Tyler Ivey Explained

Tyler Ivey
Team:Houston Astros
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:12 May 1996
Birth Place:Rowlett, Texas
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:May 21
Debutyear:2021
Debutteam:Houston Astros
Statleague:MLB
Statyear:2021 season
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:0–0
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:7.71
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:3
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Tyler Cade Ivey (born May 12, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Houston Astros organization. He played college baseball for Texas A&M University, and was drafted out of Grayson College.

Amateur career

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]

Professional career

Ivey split the 2017 season between the Gulf Coast League Astros and the Tri City ValleyCats of the Class A Short Season New York–Penn League, posting a combined 0–3 record with a 5.63 ERA in 38 innings.[10] He split the 2018 season between the Quad Cities River Bandits of the Class A Midwest League and the Buies Creek Astros of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League, posting a combined 4–6 record with a 2.97 ERA and 135 strikeouts over 112 innings.[11] He split the 2019 season between the GCL Astros, Fayetteville Woodpeckers, and Corpus Christi Hooks of the Class AA Texas League, going a combined 4–0 with a 1.38 ERA and 68 strikeouts over 52 innings.[12] [13]

Ivey did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Astros added Ivey to their 40-man roster after the 2020 season.[14] On May 21, 2021, Ivey was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[15] He made his debut that day as the starting pitcher against the Texas Rangers, drawing a no-decision while allowing 4 runs in 4.2 innings of work.[16]

On June 12, Ivey revealed that he had been pitching through elbow pain since suffering a grade one UCL strain in 2019 and that he would not pitch again in 2021. He stated “apparently I have the nerve endings of a 75-year old man in my elbow. That probably explains a lot”.[17] He was designated for assignment on April 7, 2022. On April 11, Ivey was sent outright to the Triple-A Sugar Land Space Cowboys.[18]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Experience beyond his years. Heath Clary. March 9, 2016. The Battalion. November 9, 2019.
  2. Web site: Rockwall-Heath 2011–2012 baseball. University Interscholastic League. February 14, 2019.
  3. Web site: Ivey League: An Interview with Pitching Prospect Tyler Ivey. Crawfish Boxes. SB Nation. Spencer Morris. August 26, 2019. November 9, 2019.
  4. Web site: Tyler Ivey. The Baseball Cube. February 14, 2019.
  5. Web site: Texas A&M pitcher taunts Texas dugout after walk-off win. https://web.archive.org/web/20160319103317/http://247sports.com/Bolt/Texas-AM-pitcher-taunts-Texas-dugout-after-walk-off-win-44292439. dead. March 19, 2016. Chance Linton. 247Sports.com. March 15, 2016. February 14, 2019.
  6. Web site: Aggie Tyler Ivey transferring to Grayson Community College. KBTX-TV. KBTX Sports. June 22, 2016. November 9, 2019.
  7. Web site: Astros sign 10 players from 2017 MLB Draft class. KHOU Staff. June 21, 2017. KHOU 11. November 9, 2019.
  8. Web site: Astros draft pitcher Tyler Ivey in third round. Jake Kaplan. San Antonio Express-News. June 13, 2017. November 9, 2019.
  9. Web site: 3 ex-Hawks taken in MLB draft. Herald Banner. June 14, 2017. November 9, 2019.
  10. Web site: ValleyCats' Tyler Ivey looks forward to next chance. Mark Singelais. July 5, 2017. Times Union. November 9, 2019.
  11. Web site: Ivey, Buies Creek cap semifinal sweep. Marisa Ingemi. MiLB.com. September 7, 2018. November 9, 2019.
  12. Web site: Texas notes: Hooks' Ivey continues climb. Troy Schulte. MiLB.com. August 23, 2019. November 9, 2019.
  13. Web site: Up The Trellis: Houston Astros' Tyler Ivey Climbing His Way To The Top. Brad Kyle. The Runner Sports. April 29, 2019. November 9, 2019.
  14. Web site: McDonald . Jeff . San Antonio native Forrest Whitley among players added to Astros' 40-man roster . Expressnews.com . 2020-11-20 . 2021-05-02.
  15. Web site: Major League Baseball Transactions. Major League Baseball.
  16. Web site: 'It's surreal': Ivey on his Major League debut. Brian McTaggart. MLB.com. May 22, 2021. June 5, 2021.
  17. Web site: Astros' Tyler Ivey Unlikely to Pitch Again in 2021. 12 June 2021 .
  18. Web site: Astros Outright Tyler Ivey. 11 April 2022 .