Tylor Megill

Tylor J. Megill (born July 28, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Amateur career[]

Megill attended Los Alamitos High School in Los Alamitos, California.^[1] Undrafted in the 2014 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at Loyola Marymount University where he played college baseball.^[2] In 2015, his freshman year, he pitched 57 innings, going 6-3 with a 3.95 ERA. After that season, he transferred to Cypress College where he spent 2016, and went 11-3 with a 3.72 ERA over 17 games (16 starts).^[3] Following the season, he transferred once again, this time to the University of Arizona. In 2017, his junior year, he pitched to a 2-3 record and a 5.55 ERA over 35+2⁄3 innings, mainly in relief.^[4] As a senior in 2018, he went 1-3 with a 4.73 ERA over 32+1⁄3 innings, striking out 38 and collecting six saves.^[5] After the season, he was selected by the New York Mets in the eighth round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.^[6]

Professional career[]

Megill signed with the Mets and made his professional debut with the Brooklyn Cyclones, going 1-2 with a 3.21 ERA over 28 relief innings.^[7] In 2019, he began the season with the Columbia Fireflies and earned promotions to the St. Lucie Mets and the Binghamton Rumble Ponies during the year. Over 22 games (11 starts) between the three clubs, Megill went 6-7 with a 3.52 ERA, striking out 92 batters over 71+1⁄3 innings.^[8] Megill did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[9] Megill returned to Binghamton, now members of the Double-A Northeast League, to begin 2021.^[10] After pitching to a 3.12 ERA over 26 innings with Binghamton, he was promoted to the Syracuse Mets of the Triple-A East League on June 1.^[11]

On June 23, 2021, Megill was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.^[12] He made his first major league start against the Atlanta Braves that day and pitched 4⅓ innings, giving up three hits and two earned runs (one home run allowed) with two walks and four strikeouts on 92 pitches. He earned a no-decision as the Mets won the game by a score of 7–3.^[13] On July 23, Megill earned his first major league win after pitching six shutout innings against the Toronto Blue Jays.^[14] In the game, he also collected his first career hit, a single off of Blue Jays starter Steven Matz.^[15] Megill started a total of 18 games for the Mets, pitching to a 4-6 record, a 4.52 ERA, and 99 strikeouts over 89+2⁄3 innings.^[16]

Personal life[]

Megill's older brother, Trevor, is also a pitcher in Major League Baseball.^[17]

Pitching style[]

Megill throws a 94-97 mph four-seam fastball, a 93-96 two-seamer, a changeup and curveball both averaging 80 MPH, and a rare slider at 83-86 miles per hour. Megill's best strikeout pitch is the four-seam fastball. Since entering the major leagues he has thrown his four-seam 42 percent of the time.

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