the Single–A Hickory Crawdads and promoted him to the High–A Down East Wood Ducks in August. In 22 games (twenty starts) between South Bend, Hickory, and the Wood Ducks, Thomas compiled a 3–9 record with a 3.00 ERA over 105 innings. Thomas was assigned back to Down East for the 2019 season, going 0–2 with a 5.19 ERA over just 8+2⁄3 innings due to a non-disclosed injury.
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