Tyler Dyson
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Dyson attended Braden River High School in Bradenton, Florida. As a senior, he pitched to a 6–1 record with a 0.38 ERA along with batting .333 with two home runs and 17 RBIs.[1] Undrafted out of high school in the 2016 MLB draft, he enrolled at the University of Florida to play college baseball for the Florida Gators.
As a freshman at Florida in 2017, Dyson went 4–0 with a 3.23 ERA in 39 innings.[2] Dyson started Game 3 of the Gainesville Super Regional of the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament against Wake Forest and struck out seven batters over five innings,[3] clinching a trip to the College World Series. He also started the clinching game of the CWS against LSU, which Florida eventually won.[4] That summer, he played in the Northwoods League where he posted a 1.59 ERA over 28+1⁄3 innings.[5] In 2018, as a sophomore, Dyson appeared in 14 games (11 starts) in which he pitched to a 5–3 record with a 4.47 ERA.[6] Following the season, he played for the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League, compiling a 2.37 ERA in 19 innings.[7] Prior to the 2019 season, Dyson was named to the Golden Spikes Award watch list[8] along with being named a Baseball America preseason All-American.[9] For the season, he appeared in 11 games (nine starts), pitching to a 3–2 record with a 4.95 ERA.[10]