Tim Pyznarski

{{short description|American baseball player}}

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|name=Tim Pyznarski

|position=First baseman

|image=

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1960|2|4}}

|birth_place=Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

|death_date=

|death_place=

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=September 14

|debutyear=1986

|debutteam=San Diego Padres

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=October 5

|finalyear=1986

|finalteam=San Diego Padres

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.238

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=0

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=0

|teams=

• San Diego Padres ({{baseball year|1986}})

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Timothy Matthew Pyznarski (born February 4, 1960) is an American former professional baseball player, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres in 1986. He was selected 15th in the first round of the 1981 MLB Draft by the Oakland Athletics.

Pyznarski grew up on the South side of Chicago, attending Marist High School. Pyznarski led Marist to the IHSA Class AA State Championship in 1978. He then went on to attend Eastern Illinois University, where he set several offensive records with the Eastern Illinois Panthers baseball team. After a successful career in Minor League Baseball, highlighted by The Sporting News Minor League Player of the Year Award and Topps Minor League Player of the Year Award in 1986, Pyznarski had a brief stint in the majors, appearing in 15 games for the 1986 San Diego Padres, where he compiled a .238 batting average (10-for-42).

Pyznarski was an assistant coach at Marist,{{when|date=December 2020}} and has 3 daughters and 5 grandkids. He went into the metal finishing industry as a salesman a few years after retiring from professional baseball.