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Ty Floyd

Ty Floyd
Cincinnati Reds
Pitcher
Born: (2001-08-28) August 28, 2001 (age 23)
Rome, Georgia
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Joseph Tyson Floyd (born August 28, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization.

Amateur career

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Floyd grew up in Rockmart, Georgia and attended Rockmart High School.[1] He was named the Class 7AA Georgia Player of the Year as a junior after posting a 10-1 record with a 0.57 ERA and 127 strikeouts.[2]

Floyd made 20 pitching appearances, all in relief, during his freshman season with the LSU Tigers and had a 4.44 ERA and 39 strikeouts over 24+1⁄3 innings pitched.[3] After the season, he played summer collegiate baseball for the Bristol State Liners of the Appalachian League.[4] Floyd pitched in 16 games with 10 starts as a sophomore and went 5-4 with a 3.77 ERA and 70 strikeouts.[5] Floyd finished his junior season with a 7-0 record and 4.35 ERA with 120 strikeouts as LSU won the 2023 Men's College World Series (MCWS).[6] He set a MCWS record with 17 strikeouts in the first game of the finals against Florida.[7]

Professional career

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Floyd was selected by the Cincinnati Reds with the 38th pick of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Reds on July 16, 2023 for $2,097,500.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "LSU right-hander Ty Floyd is playing his best baseball". NOLA.com. April 27, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "Rockmart's Ty Floyd named RN-T Player of the Year". Rome News-Tribune. June 30, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  3. ^ Higgins, Ron (April 27, 2023). "No. 1 LSU tangles with Tide as Tigers seek three solid pitching starts". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  4. ^ "Former Bristol State Liners pitcher Ty Floyd of LSU fans 17 in Game 1 of CWS". Bristol Herald Courier. June 25, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  5. ^ "BASEBALL: Floyd sees improvement in sophomore season". Rome News-Tribune. June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  6. ^ Koon, Bryce (July 7, 2023). "What MLB draft experts are saying about Ty Floyd". 247Sports.com. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  7. ^ "Ty Floyd's Historic Night Leads LSU Past Florida In Men's College World Series Finals". Baseball America. June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  8. ^ "Reds Draft signing tracker". MLB.com. July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
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