Nicklaus Scott Snyder (born October 10, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021.
| Nick Snyder | |
|---|---|
| Texas Rangers – No. 57 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1995-10-10) October 10, 1995 (age 26) Palm City, Florida | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 21, 2021, for the Texas Rangers | |
| MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 0–0 |
| Earned run average | 7.71 |
| Strikeouts | 1 |
| Teams | |
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Snyder attended South Fork High School in Stuart, Florida.[1] Undrafted out of high school, Snyder attended Indian River State College in Fort Pierce, Florida.[2] Snyder was an infielder throughout his college baseball career, and was named the Florida NJCAA Defensive Player of the year in 2017.[2] Snyder was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 19th round of the 2017 MLB draft, as a pitcher.[3]
Snyder made his professional debut with the AZL Rangers of the Rookie-level Arizona League in 2017, posting a 1.29 ERA over 7 innings.[4] He returned to the AZL in 2018, going 1–0 with a 6.00 ERA and 12 strikeouts over 12 innings.[4] Snyder spent the 2019 season with the Hickory Crawdads of the Class A South Atlantic League, posting a 5–3 record with a 3.06 ERA and 60 strikeouts over 53 innings.[5] Following the 2019 season, he played for the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League.[6] Snyder underwent Tommy John surgery in February 2020, but did not miss game action that year due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] Snyder opened the 2021 season with the Hickory Crawdads of the High-A East league, posting a 2.17 ERA with 17 strikeouts over 12+1⁄3 innings, before being promoted to the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Central league on June 17.[8] After posting a 1.65 ERA with 25 strikeouts over 16+1⁄3 innings, Snyder was promoted to the Round Rock Express of the Triple-A West league.[9] With Round Rock, he posted a 6.23 ERA over five appearances. On August 20, Texas selected his contact to the active roster and promoted him to the major leagues for the first time.[10] He made his major league debut on August 21 versus the Boston Red Sox; throwing a scoreless inning in relief and recording his first MLB strikeout (J. D. Martinez).[11] Snyder made four appearances for Texas in 2021, before being shut down with right shoulder fatigue in September.[12] Snyder was named the Rangers' 2021 minor league Reliever of the Year.[13]
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