BIOGRAPHY
Tyler Lawrence France was born on July 13, 1994, in Downey, California. He is an infielder in the MLB.
France attended South Hills High School in West Covina, California. He played college baseball from 2013-2015 at San Diego State. He was drafted in the 34th round, 1017th overall, of the 2015 MLB draft by the San Diego Padres and signed with them for a $100,000 signing bonus.
He made his professional debut in 2015 with the Class A Short Season Tri-City Dust Devils, hitting .294/.425/.391/.816 with 1 home run and 36 RBI. He split the 2016 season between the Class A Fort Wayne TinCaps and the Class A-Advanced Lake Elsinore Storm, hitting .271/.387/.420/.807 with 14 home runs and 73 RBI. He split his 2017 season between Lake Elsinore and the Double-A San Antonio Missions, hitting .278/.353/.373/.726 with 5 home runs and 58 RBI. He split the 2018 season between San Antonio and the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas, hitting .267/.355/.464/.819 with 22 home runs and 96 RBI.
The Padres added him to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season. He opened the 2019 season back with El Paso. On April 24, he was called up to the major league roster for the first time. He made his debut on April 26, hitting a pinch hit single in his first at bat.
On April 23, 2022, France recorded his first career five-hit game, going 5-for-6 with a home run in a game versus the Kansas City Royals. On April 25, France and Miguel Cabrera were awarded American League co-player of the week. France was named to the 2022 MLB All-Star Game as an injury replacement for Mike Trout.
