Cy Sneed

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21+1⁄3 innings. In 2020 he was 0–3 with a 5.71 ERA in 18 relief appearances over 17+1⁄3 innings in which he struck out 21 batters. [13]

Tokyo Yakult Swallows

On December 2, 2020, the Astros requested unconditional release waivers on Sneed so that he could sign with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball. [14]

On November 2, 2022, Sneed re-signed with the Swallows for the 2023 season. On June 23, 2023, Sneed tossed a complete game shutout against the Chunichi Dragons; he allowed 6 hits and struck out 5 batters in the game to earn his seventh consecutive win. [15]

On November 28, 2023, Sneed re-signed a one-year contract worth $1.55 million for the 2024 season. [16] In 24 appearances for the Swallows, he logged a 2–8 record and 5.03 ERA with 89 strikeouts across 120 innings pitched. On November 6, 2024, the Swallows announced they would not retain Sneed for the 2025 season, making him a free agent. [17]

Personal life

Sneed has an older brother, Zeb. They were born in Elko, Nevada. His father, a sergeant in the Nevada Highway Patrol, took a demotion to move the family to Twin Falls in 2007, because their high school had a stronger baseball team that Sneed and his brother could play for. [2] Sneed is the third member of his family to be selected in the MLB draft; his father played college baseball but did not sign with a professional team, [18] and his brother was drafted and played professionally. [19]

Sneed and his wife, Hannah, were married in November 2014. [4] An avid outdoorsman, he hunts and fishes. [18]

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  14. ↑ "NPB's Yakult Swallows to Sign Cy Sneed". December 2, 2020.
  15. ↑ "[Yakult] Saisneed's first complete seal in the third year of coming to Japan. In the Chunichi game, he won 7 consecutive games "As a result of throwing my own pitch. A very good game". news.yahoo.co.jp. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
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Cy Sneed
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Sneed with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1992-10-01) October 1, 1992 (age 32)
Elko, Nevada, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Professional debut
MLB: June 27, 2019, for the Houston Astros
NPB: May 9, 2021, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows