Tyler Ybarra

Tyler Ybarra
Pitcher
Born: (1989-12-11) December 11, 1989
Wellington, Kansas
Bats: Left Throws: Left

Tyler J. Ybarra (born December 11, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher.

Career

Ybarra attended Wellington High School in Wellington, Kansas, where he played for the school's baseball and basketball teams.[1] As a senior, he had a 2.82 earned run average (ERA) as a pitcher for the baseball team. He signed a letter of intent with Hutchinson Community College, but hoped to be chosen in the first ten rounds of the 2008 MLB draft.[2] However, he wasn't selected until the 43rd round, when he was chosen by the Toronto Blue Jays.[1]

Ybarra pitched for the GCL Blue Jays in 2009, then took a year off from baseball due to an undisclosed family matter. He returned in 2011, when he pitched for the Bluefield Blue Jays of the Rookie-level Appalachian League. He had a 2-0 record and 54 strikeouts in 46 innings pitched.[3] He pitched for the Lansing Lugnuts of the Class A Midwest League in 2012,[1] the Dunedin Blue Jays of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League in 2013,[3] and the New Hampshire Fisher Cats of the Double-A Eastern League in 2014. On February 4, 2015, the Blue Jays traded Ybarra to the Rockies for Jayson Aquino.[4] He pitched for the New Britain Rock Cats of the Eastern League in 2015.[5] Ybarra signed with the Kansas City T-Bones for the 2016 season.[6]

Personal life

Ybarra has a daughter, born in November 2013.[3] She required heart surgery.[7] Ybarra's father played baseball as a pitcher and was chosen in the fifth round of the MLB Draft by the Cincinnati Reds.[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lansing Lugnuts Profile: Relief pitcher Tyler Ybarra from Wellington, Kan". MLive.com. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Major League dreams". Wellington Daily News. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Craig Hagerman. "Blue Jays prospect Ybarra holds his family above all else". The Toronto Observer. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  4. ↑ Nicholson-Smith, Ben (February 4, 2015). "Blue Jays trade LHP prospect Ybarra to Rockies". Sportsnet. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  5. ↑ http://www.purplerow.com/2016/1/27/10836568/colorado-rockies-prospect-tyler-ybarra-interview-milb-news-family-daughter-heart-surgery
  6. ↑ http://www.sumnernewscow.com/tyler-ybarra-now-plays-for-k-c-t-bones-battles-wichita-wingnuts-at-lawrence-dumont-for-4-game-series/
  7. ↑ http://www.sumnernewscow.com/arianna-faith-ybarra-has-successful-heart-surgery-fundraiser-set-for-nov-23/
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