Tyler Flowers

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Tyler Flowers
Tyler Flowers Braves.jpg
Flowers with the Atlanta Braves in 2016
Catcher
Born: (1986-01-24) January 24, 1986 (age 37)
Roswell, Georgia, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 3, 2009, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
September 27, 2020, for the Atlanta Braves