Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Tyson Ross was born April 22, 1987, in Berkeley, California. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

After working in relief through early July of 2013, Ross was sent down to Triple-A to build up his arm strength and returned to the starting rotation on July 23. He made 13 more starts for the Padres through the end of the year, posting a 2.93 ERA. The starts included two shutout performances of 7 and 8 innings that raised his prospects for returning to the starting rotation for the 2014 season. He finished the 2013 season with a 3–8 record in 35 games (16 starts) and a 3.17 ERA, with 119 strikeouts against 44 walks in 125 innings.

Ross then improved in 2014 with a 13–14 record and 2.81 ERA, with 195 strikeouts (8th in the National League) against 72 walks (8th), and 12 wild pitches (3rd), in 195+2⁄3 innings. He gave up 7.589 hits per 9 innings pitched (5th in the NL), had 8.969 strikeouts per 9 innings pitched (8th), and gave up 0.598 home runs per 9 innings pitched (5th). He threw a Major League-leading 1,272 sliders. He received the 2014 Padres Clyde McCullough Pitcher of the Year Award.