Kyle Bird #35

Ronald Kyle Bird...resides in Orange Park, FL with his wife Lauren and daughter, Emory Grace…played college ball at Flagler College...transferred to Flagler following his sophomore year at Florida State…as a freshman, pitched in the second game of the College World Series…named first team All-State as a senior at Clay High School in Green Cove Springs, FL…also played basketball in high school.

2021

Appeared in 33 games with Hiroshima in the Nippon Professional Baseball Organization in Japan...went 0-0 with a 4.57 ERA (11 ER, 21.2 IP) with 13 walks and 21 strikeouts. 

2020

Did not play due to the cancellation of the minor league season.

2019

Made his first career Opening Day roster and had no record, 7.82 ERA (11 ER/12.2 IP) over 12 relief outings over 5 stints with Texas: O.D.-3/31, 4/5-17, 5/27-28, 6/20-23, and 7/11- 8/1…earned 1st career save on 4/10 at ARI, retiring both batters faced to end game with bases loaded...over the previous 26 seasons (beg. 1994), the only other Ranger to post a save within his 1st 4 career outings was Yoshinori Tateyama on 5/28/11 vs. KC…made ML debut on 3/28 vs. CHC (BB only BF)…whiffed Jason Heyward for his 1st career strikeout on 3/31 vs. CHC.

SUMMARY:

Made two appearances for Texas before being optioned to Nashville on 4/1…was recalled by Texas 4 days later on 4/5 due to an injury to Edinson Volquez…allowed 4 R-ER in 3 G/4.1 IP during that stint before option to Nashville on 4/18…made one total appearance during his next 2 stints in the Majors…retired each of final 8 batters faced spanning 4 outings to finish the year....spent the balance of the 2019 campaign with Nashville, finishing 4th on the club in wins…was on the Sounds injured list from 6/1-17 with pneumonia.

2018

Posted the best SO/9 rate (10.5) of his career and held opponents to a career-low 6.2 H/9…combined to go 3-3 with a 2.39 ERA (20 ER/75.1 IP) and 4 saves over 43 games/6 starts with Durham (AAA) and Montgomery (AA) in the Tampa Bay organization…held left-handed batters to a .156 avg (15-96) while right-handed hitters batted .222 (37-167)…returned to Montgomery for start of season and was promoted to Durham on 5/21 for remainder of season…added to Tampa Bay's 40-man roster on 11/20…joined Obregon in the Mexican Winter League and went 1-0 with a 2.00 ERA (4 ER/18.0 IP) and 2 saves over 18 relief appearances…Mexican League opponents batted .190 (12-63) with 19 strikeouts.

2017

Combined to go 3-3 with a 3.20 ERA (70.1-IP, 25-ER) in 43 apps (5 starts)…split the season between Double-A Erie and Triple-A Toledo for a second consecutive year…averaged a careerhigh 9.73 SO/9 IP…made 20 apps for the Leones del Caracas in the Venezuelan Winter League …pitched for Caracas for a third straight year.