Tyler Chase Dollander…son of Sandra Wall and Brian Dollander…stepson of David Wall…has two older brothers, Hunter Dollander and Drew Wall, and one younger brother, Trever Dollander...His brother Hunter played baseball for Georgia Gwinnett College...As a sophomore at Tennessee in 2022, posted a 2.39 ERA (79.0 IP, 21 ER) over 16 outings (14 starts) with 13 walks and 108 strikeouts…2022 ABCA/Rawlings All-American First Team, 2022 NCBWA First Team All-American, 2022 Collegiate Baseball First Team All-American, 2022 Perfect Game First Team All-American and 2022 SEC Pitcher of the Year...In two seasons with the Volunteers, went 17-6 with a 3.64 ERA (168 IP, 68 ER) with 228 strikeouts to 43 walks...Two-time Perfect Game High School Preseason All-American (2019 and 2020) and was the No. 8-ranked player in Georgia by PBR Georgia...Hobbies include fishing, hunting and golf.
2025
Made 21 starts in his first Major League season, the 11th Rockie to make at least 21 starts in their rookie season, the first since Germán Márquez (29) and Kyle Freeland (28) in 2017...Made his Major League debut on April 6 vs. the Athletics at Coors Field…debut came 637 days after being drafted in the 2023 Draft, the second-shortest gap for a Rockies pitcher behind Drew Pomeranz (461 days, debuted on Sept. 11, 2011 after being selected by Cleveland in the 2010 Draft)...Earned the win in his debut, allowing four runs on seven hits with one walk and six strikeouts across five innings of a 12-5 Rockies win…first Rockies pitcher to win in their debut since Peter Lambert on June 6, 2019 at Chicago-NL...Made eight starts before being placed on the injured list on May 22 with right forearm inflammation…went 2-5 with a 6.28 ERA (38.2 IP, 27 ER), 18 walks and 38 strikeouts before going on the IL…allowed 10 home runs over this stretch, including eight over his first three starts...Reinstated from the injured list on June 3 and made seven starts before being optioned to Triple-A on July 7…went 0-5 with a 7.20 ERA (30.0 IP, 24 ER) over this span with 15 walks and 14 strikeouts, allowing 37 hits and five home runs...Recalled by Colorado on Aug. 11 and made six starts before being placed on the IL with a left patella tendon strain on Sept. 3…made his final start of the season on Sept. 8…went 0-3 with a 6.14 ERA (29.1 IP, 20 ER), 16 walks and 30 strikeouts…allowed 29 hits and three home runs...His 12 losses tied Jeff Francis (2005) for the most by a Rockies rookie in franchise history...Allowed a total of 18 home runs, including multiple home runs five times…32 of the 76 runs he allowed came via home run…surrendered eight home runs over his first three starts, 10 home runs over his final 18...Led the Majors with six errors, tied with Armando Reynoso (1993) for the most by a pitcher in a single season in franchise history...Received 26 total runs of support across his 21 starts, a 2.39 run support average that was the lowest in the Majors among players with at least 20 starts...Averaged 18.14 pitches-per-inning, the highest mark among all starters (min 20 starts)…his 4.03 pitches per batter faced was the ninth-highest among NL starters (min. 20 GS)...Went 2-6 with a 9.98 ERA (46.0 IP, 51 ER) in 11 starts at Coors Field…opponents hit .337/.417/.577 off him at home with 12 home runs…9.98 ERA was the highest single-season home ERA in Major League history (min. 10 home starts)...Posted a 3.46 road ERA (52.0 IP, 20 ER) but went 0-6 across 10 road starts…all four of his quality starts came on the road, including three of his final five road starts…received just three total runs of support on the road (0.69 RSA)...On May 12 at Texas, no-hit the Rangers through 5.2 innings…ultimately allowed two runs on one hit (home run) with three walks and seven strikeouts in six innings of a 2-1 Rockies loss…fifth-longest no-hit bid by a rookie starter in franchise history...Made four total starts with Triple-A Albuquerque, going 0-2 with a 7.04 ERA (15.1 IP, 12 ER)…began his season with the Isotopes, making one start on March 30 at Sacramento…other three starts between July 11-Aug. 5...Averaged 97.9 MPH on his 4-seam fastball, tied with Jose Soriano for the third-highest four-seam velocity among all starting pitchers (min. 400 batters faced)…trailed Hunter Greene (99.5 MPH) and Paul Skenes (98.2 MPH)...Has thrown the top 172 fastest pitches by a Rockies starter since 2023 and 44 of the 50 fastest by a Rockies starter in the Statcast Era (since 2015)…hit 100.2 MPH on Sept. 8, the fastest pitch by a Rockies starter in the Statcast Era.
2024
In 23 starts between High-A Spokane and Double-A Hartford, went 6-2 with a 2.59 ERA (118.0 IP, 34 ER), 47 walks and 169 strikeouts...His 169 total strikeouts were the fourth-most in the Minor Leagues…12.89 strikeouts per nine innings ranked as the second-highest rate in the Minors while his 33.9 strikeout percentage was the seventh-highest across all full-season Minor League pitchers...Recorded six, 10-plus strikeout games, including a season-high 12 strikeouts on April 19 vs. Everett as a member of Spokane…pitched five or more innings in 17 of his 23 starts...Did not record a loss from June 7-Sept. 5…in 14 starts during this span, went 5-0 with a 1.82 ERA (74.1 IP, 15 ER), 25 walks, 106 strikeouts, four home runs and a .209 opponents average … made six starts with Spokane and eight with Hartford across that span...Was the Eastern League Pitcher of the Month in August after going 2-0 with a 0.92 ERA (29.1 IP, 3 ER) and .164 opponent batting average in the month…Pitcher of the Week on Aug. 11 following a start on Aug. 10 in which he tossed six shutout frames, allowing two hits with one walk and six strikeouts...Held right-handed batters to a .194/.283/.313 slashline with five home runs in 217 at bats…lefties slashed .236/.337/.305 with two home runs in 201 at bats...Pitched in one postseason game for Double-A Hartford on Sept. 17…allowed one run on five hits over five innings, walking four and striking out four while taking a no-decision in an eventual Yard Goats 3-2 loss.
2023
Did not pitch after being selected with the ninth overall pick in the First-Year Player Draft.
