Kyle Douglas Muller was originally signed by Nate Dion…is married, Connie…attended Jesuit College Prep in Dallas…was the 2016 Gatorade Player of the Year after pitching to a perfect 8-0 record with a 0.46 ERA and 133 strikeouts in 76.0 innings.
2023
Was on the A’s Opening Day roster and spent most of the season with Oakland…posted a 1-5 record, a 7.60 ERA and .984 opponents OPS in 21 games, including 13 starts, over three stints in his third season in the Majors…was also 2-3 with a 7.27 ERA and .941 opponents OPS in 13 starts with Triple-A Las Vegas...Based on a minimum of 70 innings pitched, he had the highest ERA, opponents batting average (.346), on-base percentage (.416) and OPS (.984) in the majors and the second highest slugging percentage (.568)...Using the 70 inning minimum, his 7.60 ERA was the highest in Oakland history and second highest in Athletics history (Al Benton, 7.70 in 1935)…had the highest opponents batting average, slugging percentage and OPS in Athletics history and the third highest on-base percentage...Struck out just 56 batters in 77.0 innings (6.55 per nine innings) and walked 39 for a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 1.44…that was fifth lowest in the majors (min. 70 ip)...His opponents batting average broke down to .341 (87-for-255) with a .981 OPS against righthanded hitters compared to .362 (25-for-69) with a .995 OPS against left-handers...Allowed a .376 batting average and 11 of his 16 home runs with runners on base…opponents hit .303 with runners in scoring position but were 0-for-6 with a strikeout with the bases loaded...Was 0-1 with a 5.08 ERA and .861 opponents OPS in 11 games in Oakland, 1-4 with an 11.02 ERA and 1.137 OPS in 10 games on the road…is now 0-4 with a 5.51 ERA in 17 career appearances in his home ballparks...Compiled a 1-5 record, an 8.10 ERA and a 1.004 opponents OPS in his 13 starting assignments…had no decision, a 5.82 ERA and .914 OPS in eight relief appearances…tossed two or more innings in each of his first five relief appearances and 1.0 inning or fewer in each of his final three...First batters faced were 3-for-8 (.375) in his relief appearances and he allowed 1-of-3 (33.3%) inherited runners to score...As a starter, he allowed a .291 opponents batting average the first time through the order, .330 the second time and .520 the third time...Pitched in at least one game in every month from March through October…had a 1.80 ERA in one start in March but then logged a 5.40 ERA or higher in each of the other months...Yielded a .400 batting average or higher to three spots in the batting order: second (.400), third (.457) and eighth (.400)…had a low of .225 against the five- hitter...Opponents hit .306 with two strikes...Averaged 18.9 pitches per inning, which was second highest in the Majors among pitchers with 70 or more innings (Manoah, 19.3)...The A’s were 5-8 (.385) in his starting assignments…tossed 5.2 innings or fewer in all 13 of his starts in 2023 and all 24 starts in his career…struck out three batters or fewer nine times, allowed five runs or more seven times and surrendered one or more home runs 11 times...His 7.26 ERA and.307 opponents batting average with Las Vegas were his highest as a minor leaguer…also had a minor league career high in runs (58)...Struck out 51 in 62.0 innings (7.40 per nine innings) and walked 38 (5.52 per nine innings)...His opponents batting average broke down to .247 (19-for-77) with a .772 OPS against lefthanded hitters compared to .333 (60-for-180) with a 1.013 OPS against right-handers…yielded 27 of his 33 extra base hits to righties, including 10 of his 12 home runs...Allowed a .329 batting average with runners in scoring position…surrendered eight of his 12 home runs with runners on base...The Aviators were 8-5 (.615) in his starting assignments…tossed five or more innings eight times and walked at least two batters 11 times.
2022
Spent most of the season with Triple-A Gwinnett where he was named to the International League Postseason All-Star team after going 6-8 with a 3.41 ERA and .694 OPS in 23 starts…also went 1-1 with an 8.03 ERA and .782 opponents OPS in three starts over three stints with Atlanta....Allowed a .260 opponents batting average with the Braves…right-handed hitters batted .295 (13-for-44) and left-handers were 0-for-6 with three walks....Opponents hit .143 with runners in scoring position and he has allowed a .159 average with RISP in his career....With Gwinnett, he struck out a career-high 159 batters in 134.2 innings, an average of 10.63 per nine innings…walked just 40 (2.67 per nine innings) for a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 3.98....Led the International League in strikeouts, ranked third in ERA and seventh in innings pitched and opponents batting average (.240)....Ranked second in the Braves farm system in strikeouts, fourth in innings pitched, tied for eighth in games started and tied for ninth in wins....Had Minor League career highs in runs (53), earned runs (51) and home runs allowed (14)....His opponents batting average broke down to .197 (36-for-183) with a .618 opponents OPS against left-handed hitters compared to .266 (83-for-312) with a .739 OPS against right-handers....Was 5-2 with a 2.75 ERA in 11 starts at home, 1-6 with a 4.09 ERA in 12 starts on the road....Yielded 16 of his 53 runs in the first inning for a 6.26 ERA…compiled a 2.82 ERA from the second inning on....Allowed a .142 batting average with two strikes....Held the opponents three hitter in the order to a .197 batting average and no home runs while the cleanup hitter batted .226 with one home run....Was rated as the Braves No. 1 prospect according to MLB.com and Baseball America following the season…was listed as the A’s No. 2 prospect by Baseball America and No. 5 by MiLB.com following the trade....DAY-BY-DAY: Walked a season-high four batters April 23 at Jacksonville (also Aug. 31 vs. Jacksonville)…was 1-1 with a 3.66 ERA in four starts when he was recalled by Atlanta on May 1…started that day at Texas and took the loss in a 7-3 decision (2.2 ip, 4 h, 7 r, 7 er, 6 bb, 3 so)…was sent back to Gwinnett the following day…struck out a career-high tying 12 batters in 6.0 innings May 14 at Durham (also July 9, 2018 at Daytona Beach)…pitched a season-high 7.0 innings on June 2 against Louisville, his first of five outings of exactly seven innings…picked up the win that day and June 14 against Indianapolis for his only winning streak of the season…posted a 0.90 ERA over that three-start stretch…struck out Charles LeBlanc in the fourth inning June 8 at Jacksonville for his 500th career Minor League strikeout…had his second of two games with 10 or more strikeouts when he fanned 11 on June 14 against Indianapolis…tossed a season-high 105 pitches June 25 at Nashville…was named International League Pitcher of the Month for June after going 2-1 with a 1.87 ERA and .171 opponents batting average in five starts…struck out 43 and walked just six in 33.2 innings…had a seven-inning complete game in the first game of a July 8 doubleheader against Charlotte…allowed two runs on six hits and no walks while fanning eight in a 3-2 win…made the 100th start of his minor league career July 14 against Durham and had a no decision in a 5-3 loss (6.0 ip, 7 h, 2 r, 2 er, 7 so)…yielded a season-high five runs in 4.2 innings on Aug. 6 at Charlotte…was recalled by Atlanta a second time on Aug. 13 and started and won that day at Miami in a 5-2 Braves win (5.0 ip, 3 h, 2 r, 2 er, 1 bb, 5 so)…was sent back to Gwinnett following the game…logged 6.2 scoreless innings on Aug. 25 at Lehigh Valley, his only scoreless outing of the season…ended up with a no decision in a 2-0 win…surrendered a season-high eight hits in back-to-back outings on Sept. 15 against Durham and Sept. 21 at Memphis…matched his season high with five runs in the latter contest…was recalled by Atlanta for his third stint Sept. 27 and had a no decision in an 8-2 win at Washington that day (4.2 ip, 6 h, 2 r, 2 er, 1 bb, 4 so)…it would be his final outing of 2022 as he was optioned back to Gwinnett following the game.
2021
Made his major league debut and pitched in nine total games, including eight starts, going 2-4 with a 4.17 ERA (17 ER/36.2 IP)...Was ranked by MLB.com as Atlanta’s No. 5 prospect...Became the first player in Braves franchise history with five starts of no more than one run allowed through his first seven games...Went 2-3 with a 2.43 ERA (8 ER/29.2 IP) in this span...Ten pitchers had four such starts, with Mike Soroka being the last to do so...Made MLB debut on June 16, pitching 1.0 inning of relief vs. Boston...Allowed four hits and two runs with one strikeout…He fanned opposing pitcher Garrett Richards for his first strikeout...Made his first major league start, on June 21 at the Mets, pitching against Jacob deGrom at Citi Field in the first game of a doubleheader...Originally allowed one hit and one run over 4.0 innings to take the loss, walking two and striking out three...The hit was later overruled, giving him 4.0 no-hit innings....Started at Cincinnati on June 27, and allowed one hit and two walks over 5.0 shutout innings, striking out nine...Became just the 10th pitcher in baseball’s modern era (since 1920) to pitch at least 5.0 scoreless innings, allow no more than one hit and strike out at least nine within his first three career games...Milwaukee’s Freddy Peralta was the last to do so, fanning 13 over 5.1 scoreless on May 13, 2018, allowing just one single.
2020
Received a non-roster invitation to Atlanta’s Spring Training...Made two relief appearances, allowing six runs, all earned, in 1.0 inning...Walked three and struck out three...Spent the rest of the season at the club’s alternate training site in Gwinnett...Added to the 40-man roster on 11/19...Ended the season ranked by MLB.com as the Braves’ No. 6 prospect
2019
Spent the season at Double-A Mississippi, going 7-6 with a 3.14 ERA (39 ER/111.2 IP) in 22 games, all starts…Fanned 120, walked 68, and threw two complete games...Named to the Southern League All-Star Game… Did not appear for the South team in a 7-3 loss...His 120 strikeouts were eighth most in the Southern League...His season ended after he suffered a right calf strain on 8/2…Threw three pitches before leaving the game…Did not return to the active roster for the remainder of the season...Did not allow an earned run over his final 17.2 IP.
2018
Made 25 starts between Single-A Rome, High-A Florida and Double-A Mississippi, and went 11-3 with a 3.03 ERA (47 ER/139.2 IP)...Led the Atlanta system with 11 wins and ranked second in innings pitched (139.2), eighth in starter’s ERA (3.03) and eighth in strikeouts (129)...Earned three Pitcher of the Month awards from the organization, including April at Rome, June at Florida and August at Mississippi...Pitched with Peoria in the Arizona Fall League.
2017
Played his first full professional season with Rookie-Advanced Danville, going 1-1 with a 4.15 ERA (22 ER/47.2 IP) and 49 strikeouts over 11 games, all starts...Entered the season tabbed by MLB.com as Atlanta's No. 13 prospect, while Baseball America named him No. 17.
2016
In his first pro season, earned GCL Braves Pitcher of the Year honors.
