Tyler Morris Bashlor (born April 16, 1993) is an American former professional

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. He has played in

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(MLB) for the

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and

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Career

Bashlor grew up in Springfield, Georgia and attended Calvary Day Baptist School in

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and played

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at South Georgia College. In 2013, his sophomore year at South Georgia, he went 5–3 with a 3.20 ERA and 79 strikeouts in 50.2 innings.

New York Mets

He was drafted by the

in the 11th round of the

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. He signed and made his professional debut with the Kingsport Mets, posting a 5.74 ERA with 18 strikeouts in 15.2 innings pitched. Bashlor underwent

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in 2014 and missed both that year and the 2015 season. He made his return in 2016 with the Columbia Fireflies and was promoted to the St. Lucie Mets during the season. In 38 relief appearances between the two teams, he went 4–3 with a 2.75 ERA and 1.24 WHIP. He pitched 2017 with St. Lucie and the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, compiling a combined 3–2 record and 3.44 ERA with 84 strikeouts in 49.2 total innings pitched between the two teams. The Mets added him to their 40-man roster after the 2017 season. Bashlor began 2018 with Binghamton. The Mets promoted him to the major leagues on June 25, 2018. Bashlor made his Major League debut on June 25 at

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against the

. In two innings he allowed only one walk and a subsequent hit, a home run by Josh Bell. Bashlor was

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on July 28, 2020.

Pittsburgh Pirates

On August 2, 2020, Bashlor was traded to the

for cash considerations. In early September 2020 with just a few weeks left of the season, he was placed on the 10-day injured list with low back inflammation. At the time of his injury, Bashlor had recorded an ugly 8.64 ERA with 6 strikeouts in 8.1 innings pitched. On April 4, 2021, Bashlor was designated for assignment to make room on the roster for

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. Bashlor was released by the Pirates the same day. He was sent to the Pirates Alternate Training Site on April 10.

Minnesota Twins

On March 30, 2022, Bashlor signed a minor league contract with the

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organization. He was released on July 16, 2022.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bashlor, Tyler 1993 births Living people Baseball players from Georgia (U.S. state) People from Effingham County, Georgia Major League Baseball pitchers New York Mets players Pittsburgh Pirates players South Georgia Tigers baseball players Kingsport Mets players Columbia Fireflies players St. Lucie Mets players Binghamton Rumble Ponies players Syracuse Mets players Toros del Este players American expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic Indianapolis Indians players Florida Complex League Twins players