Tyler Thomas (baseball)

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name = Tyler Thomas

|position = Pitcher

|team = Piratas de Campeche

|number =

|bats = Right

|throws = Left

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|12|22}}

|birth_place = San Diego, California, U.S.

}}

Ricky Tyler Thomas (born December 22, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Piratas de Campeche of the Mexican League.

Amateur career

Thomas attended Mira Mesa Senior High School in San Diego.{{cite web|author=Ben Rosehart|url=https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/sports/USDs-Adams-and-SDSUs-Seeburger-Among-Local-MLB-Draft-Picks-428326763.html|title=USD's Adams and SDSU's Seeburger Among Tuesday's Local MLB Draft Picks|website=NBC 7 San Diego|date=June 13, 2017|access-date=September 14, 2019}} He enrolled at California State University, Fresno, and played college baseball for the Fresno State Bulldogs.{{cite web|author=Marek Warszawski|url=https://www.fresnobee.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/marek-warszawski/article133256664.html |title=Fresno State ace pitcher Ricky Tyler Thomas armed for big season|website=The Fresno Bee|date=February 16, 2017 |access-date=July 27, 2018}}{{cite news|author=The Fresno Bee|url=https://www.fresnobee.com/sports/college/mountain-west/fresno-state/article121974984.html|title=Fresno State pitcher Ricky Tyler Thomas wins USA Baseball summer award|newspaper=The Fresno Bee|date=December 20, 2016|access-date=July 27, 2018}}

The Chicago Cubs selected Thomas in the seventh round of the 2017 MLB draft and he signed, receiving a $175,000 bonus.{{cite web|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/high-school-preps/sd-sp-draftfolo-0704-story.html|title=Done deals for local MLB draft selections|website=The San Diego Union-Tribune|date=July 17, 2018|access-date=July 27, 2018}}

Professional career

=Chicago Cubs=

Thomas made his professional debut in 2017 with the Low–A Eugene Emeralds where he was 1–0 with a 2.33 ERA in 19.1 relief innings pitched. He began 2018 with the Single–A South Bend Cubs.

=Texas Rangers=

On July 19, 2018, the Cubs traded Thomas to the Texas Rangers in exchange for Jesse Chavez.{{cite web|url=https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/texas-rangers/rangers/2018/07/19/rangers-trade-reliever-jesse-chavez-chicago-cubs-lefty-tyler-thomas|title=Texas Rangers: Rangers trade relief pitcher Jesse Chavez to Chicago Cubs for lefty Tyler Thomas|newspaper=The Dallas Morning News|date=July 19, 2018|access-date=July 27, 2018}} The Rangers assigned him to the Single–A Hickory Crawdads and promoted him to the High–A Down East Wood Ducks in August. In 22 games (twenty starts) between South Bend, Hickory, and the Wood Ducks, Thomas compiled a 3–9 record with a 3.00 ERA over 105 innings.{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=668869#/career/R/pitching/2018/ALL|title=Tyler Thomas Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball|publisher=MiLB.com|access-date=October 12, 2018}} Thomas was assigned back to Down East for the 2019 season,{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/down-east/news/wood-ducks-announce-2019-roster/c-305729296|title=Wood Ducks Announce 2019 Roster|author=Matt Present|work=MiLB.com|date=March 27, 2019|access-date=March 27, 2019}} going 0–2 with a 5.19 ERA over just {{frac|8|2|3}} innings due to a non-disclosed injury. Thomas did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|title=2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/2020-minor-league-baseball-season-canceled|access-date=2023-06-06|website=mlb.com|language=en}} In 2021, Thomas split the season pitching for the Hickory Crawdads, Double–A Frisco RoughRiders, and Triple–A Round Rock Express, going 3–3 with a 3.66 ERA. In 2022, Thomas posted a 2–1 record with a 6.14 ERA between Frisco and Round Rock, before he was released on August 16, 2022.

=Gastonia Honey Hunters=

On April 12, 2023, Thomas signed with the Gastonia Honey Hunters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.{{Cite tweet|user=GoHoneyHunters|number=1646280231496318977|title=🚨Player Alert🚨 We've got another arm for you! Welcome Tyler Thomas to the squad🔥 Quick Facts: Drafted in the 7th round by CHC in 2017. Has a career 3.78 ERA in the minor leagues!|date=12 April 2023|language=en|access-date=12 April 2023}} He made 15 appearances for Gastonia, registering a pristine 0.90 ERA with 34 strikeouts and 1 save in 20.0 innings pitched.

=New York Mets=

On June 6, 2023, Thomas signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets organization.{{cite web | url=https://www.mlb.com/transactions/2023/06/06 | title=Transactions | website=MLB.com }} Thomas appeared in 24 games between Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies and Triple-A Syracuse Mets where he compiled a 2-0 record and 2.86 ERA with 41 strikeouts in {{fraction|34|2|3}} innings pitched.

=Los Angeles Angels=

On December 6, 2023, the Atlanta Braves selected Thomas in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/rule-5-draft-results-2023|title=2023 Rule 5 Draft results: Pick by pick|first=Jonathan|last=Mayo|work=MLB.com|date=December 6, 2023|accessdate=December 6, 2023}} Two days later, the Braves traded Thomas and Evan White to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for David Fletcher and Max Stassi.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39072260/braves-acquire-fletcher-stassi-angels-money-juggling-move|title=Braves acquire Fletcher, Stassi from Angels in money-juggling move|first=Jeff|last=Passan|work=ESPN|date=December 8, 2023|accessdate=December 8, 2023}} He appeared in 31 games (2 starts) for the Triple–A Salt Lake Bees, compiling a 1-2 record and 5.44 ERA with 45 strikeouts in {{fraction|44|2|3}} innings pitched. On July 31, 2024, Thomas was released by the Angels organization.{{cite web |title=MiLB Transactions (July 2024) |url=https://www.milb.com/salt-lake/roster/transactions/los-angeles-angels/2024-07 |website=MiLB.com |access-date=1 August 2024}}

=Piratas de Campeche=

On April 19, 2025, Thomas signed with the Piratas de Campeche of the Mexican League.{{Cite web|title=Piratas De Campeche Desenfundan|url=http://campechehoy.mx/2025/04/19/piratas-de-campeche-desenfundan/|access-date=April 25, 2025|website=campechehoy.mx|language=es}}