Tyler Freeman #2

TYLER ANDREW FREEMAN...Younger brother, Cody, was a fourth round pick of the Texas Rangers in 2019...Played with Cody for two seasons at Etiwanda High School in Rancho Cucamonga, batting .526 (51-for-97) with eight doubles, four triples, four home runs, 36 RBI and 35 runs scored in 30 games...He was named a 2017 Rawlings-Perfect Game First Team All-American after leading the state of California high school players in batting average...Named Baseline League MVP, leading his team to a 27-3 record and CIF (California Interscholastic Federation) Southern Section Division 2 title...Signed a National Letter of Intent with TCU prior to draft… Ranked 97th-ranked amateur prospect according to Baseball America entering the '17 MLB Draft...Favorite players growing up were Michael Young and Derek Jeter, grew up a Dodgers fan...Favorite non-baseball activities include off-roading, hiking and country music.

2024

Spent most of the season on the Major League roster save a two-week stretch in the middle of September... Was the club's Opening Day CF, making his first OD roster...Appeared in the most games in center field on the club after never playing there at any amateur or pro level... Provided a spark to the club when Steven Kwan missed most of May with a hamstring strain, with the club going 13-4 in his leadoff starts during Kwan's absence... Posted a .330 on-base percentage in May...Best month was July, batting .326 (14-for-43) with a .900 OPS...Struggles began in August, going four-for-his-last-40 from Aug. 1 until his Sept. 14 option to AAA, spending the remainder of the regular season with the Clippers...At Triple-A, he was 10-for-24 (.417) with three 2B, HR and four RBI in six games, including 5-for-6, two-run, two-double, one-homer, four-RBI game on 9/21 at Toledo (was 7-for-14 in Triple-A Playoffs, 3-G)…. Combined hit .447 (17-for-38) at AAA...Despite not ending the year on the MLB roster, was added to the ALDS roster, but suffered a left oblique strain on Oct. 7 during the off day following Game 1 (was slated to start in RF in G2 against Tarik Skubal)...Was removed from the roster and not eligible for the LCS roster...Positional/Fielding at ML level: 97G/82GS CF, 10G/5GS SS, 8G/1GS 3B, 6G/2GS 2B (3 DRS in CF)...Was tied-seventh in AL w/8 OF assists)...Reached a career-high 5X on 5/18 vs MIN (4-4, 3R, 3RBI)…Career-high RS, RBI, hits…AL Leaders: HBP (4th, 19), SH (T9th, 3). 

2023

Spent most of the season on the Major League roster after starting the year off in Triple-A Columbus, where he reached base in all 24 games on the year and batted .319/.462/.457/.918...IL Batter of Week (10/22, .545, 10R, 5G, 3 2B, HR, 7 RBI), April 11-16…Was second in IL in OB% at the time of his final May 6 recall (was with the club initially, 4/18-22)...Filled primary utility infielder role the rest of the way, making 20 starts at third base, 14 starts at second and 5 at SS...Also appeared in one game at first and one game in LF (first in career for each)...Was on the 10-day IL w/a right shoulder strain (8/2-14; two-game Columbus rehab 8/11-13)...Hit first career home run on Aug. 26 at Toronto (Ryu); second career HR on Sept. 4 vs. MIN and hit four homers over his last 21 games (12 RBI)...Drove in career-high three runs Sept. 29 at Detroit...9 RBI last 14G.

2022

Split the season between AAA Columbus and Cleveland after opening the year rehabbing from previous 2021 left shoulder surgery…Season began on Apr. 29 at AAA, spending the next three months with the Clippers before being promoted to Cleveland on Aug...From 4/29-8/2 he was tied for fourth in the IL in hits and sixth in runs…At the time of his promotion he was hitting .279 (83-for-297) w/ seven 2B, six HR, 44 RBI and 51 RS in 72 games…Defensively he had 33 starts at 2B, 35 starts at SS, three starts at 3B and one start at DH @ AAA…Reached in 21 straight games, 6/5-7/1, and in 15 straight before his 8/3 promotion...Made his ML debut on 8/3 vs. Arizona, collecting his first hit…11G/10 GS 3B, four GS 2B; seven GS SS…Reached 27 of 86 PAs (.314 OBP) and held his own at the ML level...Overall hit in 12 of the last 17 games & seven straight, 8/26-9/19, and was 13-for-46 in Sept (14G, .283)…Was optioned to AAA Columbus on Oct. 1, effectively ending his season although he did work out at the Lake County alt. site during the playoffs…Combined on the year was hit by 23 pitches in 96 games.

2021

Season was off to a hot start before being derailed after 41 games due to a left shoulder injury that eventually required surgery...Assigned to Double-A out of the gate, batted .370 (30-for-81) in 20 May games (14 RS, 6 2B, HR, 13 RBI) and hit safely in 19 of the first 21 games of the season (reached base safely in all 21 games to start season)... the time of his first stint on the Injured List (June 24-July 17), he ranked fourth in the Double-A Northeast in average (.327) and hits (48) and tied for ninth in doubles (11)...Was shutdown for the season on July 26 and underwent left shoulder surgery on Aug. 9 (Dr. Mark Schickendantz, Cleveland Clinic) to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder...Went 5-for-6 with a double and three RBI on May 15 at Erie and 4-for-7 with four runs, a 2B, a HR and three RBI on June 19 at Bowie...For the year, he batted .333 (45-for-135) off RHP, .386 (22-for-57) with runners on base and .367 (11-for-30) with RISP...Enters 2022 the top prospect in the system and best overall hitter for average (Baseball America).

2020

Spent year at the Alternate Training Site in Lake County...Was 4-for-11 in 6 games during the 2020 Major League Spring Training and Summer Camp...Listed as the third-best prospect in the system by MLB Pipeline and fourth-best Baseball America, the 82ndoverall in MLB according to BA.

2019

Split the 2019 season between Lake County and Lynchburg, batting a combined .306 (151-for-493) with 89 runs, 32 2B, 5 3B, 3 HR and 44 RBI in 123 games (19 SB)...Entered the season as the number 2 prospect in the system according to MLB Pipeline...Named MiLB.com Organizational All-Star...Led Cleveland Minor League system in hits and runs and was third in doubles... Batted .333 (46-for-138) with an .842 OPS vs. LHP and .367 (33-for-90) in July....Promoted at the All-Star Break to LYN (6/18)...Enjoyed a stretch of 8 multi-hit games over a 9-game span, June 29-July 7.

2018

Named No. 3 prospect and voted Best Hitter for Average in the CLE Farm System by Baseball America prior to 2019 season… Named New York-Penn League Midseason All-Star…Led New York-Penn League in batting average (.352), hits (95), doubles (29) and total bases (138), tied for 1st in runs (49).