Tyler Ivey
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| Tyler Ivey | |
|---|---|
| Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos – No. 45 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: May 12, 1996 Rowlett, Texas, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 21, 2021, for the Houston Astros | |
| MLB statistics (through 2021 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 0–0 |
| Earned run average | 7.71 |
| Strikeouts | 3 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Tyler Cade Ivey (born May 12, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros. He played college baseball for Texas A&M University, and was drafted out of Grayson College.
Ivey attended Rockwall-Heath High School in Heath, Texas.[1] As a freshman, he was on the 2012 4-A State Champion Rockwall-Heath baseball team that also included future major league pitcher Jake Thompson.[2] Ivey was undrafted out of high school in 2015 and enrolled at Texas A&M University to play college baseball for the Aggies.[3] He posted a 2–3 record with a 3.56 ERA in 43 innings over 11 games during the 2016 season.[4] During that season, he was involved in an incident that almost caused a post-game brawl vs. the University of Texas, when he taunted the UT dugout with a horns down gesture.[5] Ivey transferred to Grayson College in Denison, Texas for his sophomore season of 2017.[6] With Grayson, Ivey posted a 9–0 record with a 2.08 ERA in 78 innings over 12 games.[7] Ivey was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 3rd round, with the 91st overall selection, of the 2017 MLB draft and signed with them for a $450,000 signing bonus.[8][9]