
- #
- 29
- Name
- Tyler Higgins
- Nationality
United States
- Position
- Pitcher
- Opening Day Age
- 31
- Birthplace
- Alma, Mich.
- Birthdate
- 4/22/1991
- Draft
- 23rd rd, 2011, Marlins
- B/T
- R/R
- Ht
- 6-3
- Wt
- 215
- Current Team
- Rockers
STATUS
• Signed by the Rockers on August 4, 2022
CAREER NOTES
• Has 10 years of minor league experience where he fashioned a 19-24 record in 288 career appearances with 15 saves
• Has a career MiLB ERA of 3.85
2022
• Started the season at Class AAA El Paso (Padres) and went 1-4 in 24 bullpen appearances
• Posted a 4.97 ERA with 24 stgrikeouts in 25.1 innings
2021
• Was 1-2 with Orix in the Japanese Professional League with a 2.52 ERA
2020
• Season canceled due to Covid-19
• Played with Orix of the Japanese Professional League and in the Japanese Western League
2019
• Played at three different levels of the San Diego Padres organization
• Made one appearance at A+ Lake Elsinore, went 1-0 in five appearances at AA Amarillo and posted a 4-1 record with four saves in 22 appearances at AAA El Paso
• Posted a 5-1 record with a 4.75 ERA in 39 appearances on the season with four saves
2018
• Was at AAA Tacoma in the Mariners’ organization, going 1-1 with a 2.83 ERA and three saves in 28 appearances
• Made his Atlantic League debut with 14 games with New Britain, going 1-0 with three saves and a 1.88 ERA
2017
• Spent the entire season at Class AA Jacksonville in the Southern League for the Miami Marlins
• Recorded a 3-3 record in 34 appearances, pitching 60.1 innings with 47 strikeouts
2016
• Was 3-5 in 44 games with a 3.45 ERA and 45 strikeouts in 73 innings at Class AA Jacksonville
2015
• Went 0-2 with a 3.55 in 34 games split between Miami’s AA Jacksonville and A+ club in Jupiter
2014
• Was 2-0 in 15 games at AA Jacksonville, striking out 17 in 29 innings of work
2013
• Made a career-high 45 appearances for A+ Jupiter, going 2-7 with a 4.01 ERA and 64 strikeouts in 58.1 innings
2012
• Spent his first full season as a professional with the Marlins’ Gulf Coast League club and Class A+ Jupiter
• Was a combined 2-1 with a 2.57 ERA and 27 strikeouts in 35 innings