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{{Short description|American baseball player (born 1995)}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name        = Tyler Thomas
|position    = [[Pitcher]]
|team        = Free agent
|number      =
|bats        = Right
|throws      = Left
|birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1995|12|22}}
|birth_place = [[San Diego|San Diego, California]]
}}
'''Ricky Tyler Thomas''' (born December 22, 1995) is an American [[professional baseball]] [[pitcher]] who is a free agent.
==Amateur career==
Thomas attended [[Mira Mesa Senior High School]] in [[San Diego]].<ref>{{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=[[KNSD|NBC 7 San Diego]]|date=June 13, 2017|access-date=September 14, 2019}}</ref> He enrolled at [[California State University, Fresno]], and played [[college baseball]] for the [[Fresno State Bulldogs baseball|Fresno State Bulldogs]].<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
The [[Chicago Cubs]] selected Thomas in the seventh round of the [[2017 MLB draft]] and he signed, receiving a $175,000 [[signing bonus|bonus]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==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 (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] in exchange for [[Jesse Chavez]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Thomas was assigned back to Down East for the 2019 season,<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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 Baseball|minor league]] season because of the [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> He made 15 appearances for Gastonia, registering a pristine 0.90 ERA with 34 strikeouts and 1 [[save (baseball)|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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mlb.com/transactions/2023/06/06 | title=Transactions | website=[[MLB.com]] }}</ref> 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 34.2 innings pitched.
===Los Angeles Angels===
On December 6, 2023, the [[Atlanta Braves]] selected Thomas in the minor league phase of the [[Rule 5 draft]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> Two days later, the Braves traded Thomas and [[Evan White]] to the [[Los Angeles Angels]] in exchange for [[David Fletcher (baseball)|David Fletcher]] and [[Max Stassi]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[Rule 5 draft results]]
==References==
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==External links==
{{baseballstats|mlb=668869|espn=41104|br=|fangraphs=sa873974|brm=thomas007ric}}
*[https://gobulldogs.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4782 Fresno State Bulldogs bio]
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