Tyler Ybarra
| Tyler Ybarra | |||
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Tyler J. Ybarra (born December 11, 1989) is a former American minor league baseball pitcher.
Career[edit]
Ybarra attended Wellington High School in Wellington, Kansas, where he played for the school's baseball and basketball teams.[1] As a senior, he had a 2.82 earned run average (ERA) as a pitcher for the baseball team. He signed a letter of intent with Hutchinson Community College, but hoped to be chosen in the first ten rounds of the 2008 MLB draft.[2] However, he wasn't selected until the 43rd round, when he was chosen by the Toronto Blue Jays.He never made a major league baseball start. He currently works at a hair parlor in his hometown [1]
Ybarra pitched for the GCL Blue Jays in 2009, then took a year off from baseball due to an undisclosed family matter. He returned in 2011, when he pitched for the Bluefield Blue Jays of the Rookie-level Appalachian League. He had a 2-0 record and 54 strikeouts in 46 innings pitched.[3] He pitched for the Lansing Lugnuts of the Class A Midwest League in 2012,[1] the Dunedin Blue Jays of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League in 2013,[3] and the New Hampshire Fisher Cats of the Double-A Eastern League in 2014. On February 4, 2015, the Blue Jays traded Ybarra to the Rockies for Jayson Aquino.[4] He pitched for the New Britain Rock Cats of the Eastern League in 2015.[5] Ybarra signed with the Kansas City T-Bones for the 2016 season.[6][7]
Personal life[edit]
Ybarra has a daughter, born in November 2013.[3] She required heart surgery.[8] Ybarra's father played baseball as a pitcher and was chosen in the fifth round of the MLB Draft by the Cincinnati Reds.[2][3]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Lansing Lugnuts Profile: Relief pitcher Tyler Ybarra from Wellington, Kan". MLive.com. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Major League dreams". Wellington Daily News. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Craig Hagerman. "Blue Jays prospect Ybarra holds his family above all else". The Toronto Observer. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
- ↑ Nicholson-Smith, Ben (February 4, 2015). "Blue Jays trade LHP prospect Ybarra to Rockies". Sportsnet. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.purplerow.com/2016/1/27/10836568/colorado-rockies-prospect-tyler-ybarra-interview-milb-news-family-daughter-heart-surgery
- ↑ http://www.sumnernewscow.com/tyler-ybarra-now-plays-for-k-c-t-bones-battles-wichita-wingnuts-at-lawrence-dumont-for-4-game-series/
- ↑ https://www.wellingtondailynews.com/sports/20160823/ybarra-works-to-continue-career-in-baseball
- ↑ http://www.sumnernewscow.com/arianna-faith-ybarra-has-successful-heart-surgery-fundraiser-set-for-nov-23/
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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