| Troy Melton | |
|---|---|
 Melton with the Toledo Mud Hens in 2025 | |
| Detroit Tigers – No. 52 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born:December 3, 2000 Newport Beach, California, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 23, 2025, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics (through September 7,2025) | |
| Win–loss record | 3–1 |
| Earned run average | 2.38 |
| Strikeouts | 29 |
| Teams | |
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Troy Edward Melton (born December 3,2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2025.
Melton attended Canyon High School in Anaheim,California,and played college baseball at San Diego State University. As a junior in 2022,he went 5–2 with a 2.07 ERA and 67 strikeouts over 65+1⁄3 innings. [1] After the season, he was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the fourth round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft and signed. [2] [3]
Melton made his professional debut with the Lakeland Flying Tigers, throwing a total of five innings for the season. He returned to Lakeland to open the 2023 season before being promoted to the West Michigan Whitecaps in mid-May. [4] [5] Over 23 games (22 starts) between the two teams, he went 3–1 with a 2.74 ERA and 94 strikeouts over 92 innings. [6] Melton was assigned to the Erie SeaWolves to open the 2024 season. [7] Over 23 starts, he pitched to a 7–8 record, a 5.10 ERA and 119 strikeouts over 100+2⁄3 innings. He missed time near the end of the season due to a shoulder injury. [8] Melton returned to Erie to open the 2025 season and was promoted to the Toledo Mud Hens in early June. [9]
On July 23, 2025, Melton was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [10] He made his first start that evening against the Pittsburgh Pirates. [11] In his second career major league start on July 28 (his first start at home), Melton earned his first win by defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks in a 5–1 victory. [12] Melton threw seven scoreless innings during the game, giving up five hits and no walks, with five strikeouts. [13]