Tyler Holton

Tyler Holton (born June 13, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball. (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.

Tyler Holton
Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 67
Pitcher
Born: (1996-06-13) June 13, 1996
Tallahassee, Florida
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
April 28, 2022, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
MLB statistics
(through April 29, 2022)
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average0.00
Strikeouts1
Teams

Career

Holton graduated from Lincoln High School in Tallahassee, Florida, and enrolled at Florida State University to play college baseball for the Florida State Seminoles.[1] In 2016, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2] The Miami Marlins selected Holton in the 35th round of the 2017 MLB draft, but he did not sign with them.[3] Returning to Florida State in 2018, he tore the ulnar collateral ligament of the elbow and had Tommy John surgery.[4]

The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Holton in the ninth round of the 2018 MLB draft, and he signed with Arizona.[3] He made his professional debut in 2019, appearing in 13 games for the rookie-level AZL Diamondbacks and the Low-A Hillsboro Hops, where he logged a 2.39 ERA across 37.2 innings pitched. Holton did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] Holton split the 2021 season between the Double-A Amarillo Sod Poodles and the Triple-A Reno Aces, but struggled to a 6.72 ERA with 78 strikeouts in 64.1 innings pitched across 26 appearances.[6] He was assigned to Triple-A Reno to begin the 2022 season.

On April 28, 2022, the Diamondbacks selected Holton's contract and promoted him to the major leagues for the first time.[7] He made his MLB debut that night, tossing a scoreless inning of relief against the St. Louis Cardinals.[8]

References
  1. "Tyler Holton and Austin Pollock continuing Lincoln to FSU tradition". Tallahassee.com. February 15, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  2. "#9 Tyler Holton - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  3. Keel, Fletcher (June 6, 2018). "FSU's Holton signing with Arizona Diamondbacks". Wctv.tv. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  4. "FSU ace Tyler Holton out for the season". Tallahassee.com. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  5. "2020 Minor League Season Canceled". mlbtraderumors.com.
  6. "Tyler Holton Amateur, College & Minor Leagues Statistics & History".
  7. Anthony Franco. "Diamondbacks Select Tyler Holton". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  8. "Former Lincoln, FSU pitcher Tyler Holton makes MLB debut with Diamondbacks".
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