Tyler Jay

Tyler Jay
Minnesota Twins
Pitcher
Born: April 19, 1994 Lemont, Illinois
Bats: Left Throws: Left

Tyler Jay (Born April 19, 1994) is an American left-handed professional baseball pitcher in the Minnesota Twins organization. He plays college baseball at the University of Illinois. He was drafted by the Twins in the first round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft.

Career

Jay attended Lemont High School in Lemont, Illinois. He played both baseball and football at Lemont. Jay committed to the University of Illinois to play college baseball for the Fighting Illini. As a freshman, he appeared in 18 games, going 1–3 with a 3.10 earned run average (ERA) and 20 strikeouts. As a sophomore in 2014, he took over as the closer and had 10 saves, a 1.94 ERA and 47 strikeouts.^[1][2] After the season, Jay played for the United States collegiate national team during the summer.^[3] As a junior in 2015, he had a 1.08 ERA, 76 strikeouts and 14 saves.

Jay was considered one of the top prospects for the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft.^[4][5][6] The Minnesota Twins selected him with the sixth overall pick.^[7] He officially signed with the Twins on June 17.

References

1. J.J. Wilson Correspondent. "Father's early coaching molded Illini pitcher Tyler Jay". The State Journal.
2. Chicago Tribune (13 February 2015). "Lemont's Tyler Jay making his pitch for Illinois". Daily Southtown.
3. Lauren Traut (6 June 2014). "Lemont Native Tyler Jay Earns Invite to USA Baseball... - Patch". Lemont, IL Patch.
4. MLB scouts descending on Illini Field regularly
5. "Tate: Jay an intriguing prospect for pro scouts".
6. "Jay catching eye of MLB scouts". ILLINOISHOMEPAGE.
7. "Minnesota Twins take Illinois pitcher Tyler Jay with No. 6 overall pick in draft". Twin Cities.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Illinois Fighting Illini bio