BIOGRAPHY
Kyle Crick was born on November 30, 1992, in Fort Worth, Texas. He is a pitcher in the MLB.
Crick attended Sherman High School in Sherman, Texas. He played for the school's baseball team as a first baseman and third baseman, and only occasionally as a pitcher. He became a full-time pitcher in his senior year, and he had a 7–2 win–loss record and a 1.11 earned run average (ERA) with 95 strikeouts. Crick committed to attend Texas Christian University (TCU) to play college baseball for the TCU Horned Frogs.
The San Francisco Giants selected Crick in the first round, with the 49th overall selection, of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft. Citing arm injuries suffered by TCU pitchers, Crick opted to sign with the Giants rather than attend college. He received a $900,000 signing bonus. After signing, he made his professional debut that year with the AZL Giants of the Rookie League Arizona Fall League, going 1–0 with a 6.43 ERA in seven relief innings pitched. Crick pitched to a 7–6 record and 2.51 ERA with 128 strikeouts in 111 1⁄3 innings pitched in 23 games (22 starts) for the Augusta GreenJackets of the Class A South Atlantic League in 2012.
Prior to the 2013 season, Baseball America ranked Crick as the Giants best prospect. He was also ranked as the 86th best prospect in baseball by MLB.com. He pitched for the San Jose Giants of the Class A-Advanced California League in 2013, and was the Giants' lone representative in the All-Star Futures Game. Crick pitched to a 3–1 record and a 1.57 ERA with 95 strikeouts in 68 2⁄3 innings pitched in 14 starts for San Jose. He earned comparisons to Giants' pitcher Matt Cain.
On January 15, 2018, the Giants traded Crick, Bryan Reynolds and $500,000 of international bonus slot money to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Andrew McCutchen and cash considerations. Crick began the 2018 season with the Indianapolis Indians of the Class AAA International League, and was promoted to the Pirates on April 13. Crick spent the entire season pitching out of the bullpen, leading the team in ERA with a 2.39 in 64 games. He struck out 65 batters in 60 1⁄3 innings.