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Ty Floyd

Ty Floyd
Cincinnati Reds
Pitcher
Born: (2001-08-28) August 28, 2001 (age 23)
Rome, Georgia
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Joseph Tyson Floyd (born August 28, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization.

Amateur career

Floyd grew up in Rockmart, Georgia and attended Rockmart High School.[1] He was named the Class 7AA Georgia Player of the Year as a junior after posting a 10-1 record with a 0.57 ERA and 127 strikeouts.[2]

Floyd made 20 pitching appearances, all in relief, during his freshman season with the LSU Tigers and had a 4.44 ERA and 39 strikeouts over 24+1⁄3 innings pitched.[3] After the season, he played summer collegiate baseball for the Bristol State Liners of the Appalachian League.[4] Floyd pitched in 16 games with 10 starts as a sophomore and went 5-4 with a 3.77 ERA and 70 strikeouts.[5] Floyd finished his junior season with a 7-0 record and 4.35 ERA with 120 strikeouts as LSU won the 2023 Men's College World Series (MCWS).[6] He set a MCWS record with 17 strikeouts in the first game of the finals against Florida.[7]

Professional career

Floyd was selected by the Cincinnati Reds with the 38th pick of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Reds on July 16, 2023 for $2,097,500.[8]

References

  1. ^ "LSU right-hander Ty Floyd is playing his best baseball". NOLA.com. April 27, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "Rockmart's Ty Floyd named RN-T Player of the Year". Rome News-Tribune. June 30, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  3. ^ Higgins, Ron (April 27, 2023). "No. 1 LSU tangles with Tide as Tigers seek three solid pitching starts". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  4. ^ "Former Bristol State Liners pitcher Ty Floyd of LSU fans 17 in Game 1 of CWS". Bristol Herald Courier. June 25, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  5. ^ "BASEBALL: Floyd sees improvement in sophomore season". Rome News-Tribune. June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  6. ^ Koon, Bryce (July 7, 2023). "What MLB draft experts are saying about Ty Floyd". 247Sports.com. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  7. ^ "Ty Floyd's Historic Night Leads LSU Past Florida In Men's College World Series Finals". Baseball America. June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  8. ^ "Reds Draft signing tracker". MLB.com. July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
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