Tyler Cole Chatwood (born December 16, 1989), nicknamed Chatty, is an American

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in the

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organization. He has played in

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(MLB) for the

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and

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. The Angels selected Chatwood in the second round of the

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Professional career

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

The

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selected Chatwood in the second round of the

out of Redlands East Valley High School. Tyler Chatwood on July 24, 2011

Chatwood made his major league debut on April 11, 2011 in a loss against the

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where he went five innings, giving up four runs on four hits with three strikeouts and four walks. In his second start against the

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he earned his first major league win, pitching seven innings, only giving up one run on five hits and two walks while striking out three. Chatwood remained in the rotation for most of the season, making 25 starts for the Angels. His hits allowed and inability to control his pitches led to him finishing with an ERA of 4.75 and a 6–11 record.

Colorado Rockies

On November 30, 2011, Chatwood was traded to the

for catcher

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. Chatwood began the 2012 season in the Rockies bullpen, appearing in four games while recording one save. At the beginning of August, Chatwood was inserted in the rotation. He finished with a record of 5–6 with a 5.43 ERA in 19 games (12 starts). In 2013, Chatwood had his best season despite missing half the season because of injury. Chatwood made 20 starts, going 8–5 with a 3.15 ERA and inducing an over 50% groundball rate for the Rockies. In July 2014, Chatwood underwent

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to repair the

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in his pitching arm, ending his season after just four starts. He signed a two-year, $2 million extension with the Rockies on January 14, 2015. After sitting out the entire 2015 season to recover from Tommy John surgery, Chatwood came back healthy in 2016. He made 27 starts in 2016, posting a 12–9 record with a 3.87 ERA over 158 innings. Despite his struggles at Coors Field in 2016 (6.12 ERA over 78 innings), Chatwood led all qualified pitchers in road ERA, he finished 2016, with a 1.69 road ERA over 80 innings and an 8–1 road record. In January 2017, Chatwood and the Rockies avoided arbitration. The two sides settled on a one-year deal for $4.4 million for the 2017 season. On April 15, 2017, Chatwood retired the first 17 batters until giving up a single by

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. Chatwood helped his own cause with a two-run single, and pitched a complete game as the Rockies shut out the

5–0.

Chicago Cubs

On December 7, 2017, Chatwood signed a three-year, $38 million contract with the

. On April 29, 2018, Chatwood hit an RBI single, scoring Addison Russell, for his first hit as a Chicago Cub. Chatwood began the 2018 season in Chicago's starting rotation, but after compiling a 4.98 ERA with 84 walks in 95 innings and the Cubs acquisition of

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, he was moved to the bullpen. He finished the season 4–6 with a 5.30 ERA over 24 games (twenty starts). In 2019, he moved to the bullpen nearly full-time, going 5–3 with a 3.76 ERA over 38 games (five starts), striking out 74 batters over innings. In 2020, Chatwood pitched to a 5.30 ERA with 25 strikeouts over innings pitched in 5 games.

Toronto Blue Jays

On January 21, 2021, Chatwood signed a one year, $3 million contract with the Blue Jays. He made his Jays debut on April 1 against the

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on Opening Day, tossing a scoreless sixth inning on relief of Hyun-Jin Ryu. On July 30, 2021, Chatwood was designated for assignment to make room for newly acquired

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on the 40-man roster. On July 31, 2021, Chatwood was released by the Blue Jays.

San Francisco Giants

On August 7, 2021, Chatwood signed a minor league contract with the

. On August 17, he was selected to the active roster. Chatwood made 2 appearances for the Giants, giving up 3 runs through 4 innings pitched, while striking out 6. On August 29, Chatwood was designated for assignment by the Giants.

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

On January 1, 2022, Chatwood signed with the

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. He was released on July 12, 2022 following a shoulder injury in a minor league game.

Pittsburgh Pirates

On December 21, 2022, it was announced that Chatwood had signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Scouting report

Chatwood is a ground ball pitcher who features a two-seam fastball (93–98 mph),

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(87–89 mph),

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(78–80 mph) and

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(86–88 mph)

Personal life

Chatwood and his wife welcomed their first child, a son named Owen, in June 2018.

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