| Tyler Saladino | |
| Birth Date: | 20 July 1989 |
| Birth Place: | San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | July 10 |
| Debutyear: | 2015 |
| Debutteam: | Chicago White Sox |
| Debut2league: | KBO |
| Debut2date: | May 5 |
| Debut2year: | 2020 |
| Debut2team: | Samsung Lions |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | July 30 |
| Finalyear: | 2019 |
| Finalteam: | Milwaukee Brewers |
| Final2league: | KBO |
| Final2date: | July 15 |
| Final2year: | 2020 |
| Final2team: | Samsung Lions |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .226 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 19 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 92 |
| Stat2league: | KBO |
| Stat21label: | Batting average |
| Stat21value: | .280 |
| Stat22label: | Home runs |
| Stat22value: | 6 |
| Stat23label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat23value: | 27 |
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Tyler Artolo Saladino (born July 20, 1989) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers, and in the KBO League for the Samsung Lions.
Born and raised in San Diego, California, Saladino attended University City High School, where he was a standout in baseball and held a 3.1 GPA. Saladino then attended Palomar College in San Marcos, California, before transferring to Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In his two years at Palomar as a shortstop and third baseman, Saladino hit .399 and .616 in conference play. During his time at Palomar, Saladino was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 36th round of the 2008 draft, but turned it down to continue with college.[1]
Saladino was drafted out of Oral Roberts University by the Chicago White Sox in the seventh round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft. In August 2014, he had Tommy John surgery.[2] [3] The White Sox added him to their 40-man roster on November 20, 2014.[4]
Saladino was called up and made his major league debut on July 10, 2015. Saladino spent the 2016 and 2017 seasons with the major league club, playing in 172 contests for the White Sox.
On April 19, 2018, Saladino was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for cash considerations. He was optioned to Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox. Saladino was non-tendered and became a free agent on December 2, 2019.[5]
On December 24, 2019, Saladino signed with the Samsung Lions of the KBO League. Saladino was waived by the Lions on July 29, 2020, due to an injury.
Saladino is of Philipino and Japanese descent.[6]