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Kyle Bird
Bird with theCharlotte Stone Crabsin 2016
Free agent
Relief pitcher
Born:(1993-04-12)April 12, 1993(age 31)
Orange Park, Florida,U.S.
Bats:Left
Throws:Left
Professional debut
MLB:March 28, 2019, for the Texas Rangers
NPB:June 14, 2021, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
MLB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average7.82
Strikeouts10
NPB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Win–loss record0–1
Earned run average4.11
Strikeouts30
Teams

Ronald Kyle Bird(born April 12, 1993) is an Americanprofessional baseballrelief pitcherwho is afree agent.He has played inMajor League Baseball(MLB) for theTexas Rangersand inNippon Professional Baseball(NPB) for theHiroshima Toyo Carp.

Amateur career

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Bird attendedClay High SchoolinGreen Cove Springs, Florida.[1]Undrafted out of high school in 2011, Bird attendedFlorida State Universityfor two years (2012 and 2013),[2]before transferring to Division IIFlagler CollegeinSt. Augustine, Florida,for his junior season in 2014.[3]He was drafted by theTampa Bay Raysin the 35th round, 1,057th overall, of the2014 MLB draft.[4]

Professional career

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Tampa Bay Rays

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After signing with Tampa Bay, Bird was assigned to therookiePrinceton Raysto make his professional debut in 2014. In 19innings pitched,he posted a 1–0 record with a 4.19earned run average(ERA). He split the 2015 season between theClass ABowling Green Hot Rodsand theTriple-ADurham Bulls.Through 33 games (1 with Durham), he accumulated 4–0 record with a 2.54 ERA and 71strikeoutsin 70.1 innings. He played the 2016 season with both theClass A-AdvancedCharlotte Stone Crabsand theDouble-AMontgomery Biscuits.He appeared in 68 innings across 43 games, earning a 3–2 record with a 2.28 ERA and 60 strikeouts. He split the 2017 season between Montgomery and Durham. In 54 games, he posted a 4–2 record with a 2.89 ERA and 70 strikeouts in 74.2 innings. He again played the 2018 season at both Double-A and Triple-A. He appeared in 43 games, making 6 starts, and accumulated a 3–3 record with a 2.39 ERA and 88 strikeouts across 74 innings.[5]After the 2018 regular season, Bird pitched for theYaquis de Obregónof theMexican Pacific Leaguein winter ball.[6]In 18 games with them, he went 1–0 with a 2.00 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 18 innings.[5]

The Rays added Bird to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season.[7]

Texas Rangers

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On December 21, 2018, Bird was traded to theTexas Rangersas part of a three team deal in which the Rangers also acquiredBrock Burke,Yoel Espinal,Eli White,and $750,000 of international signing bonus pool space; the Rays acquiredEmilio Pagan,Rollie Lacy, and a competitive balance pick in the2019 MLB draft(Seth Johnson); and theOakland AthleticsacquiredJurickson Profar.[8]

Bird made the Rangers' 2019 Opening Day roster on March 28, 2019, and made his major league debut that afternoon versus theChicago Cubs,walkingAnthony Rizzo,the only batter he faced.[9]He split the season between the Rangers and theNashville Sounds.With Texas he went 0–0 with a 7.82 ERA12+2⁄3innings, and with Nashville he went 5–1 with a 2.86 ERA in34+2⁄3innings. On January 15, 2020, Bird was designated for assignment by the Rangers and outrighted to Triple-A a few days later.[10]Bird did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of theCOVID-19 pandemic.[11]He became a free agent on November 2, 2020.

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

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On November 26, 2020, it was announced that Bird had signed with theHiroshima Toyo CarpofNippon Professional Baseball.[12]He made his NPB debut on June 14. In 33 appearances for Hiroshima, Bird pitched to a 4.57 ERA with 21 strikeouts in 21.2 innings pitched. He became a free agent after the season.

Seattle Mariners

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On March 8, 2022, Bird signed a minor league contract with theSeattle Mariners.[13]He elected free agency on November 10, 2022.

References

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  1. ^Randy Lefko (November 28, 2018)."Bird gets call to Rays' 40-man roster".Clay Today.RetrievedSeptember 16,2019.
  2. ^"Kyle Bird".Florida Seminoles.June 28, 2017.RetrievedMarch 28,2019.
  3. ^"Kyle Bird".Flagler Athletics.RetrievedMarch 28,2019.
  4. ^Tom Bone (June 24, 2014)."Bird gets his shot with Rays".Bluefield Daily Telegraph.RetrievedSeptember 16,2019.
  5. ^ab"Kyle Bird".Baseball Cube.RetrievedJanuary 22,2019.
  6. ^"Kyle Bird, Último Extranjero de Yaquis".Puro Beisbol(in Spanish). October 3, 2018.RetrievedMarch 28,2019.
  7. ^Marc Topkin (November 20, 2018)."Rays DFA C.J. Cron in Adding 5 Prospects to Roster".Tampa Bay Times.RetrievedDecember 14,2018.
  8. ^T.R. Sullivan (December 21, 2018)."Rangers Deal Profar to A's in 3-Team Trade".MLB.RetrievedDecember 21,2018.
  9. ^Adam J. Morris (March 28, 2019)."Texas Rangers Set Opening Day Roster, DFA Connor Sadzeck".Lone Star Ball.SB Nation.RetrievedMarch 28,2019.
  10. ^"Texas Rangers: Jeffrey Springs, Kyle Bird Designated for Assignment".January 15, 2020.
  11. ^"2020 Minor League Season Canceled".
  12. ^"Quảng đảo が tân trợ っ đầu ・バードを đạt được エルドレッド trú mễ スカウト dúm ảnh の ビデオが quyết め tay ( đông スポWeb ) - Yahoo!ニュース".news.yahoo.co.jp.Archived fromthe originalon November 26, 2020.
  13. ^"Kyle Bird Stats, Fantasy & News".MLB.
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