Nick Snyder | |
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Free agent | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Palm City, Florida, U.S. | October 10, 1995|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 21, 2021, for the Texas Rangers | |
MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
Win–loss record | 0–0 |
Earned run average | 7.71 |
Strikeouts | 1 |
Teams | |
Nicklaus Scott Snyder (born October 10,1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers.
Snyder attended South Fork High School in Stuart,Florida. [1] Undrafted out of high school,Snyder attended Indian River State College in Fort Pierce,Florida. [2] Snyder was an infielder throughout his college baseball career,and was named the Florida NJCAA Defensive Player of the year in 2017. [2] Snyder was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 19th round of the 2017 MLB draft,as a pitcher. [3]
Snyder made his professional debut with the AZL Rangers of the Rookie-level Arizona League in 2017,posting a 1.29 ERA over 7 innings. [4] He returned to the AZL in 2018,going 1–0 with a 6.00 ERA and 12 strikeouts over 12 innings. [4] Snyder spent the 2019 season with the Hickory Crawdads of the Single–A South Atlantic League,posting a 5–3 record with a 3.06 ERA and 60 strikeouts over 53 innings. [5] Following the 2019 season,he played for the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League. [6] Snyder underwent Tommy John surgery in February 2020,but did not miss game action that year due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [7]
Snyder opened the 2021 season with the Hickory Crawdads of the High-A East league,posting a 2.17 ERA with 17 strikeouts over 12+1⁄3 innings, before being promoted to the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Central league on June 17. [8] After posting a 1.65 ERA with 25 strikeouts over 16+1⁄3 innings, Snyder was promoted to the Round Rock Express of the Triple-A West league. [9] With Round Rock, he posted a 6.23 ERA over five appearances.
On August 20, 2021, Texas selected Snyder's contact to the active roster and promoted him to the major leagues for the first time. [10] He made his major league debut on August 21 versus the Boston Red Sox; throwing a scoreless inning in relief and recording his first MLB strikeout (J. D. Martinez). [11] Snyder made four appearances for Texas in 2021, before being shut down with right shoulder fatigue in September. [12] Snyder was named the Rangers' 2021 minor league Reliever of the Year. [13] He was non–tendered and became a free agent on November 18, 2022. He re-signed with Texas on December 9 on a minor league contract. [14] Snyder did not pitch professionally in 2023 as the result of an injury. He elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2023. [15]
On December 4, 2023, Snyder signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. [16] On November 6, he elected free agency. [17]
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