Tyler Jay

Tyler Jay
Minnesota Twins
Pitcher
Born: (1994-04-19) April 19, 1994
Lemont, Illinois
Bats: Left Throws: Left

Tyler Ryan Jay (born April 19, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Minnesota Twins organization. He played college baseball at the University of Illinois. He was drafted by the Twins in the first round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft. Prior to the start of the 2017 season, Jay was rated as the Twins' 2nd best prospect by Baseball Prospectus.[1]

Career

Jay attended Lemont High School in Lemont, Illinois. He played both baseball and football at Lemont. Jay committed to the University of Illinois to play college baseball for the Fighting Illini. As a freshman, he appeared in 18 games, going 1–3 with a 3.10 earned run average (ERA) and 20 strikeouts. As a sophomore in 2014, he took over as the closer and had 10 saves, a 1.94 ERA and 47 strikeouts.[2][3] After the season, Jay played for the United States collegiate national team during the summer.[4] As a junior in 2015, he had a 1.08 ERA, 76 strikeouts and 14 saves.

Jay was considered one of the top prospects for the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft.[5][6][7] The Minnesota Twins selected him with the sixth overall pick.[8] He officially signed with the Twins on June 17 and was assigned to the Fort Myers Miracle where he posted a 3.93 ERA in 18.1 innings pitched. The Twins transitioned Jay into a starting pitcher with Fort Myers in 2016,[9] where he posted a 2.84 ERA in 13 games before being promoted to the Chattanooga Lookouts where he pitched to a 5.79 ERA in 14 games. He pitched only 11.2 innings in 2017 due to injury.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Paternostro, Jeffrey (February 10, 2017). "Minnesota Twins Top 10 Prospects". Baseball Prospectus. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  2. ↑ J.J. Wilson Correspondent. "Father's early coaching molded Illini pitcher Tyler Jay". The State Journal.
  3. ↑ Chicago Tribune (February 13, 2015). "Lemont's Tyler Jay making his pitch for Illinois". Daily Southtown.
  4. ↑ Lauren Traut (June 6, 2014). "Lemont Native Tyler Jay Earns Invite to USA Baseball... - Patch". Lemont, IL Patch.
  5. ↑ "MLB scouts descending on Illini Field regularly". Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Tate: Jay an intriguing prospect for pro scouts".
  7. ↑ "Jay catching eye of MLB scouts". ILLINOISHOMEPAGE.
  8. ↑ "Minnesota Twins take Illinois pitcher Tyler Jay with No. 6 overall pick in draft". Twin Cities.
  9. ↑ "Minnesota Twins' Tyler Jay strikes out career-high 11 in eight two-hit innings for Fort Myers Miracle - MiLB.com News - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Tyler Jay Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved February 1, 2018.


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