BIOGRAPHY
Jarrod Dyson was born August 15, 1984, in McComb, Mississippi. He is an outfielder in the MLB.
In spring training in 2014, Dyson tied for the major league lead in stolen bases with 10, while not being caught once. He finished the regular season tied for third in the American League with 36 steals. He was often used as a late-inning pinch-runner and defensive substitute, taking over in center field while Lorenzo Cain would shift to right field taking the place of Norichika Aoki. He played in a career-high 120 games and had career highs in batting average (.269) and RBIs (24) at the time. His .269 batting average stands as his second-best total in a year.
In 2015, Dyson played an important role in the 2015 World Series against the New York Mets. The Royals were up 3 games to 1 in the fifth game of the World Series. In the 12th Inning, the Royals and Mets were tied at two runs each. After a single to right field, Dyson, known for his speed, pinch ran for Salvador Perez. Dyson proceeded to steal 2nd base. When Alex Gordon grounded out to first, Dyson got to third base. Then, Christian Colón singled to left allowing Dyson to reach home plate giving the Royals their first lead of the game. The Royals would finish the inning with a total of five runs, winning the game 7-2 and becoming the 2015 World Series Champions.
Prior to the start of the 2016 season, Dyson and Paulo Orlando were considered most likely to platoon in right field, though the Royals announced plans for open competition in spring training. On July 18, Dyson hit a grand slam against the Cleveland Indians. It was the first of his career. That year, he played in 107 games with 83 hits across 299 at-bats. Of those, 14 were doubles and 8 were triples, each being the highest totals of his career in a year. He batted a slash line of .278/.340/.388 and stole 30 bases.
On March 2, 2021, Dyson signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the Kansas City Royals.
