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 (age 26) Tallahassee, Florida | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 28, 2022, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |
| MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 0–0 |
| Earned run average | 3.00 |
| Strikeouts | 6 |
| Teams | |
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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]