Daniel Tillo

Daniel Vincent Tillo (born June 13, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization.

Daniel Tillo
Kansas City Royals
Pitcher
Born: (1996-06-13) June 13, 1996
Sioux City, Iowa
Bats: Left Throws: Left

Amateur career

Tillo attended Sioux City North High School in Sioux City, Iowa, where he played football, basketball, and baseball.[1][2] As a junior in 2014, he pitched to a 6-0 record and a 0.98 ERA.[3] Following his senior basketball season in 2015, he was named Iowa Mr. Basketball after averaging 24.5 point, 9.0 rebounds, and 4.4 assists per game.[4] During his senior baseball season, he went 5-1 with a 3.08 ERA while batting .369.[5] Due to being uncertain on whether he wanted to pursue basketball or baseball at the collegiate level, he did not commit to a college for either sport until June of his senior year, when he ultimately decided to play college baseball at the University of Kentucky.[6] After his senior year, he was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 39th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft.[7]

Tillo chose to honor his commitment to Kentucky, and not sign with the Twins. In 2016, his freshman year, he pitched only ​7 1⁄3 innings.[8] Following the year, he transferred to Iowa Western Community College in order to be closer to home and to transition back into a starting pitcher.[9] In 2018, his sophomore year and first year at Iowa Western, he went 5-1 with a 2.86 ERA, striking out 57 over 44 innings and nine games (five starts).[10][11] After the season, he was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the third round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.[12][13]

Professional career

Tillo signed with the Royals and made his professional debut with the Arizona League Royals before being promoted to the Burlington Royals.[14] Over ten games (nine starts) between the two clubs, he pitched to a 3-2 record with a 4.42 ERA over ​36 2⁄3 innings.[15] In 2018, he began the season with the Lexington Legends before being promoted to the Wilmington Blue Rocks.[16][17][18] Starting 26 total games between the two teams, Tillo went 4-6 with a 4.76 ERA, striking out 100 over ​134 1⁄3 innings and compiling a 1.50 WHIP.[19]

Tillo began the 2019 season back with Wilmington, and was promoted to the Northwest Arkansas Naturals in July, finishing the season there. Over 29 games (23 starts) for the season, he compiled an 8-9 record with a 3.72 ERA, striking out 85 over ​130 2⁄3 innings.[20]

Following the season, he pitched in the Arizona Fall League for the Surprise Saguaros.[21][22] And also, on October 10, he was selected for the United States national baseball team in the 2019 WBSC Premier 12.[23] In the tournament, he went 0-0 with a 2.08 ERA in three relief appearances covering ​4 1⁄3 innings in which he struck out eight batters.[24]

References
  1. Milligan, Dallas. "Daniel Tillo".
  2. Naughton, John. "Mr. Iowa Basketball, Register's top athlete shows multi-sport ability". Des Moines Register.
  3. "Mr. Basketball could skip hoops to take on hitters". Des Moines Register.
  4. writer, Kevin White / World-Herald staff. "Sioux City North's Daniel Tillo is Iowa's Mr. Basketball". Omaha.com.
  5. bpoe@siouxcityjournal.com, BARRY POE. "Tillo's passion to compete leads to record-breaking results". Sioux City Journal.
  6. "Iowa's Mr. Basketball going D-I in another sport". Des Moines Register.
  7. STAFF, JOURNAL. "North's Tillo drafted by Minnesota Twins". Sioux City Journal.
  8. writer, Patrick Donohue / World-Herald staff. "Iowa Western's Daniel Tillo making strides — long enough to consider going pro or continuing career at Arkansas". Omaha.com.
  9. Poe, Barry. "Tillo will transfer from Kentucky to Iowa Western". Sioux City Journal.
  10. writer, Patrick Donohue / World-Herald staff. "Iowa Western's Daniel Tillo headlines list of potential Midlands picks in MLB draft". Omaha.com.
  11. pat.donohue@nonpareilonline.com, Patrick Donohue. "MLB draft could force decision for Tillo". The Daily Nonpareil - Council Bluffs, Iowa.
  12. "Tillo headlines pitching-heavy Day 2 for KC". MLB.com.
  13. Connor.Schuessler@nonpareilonline.com, Connor Schuessler. "4: Daniel Tillo". The Daily Nonpareil - Council Bluffs, Iowa.
  14. Budlong, Jeff. "Tillo set to sign with Royals". Sioux City Journal.
  15. "Recent Royals draftees represent potential building blocks". MLB.com.
  16. "Four of top five Kansas City Royals' prospects to begin season in Lexington". WDKY. April 3, 2018.
  17. jbudlong@siouxcityjournal.com, JEFF BUDLONG. "Tillo back in familiar place for first full pro season". Sioux City Journal.
  18. writer, Tony Boone World-Herald staff. "Former Iowa Western standout Daniel Tillo working to climb ladder in Kansas City Royals organization". Omaha.com.
  19. ago, Cody Rickman 1 month (September 13, 2019). "Kansas City Royals: Five prospects to watch in September".
  20. ago, Ryan Sikes 1 month (September 4, 2019). "Kansas City Royals: Prospect Q&A with pitcher Daniel Tillo".
  21. "2019 Arizona Fall League Roster Analysis: Surprise Saguaros".
  22. "Daniel Tillo College, Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  23. "USA Baseball Names Premier12 Roster". USA Baseball. October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
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