Tyler Gilbert

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Biographical Information[edit]

Pitcher Tyler Gilbert was involved in a couple of transactions before making his debut for the Arizona Diamondbacks during the 2021 season. He pitched a no-hitter in his first major league start.

He was originally drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 6th round of the 2015 amateur draft. On February 15, 2020, he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Kyle Garlick. he was a non-roster invitee to spring training by the Dodgers, but never got to pitch for them as the minor league season was shut down by the Coronavirus pandemic and he was not invited to be at the alternate training site. Instead, he worked with his father as an electrician and tried to work some bullpen sessions into his schedule to keep in shape. Following the season, on December 10th, he was claimed by Arizona in the minor league phase of the 2020 Rule V Draft. On August 14th, in just his fourth major league game, he made his first major league start for the D-backs and it was a historical performance as he tossed a no-hitter in defeating the San Diego Padres, 7-0. He allowed just three walks - all three to leadoff hitter Tommy Pham. It was his first complete game as a professional, and his battery-mate, Daulton Varsho was also pretty wet behind the ears, making just his 27th start at the position. Gilbert was only the fourth pitcher to throw a no-hitter in his first career start, and the first since Bobo Holloman in 1953, the other two instances having come in the 19th century. It was also the third no-hitter in Diamondbacks history, but the first at Chase Field. He ended the season at 2-2, 3.15 in 9 games, 6 of them starts, with 25 strikeouts and 13 walks in 40 innings.

In 2022, 7 of his 8 appearances for the Diamondbacks were starts, but he failed to win a single one of them as he finished at 0-3, 5.24. He gave up 33 hits and 10 walks in 34 1/3 innings, but only struck out 20 opponents. In 2023, all 11 of his major league appearances were in relief, and he once again failed to record a win, finishing at 0-2, 5.19. His strikeout rate picked up significantly, with 19 whiffs in 17 1/3 innings, but it was not enough to lower his ERA. All of his appearances came in July and August as he spent the remainder of the season in AAA with the Reno Aces, for whom he went 7-3, 5.30 in 30 games as a swingman, after going 4-4, 7.57 as a starter for the same team the year before. At that point, the Diamondbacks decided that his maiden start had been a freak occurrence and let him go as a free agent.

He signed with the Cincinnati Reds before the 2024 season, and they assigned him to their AAA affiliate, the Louisville Bats, but he was rocked for an ERA of 13.11 in 7 games, including 3 starts. On May 7th, the Phillies, his original team, purchased him and turned him into a full-time reliever for the AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. Things clicked suddenly for him, as he went 4-0, 2.25 in 31 games, with 7 saves and a great K/W ratio of 52/8 in 40 innings. The Phillies gave him a look in late August and early September and he continued to do well, with a 3.24 ERA in 6 games and 8 1/3 innings. However, he was designated for assignment in late December as the Phillies needed his roster spot, but on January 1st, 2025, he was traded to the Chicago White Sox, a team that needed all the pitching it could get its hands on, in return for P Aaron Combs, who had just made his professional debut the previous season.

Further Reading[edit]

  • Steve Gilbert: "In 1st MLB start, Gilbert hurls historic no-hitter: Chase Field charged up as onetime electrician pitches gem", mlb.com, August 15, 2021. [1]
  • Sarah Langs, Manny Randhawa and Nick Aguilera: "11 facts, figures from Gilbert's unlikely no-no", mlb.com, August 15, 2021. [2]
  • Scott Merkin: "White Sox get southpaw help with Gilbert acquisition from Philly", mlb.com, January 1, 2025. [3]

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