Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Tyler Phillips was born October 27, 1997, in Lumberton, New Jersey. He is a pitcher for the Texas Rangers in the MLB.

After signing, Phillips was assigned to the AZL Rangers of the Rookie-level Arizona League to make his professional debut; in 15 innings pitched for them, he posted a 0–1 record with a 3.60 ERA. In 2016, he made 13 starts for Spokane Indians of the Class A Short Season Northwest League, going 4–7 with a 6.44 ERA, while striking out 57 in ​58 2⁄3 innings. He split 2017 between Spokane and Hickory Crawdads of the Class A South Atlantic League, going a combined 5–4 with a 4.21 ERA in 20 games (17 starts). In 2018 he went 11–5 with a 2.67 ERA with the Hickory, striking out 124 in 128 innings. He earned a spot on the South Atlantic League mid-season all-star team. Phillips finished the season with the Down East Wood Ducks of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League, going 1–0 with a 1.80 ERA. Phillips was the recipient of the 2018 Texas Rangers Nolan Ryan Pitcher of the Year award.

Prior to the 2019 season, Phillips was rated by Baseball America as having the best control tool in minor league baseball. Phillips was assigned back to Down East to open the 2019 season, and went 2–2 with a 1.19 ERA in ​37 2⁄3 innings for them. On May 10, he was promoted to the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Texas League. With Frisco, Phillips went 7–9 with a 4.73 ERA over ​93 1⁄3 innings.