| Tyler Frank | |
| Position: | Second baseman |
| Birth Date: | 15 January 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Tamarac, Florida |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Statleague: | MLB |
Tyler Joseph Frank (born January 15, 1997) is an American former professional baseball shortstop.
Frank graduated from American Heritage School in Delray Beach, Florida. As a senior in 2015, he batted .448 and was named to the Class 4A All-State Team.[1] He was not drafted out of high school in the 2015 Major League Baseball draft and he enrolled at Florida Atlantic University to play college baseball for the Owls.
As a freshman at FAU in 2016, Frank batted .285 with one home run, 27 RBIs, and a .401 on-base percentage in 45 games, earning him a spot on the Conference USA All-Freshman Team.[2] [3] In 2017, as a sophomore, Frank started all 57 of FAU's games and batted .336 with 11 home runs, 43 RBIs, and 41 walks.[4] He was named to the All-Conference USA First Team.[5] That summer, he played for USA Baseball's Collegiate National Team, making him the first ever FAU player to be named to the team.[6] He also played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League in 2017.[7] [8] In 2018, his junior year, Frank hit .300 with 13 home runs and 35 RBIs in 63 games and was once again named to the All-Conference USA First Team along with being named the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year.[9] [10]
After his junior year, Frank was selected in the second round (56th overall) by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft and he signed for $997,500.[11] [12] He made his professional debut for the Hudson Valley Renegades of the Class A Short Season New York-Penn League, with whom he was named an All-Star, and spent the whole season there, slashing .288/.425/.412 with two home runs and 22 RBIs in 51 games.[13] [14] Frank began 2019 with the Charlotte Stone Crabs of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League but appeared in only 16 games due to an arm injury.[15] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 since the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and missed all of the 2021 season due to a shoulder injury.[16] [17] He missed the beginning of the 2022 season, but returned to play in mid-May with the Montgomery Biscuits of the Double-A Southern League after missing nearly three full seasons due to shoulder surgeries and switching from a right-handed batter to left-handed.[18] He was demoted to the Bowling Green Hot Rods of the High-A South Atlantic League in early August but was later assigned back to Montgomery. Over 67 games between the two teams, he hit .216 with two home runs and 26 RBIs.[19]
On March 29, 2023, Frank retired from professional baseball.[20]