Kyle Nelson (baseball)

Kyle B. Nelson (born July 8, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Kyle Nelson
Nelson with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers in 2017
Cleveland Indians – No. 63
Pitcher
Born: (1996-07-08) July 8, 1996
San Francisco, California
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
September 10, 2020, for the Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average54.00
Strikeouts0
Teams

Amateur career

Nelson attended Galileo Academy of Science and Technology in San Francisco, California, where he played football and baseball.[1][2][3] He went undrafted in the 2014 Major League Baseball draft out of high school, and enrolled in at the University of California, Santa Barbara where he played college baseball for the Santa Barbara Gauchos.

In 2015, Nelson's freshman year at UC Santa Barbara, he pitched to a 3-1 record and a 0.75 ERA, striking out 32 batters over 36 relief innings pitched, earning Freshman All-American honors.[4] He played in the Northwoods League after the season.[5] As a sophomore in 2016, he appeared in 33 games, going 7-2 with a 2.18 ERA, striking out 87 batters in 74 innings,[6] and was named to the All-Big West First Team.[7] In 2017, his junior season, he moved to the starting rotation. For the year, he made 15 starts, pitching to a 6-4 record and a 4.53 ERA over 87 innings.[8]

Professional career

Nelson was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 15th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.[9]

After signing with Cleveland, Nelson made his professional debut with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers where he went 3-2 with a 2.48 ERA over 29 innings pitched in relief.[6] In 2018, he began the season with the Lake County Captains, where he was named a Midwest League All-Star,[10] before being promoted to the Lynchburg Hillcats in August. In ​45 2⁄3 innings pitched between the two clubs, he compiled a 6-1 record and a 1.58 ERA, striking out 67 and walking nine. Nelson began 2019 with Lynchburg before being promoted to the Akron RubberDucks in May where he earned Eastern League All-Star honors.[11] In August, he was promoted to the Columbus Clippers, with whom he finished the year. Over 42 games with the three teams, he went 4-4 with a 2.28 ERA and 69 strikeouts over ​47 1⁄3 innings.

The Indians selected Nelson's contract on September 9, 2020.[12] He made his major league debut the next day against the Kansas City Royals, giving up four earned runs over ​2⁄3 of an inning.[13]

References
  1. https://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/galileo-rides-qb-nelson-to-aaa-championship/
  2. https://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/balboa-holds-off-galileo-in-aaa-baseball/
  3. https://www.maxpreps.com/news/irSQf7n6PUC9wpgRuRLn2g/historic-qb-season-by-kyle-nelson-leads-galileo-into-turkey-day-game.htm
  4. https://presidiosports.com/2015/06/ucsbs-nelson-named-freshman-all-american/
  5. https://northwoodsleague.com/la-crosse-loggers/2015/06/29/loggers-escape-game-1-with-win-despite-7-strong-from-kyle-nelson/
  6. https://247sports.com/mlb/indians/Article/Highlighting-Kyle-Nelsons-Impressive-Professional-Debut-113820131/
  7. https://bigwest.org/news/2018/5/30/IMPORTED_STORY_20616_20616.aspx
  8. https://www.cleveland.com/tribe/2017/06/cleveland_indians_mlb_draft_da_2.html
  9. http://www.ucsbgauchos.com/sports/m-basebl/2016-17/releases/20170614ltyho6
  10. https://www.milb.com/lake-county/news/three-captains-named-to-mwl-all-star-game/c-280096168
  11. https://www.ohio.com/sports/20190624/five-rubberducks-named-eastern-league-all-stars
  12. Castrovince, Anthony (September 9, 2020). "Indians option Cimber, call up Kyle Nelson". Indians.com.
  13. https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/indians-kyle-nelson-sent-to-alternate-training-site/
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