Tyler O'Neill
| Tyler O'Neill | |||
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| Seattle Mariners | |||
| Outfielder | |||
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Born: June 22, 1995 Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada | |||
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Representing  Canada
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| Pan American Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2015 Toronto | National team |
Tyler A. O'Neill (born June 22, 1995) is a Canadian professional baseball outfielder in the Seattle Mariners organization.
Career
O'Neill played for the Langley Blaze of the British Columbia Premier Baseball League.[1][2] He was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the third round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft out of Garibaldi Secondary School in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada.[3][4] He signed with the Mariners and made his professional debut with the Arizona League Mariners. In 2014, O'Neill played in only 51 games between the Arizona League Mariners, Everett AquaSox and Clinton LumberKings due to a broken bone in his right hand he suffered after punching a concrete wall in the dugout.[5] He spent 2015 with the Bakersfield Blaze.[6] O'Neill played for the Canada national team at the 2015 Pan American games and the 2015 WBSC Premier12.[7][8] He spent 2016 with the Jackson Generals of the Southern League,[9] where he batted .293 with 24 home runs and 102 RBI's. By seasons end, he was rated the 59th overall prospect in all of baseball, and rated 2nd overall in the Seattle farm system. [10]
References
- ↑ Mario Annicchiarico. "Langley heavy-hitter Tyler O'Neill shows Eagles why he's MLB prospect". Times Colonist. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
- ↑ "Tyler O'Neill Drawing Lofty Comparisons - BaseballAmerica.com". BaseballAmerica.com. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
- ↑ "Maple Ridge's Tyler O'Neill picked by Seattle Mariners in MLB draft". www.vancouversun.com. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
- ↑ "Mariners go for offense by selecting Tyler O'Neill in third round". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
- ↑ "Ewen: Swing away, just not at the wall is Tyler O'Neill's major league hitting lesson". www.theprovince.com. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
- ↑ Red-hot O'Neill has been ablaze for Bakersfield
- ↑ Tyler O'Neill named to Canada's Pan Am Games team
- ↑ Canuck Tyler O'Neill before Premier 12 opener: "We are Canada"
- ↑ Ewen: Mariners' Maple Ridge slugger gunning for majors
- ↑ http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=641933#/career/R/hitting/2016/ALL
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)