Tyler Gilbert

BIOGRAPHY

Tyler Gilbert was born December 22, 1993, in Santa Cruz, California. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Gilbert attended San Lorenzo Valley High School in Felton, California. He then attended Santa Barbara City College (SBCC), where he began his college baseball career with the SBCC Vaqueros. In 2013, his sophomore year, he pitched to a 9-2 win-loss record and a 2.43 earned run average (ERA). He earned a scholarship offer from the University of Southern California (USC) to continue his college baseball career with the USC Trojans.

The Philadelphia Phillies selected Gilbert in the sixth round, with the 174th overall selection, of the 2015 MLB draft. He played for the Williamsport Crosscutters in 2015, the Lakewood BlueClaws in 2016, the Clearwater Threshers in 2017, and the Reading Fightin Phils in 2018. Gilbert reached Triple-A in 2019 with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs as a relief pitcher. He had a 2.83 ERA during the 2019 season. On February 5, 2020, the Phillies traded Gilbert to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Kyle Garlick. 

The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Gilbert from the Dodgers organization in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft after the 2020 season. He began the 2021 season with the Reno Aces and pitched to a 5-2 win-loss record and a 3.44 ERA with 50 strikeouts. The Diamondbacks promoted Gilbert to the major leagues on August 3. He made his major league debut that night, throwing an inning as a relief pitcher without allowing a run. On August 14, 2021, Gilbert made his first major leagues start, and threw a no-hitter against the San Diego Padres at Chase Field. He is the fourth pitcher to throw a no-hitter in his first major league start and the first since Bobo Holloman in 1953.