Tyler Kinley

Tyler Harrison Kinley (born January 31, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Minnesota Twins, Miami Marlins, and Colorado Rockies. Kinley was selected by the Marlins in the 16th round of the 2013 MLB draft and made his MLB debut in 2018 with the Twins. Career Miami Marlins Kinley attended Nova High School in Davie, Florida, and Barry University, where he played college baseball for the Barry Buccaneers. The Miami Marlins selected Kinley in the 16th round of the 2013 MLB draft. He was limited by injuries during his time with the Marlins organization. After he signed with the Marlins, he spent the rest of the 2013 season with both the Gulf Coast League Marlins of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League and the Batavia Muckdogs of the Low-A New York-Penn League, pitching to a combined 0–1 win–loss record and 7.07 earned run average (ERA) in 14 innings pitched. He spent the 2014 season with the Greensboro Grasshoppers of the Single-A South Atlantic League, compiling a 3–1 record and 2.70 ERA in 28 relief appearances. In 2015, Kinley played for the Jupiter Hammerheads of the High-A Florida State League, pitching to a 1–3 record and 3.25 ERA in 44+1⁄3 innings. In 2016, Kinley began the season with the Jacksonville Suns of the Double-A Southern League, where he pitched to a 3.96 ERA with 51 strikeouts in 50 innings. He was then promoted to the New Orleans Zephyrs of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League, but struggled in eight appearances. Kinley began the 2017 season Jacksonville, but pitched to a 5.19 ERA with the Jumbo Shrimp in 27 games. He was demoted to the Jupiter, where he had a 1.98 ERA. Through the end of the 2017 season, Kinley had recorded 212 strikeouts in 204+1⁄3 innings pitched in his minor league career.