Tyler Glasnow

Greg and Donna have also served as hardwood retailers in the Santa Clarita Valley since 1979.

Glasnow attended William S. Hart High School in Santa Clarita, the alma mater of other Major League Baseball (MLB) pitchers James Shields, Trevor Bauer, and Mike Montgomery.

Glasnow attended William S. Hart High School in Santa Clarita, California.

He committed to play college baseball for the University of Portland.

Tyler Allen Glasnow (born August 23, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB).

He has previously played in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Tampa Bay Rays.

Glasnow was born on August 23, 1993, in Santa Clarita, California.

He came from an athletic family: his father Greg swam and played water polo, his mother Donna is a retired gymnast who went on to coach for Cal State Northridge, and his older brother Ted was a decathlete for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

His 164 strikeouts were the most in a single season in Power franchise history, surpassing Will Inman's 134 in 2006.

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Glasnow in the fifth round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft.

Glasnow signed with the Pirates for a $600,000 signing bonus.

Glasnow made his professional debut in 2012 for the Gulf Coast Pirates of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League in 2012 where he went 0–3 with a 2.10 ERA in 11 games (ten starts), and also started one game for the State College Spikes of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League.

In 2013, he played for the West Virginia Power of the Class A South Atlantic League.

He started 24 games and finished the season with 9–3 record, a 2.18 ERA and 164 strikeouts in 111.1 innings.

Glasnow played for the Bradenton Marauders of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League in 2014.

In 23 starts for Bradenton, he compiled a 12–5 record and 1.74 ERA.

After beginning the 2015 season with the Altoona Curve of the Class AA Eastern League, he sprained his ankle on May 6, and made his return on June 19 with the West Virginia Black Bears of the New York–Penn League.

After two starts with West Virginia, Glasnow returned to Altoona.

In late July, the Pirates promoted Glasnow to the Indianapolis Indians of the Class AAA International League.

The Pirates considered promoting Glasnow to the major leagues in 2015, but decided against it.

In 22 starts between the three clubs, Glasnow was 7–5 with a 2.39 ERA and 136 strikeouts in 109.1 innings.

After the 2015 season, the Pirates added Glasnow to their 40-man roster.

Glasnow made his MLB debut with the Pirates in 2016 and was traded to the Rays during the 2018 season.

He began the 2016 season with Indianapolis and had a 1.87 ERA and 133 strikeouts in 110 2⁄3 innings pitched across 20 games started.

The Pirates promoted Glasnow to make his major league debut on July 7, 2016.

He pitched 5 1⁄3 innings in his major league debut, giving up four runs on three hits and two walks.

His first MLB strikeout was of Aledmys Díaz of the St. Louis Cardinals.

In his second start, he left the game after three innings with a shoulder injury.

He returned to the active roster in September as a relief pitcher and did not start another game until September 25.

In innings pitched for Pittsburgh in 2016, Glasnow was 0–2 with a 4.24 ERA.

Glasnow began 2017 in Pittsburgh's starting rotation.

In his first start of 2017, he struggled with his command, giving up five runs on four hits and five walks in 1 2⁄3 innings pitched.

Glasnow was optioned to Indianapolis in June after compiling a 7.45 ERA and 1.91 WHIP over 12 starts.

He spent the remainder of the season with Indianapolis, where he was 9–2 with a 1.93 ERA over 15 starts, before returning to Pittsburgh during September call-ups.

In 15 games for the Pirates, he compiled a 2–7 record, a 7.69 ERA, and a 2.012 WHIP.

During spring training in 2018, the Pirates decided that Glasnow would start the 2018 season as a relief pitcher and he appeared in 34 games with a 4.34 ERA in 56 innings.

On July 31, 2018, Glasnow was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays, along with Austin Meadows and a player to be named later (Shane Baz) for Chris Archer.

He was immediately inserted into their starting rotation.

In his 11 starts with Tampa Bay, Glasnow posted an earned run average of 4.20, recording 64 strikeouts in 55 2⁄3 innings.

After starting the 2019 season 5–0 with a 1.75 earned run average, Glasnow was named the American League Pitcher of the Month for April.