- Kyle Snyder
Infobox MLB player
name = Kyle Snyder
width = 250
caption =
team = Boston Red Sox
number = 39
position = Relief pitcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1977|9|9
birthplace = city-state|Houston|Texas
bats = Switch
throws = Right
debutdate = May 1
debutyear = 2003
debutteam = Kansas City Royals
statyear = 2007
stat1label = Win-Loss
stat1value = 8-17
stat2label =Earned run average
stat2value = 5.45
stat3label =Strikeout s
stat3value = 156
teams =
*Kansas City Royals (by|2003, by|2005-by|2006)
*Boston Red Sox (by|2006-by|2008)Kyle Ehren Snyder (born
September 9 ,1977 in Houston,Texas ) is aMajor League Baseball relief pitcher in theBoston Red Sox organization. Previously, Snyder played with theKansas City Royals (by|2003, by|2005-by|2006). He is listed at 6-8 and 220 pounds, is aswitch hitter , and throws right-handed.Background
Snyder graduated from Riverview High School in Sarasota,
Florida in 1996. While in high school he lettered inbaseball ,basketball ,swimming andgolf . He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in by|1996 amateur draft but chose to attend UNC-Chapel Hill instead.Kyle is also an accomplished saltwater fisherman in southwest Florida.
Snyder played three years for UNC-Chapel Hill, and also played for the
Chatham Athletics of the Cape Cod Summer league where he was named the top prospect. In the summer of 1997, Snyder played in the Valley League (wooden-bat league in Virginia for pro prospects) for the Winchester Royals. Fact|date=September 2008Professional career
In 1999, he was a first round MLB draft pick (7th pick overall) of the Kansas City Royals. [cite web | url = http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/060606aad.html | title = Miller, Bard Grabbed In First Round Of MLB Draft | work = Tar Heels official website | date =
2006-06-06 | accessdate = 2008-01-27 ] He played forSpokane Indians in by|1999 and was named top prospect in theNorthwest League byBaseball America .His career with the Royals was hampered by several injuries. He only pitched 2 games in by|2000 and missed the entire by|2001 minor league season recovering from
Tommy John surgery . Between by|2003 and by|2005 he was on thedisabled list four times including two stays on the 60 day disabled list, missing the entire by|2004 season after having surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder. Despite his history with injuries, he was named the 7th-best prospect in the organization by Baseball America in 2003.Snyder started the by|2006 season with the Royal's minor league affiliate,
Omaha Royals , and was promoted to the majors onJune 8 , 2006 to face the Texas Rangers. After giving up nine runs (five earned) and ten hits in a two inning start, he wasdesignated for assignment . [cite web | url = http://mlb.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20060608&content_id=1496224&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=kc | title = KC bats explode for win in 28-run affair | author=Robert Falkoff |work =MLB.com | date =2006-06-09 | accessdate = 2008-01-27 ]On
June 16 , 2006, he was claimed off waivers by the Boston Red Sox and added to active roster onJune 19 . He split the remainder of the season between Boston and thePawtucket Red Sox .He is best known in Boston for his 4 1/3 inning relief effort for the Red Sox in a July 31, 2006 game against the
Cleveland Indians . Entering the game with Boston trailing 8-6 in the 5th, he held the Indians scoreless beforeDavid Ortiz hit a walk-off 3-run homer in the bottom of the 9th, giving the Red Sox a stunning 9-8 victory. He allowed only 1 hit while walking none and striking out 6. [cite web | url = http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060801&content_id=1587341&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos | title = Snyder unsung hero against Cleveland | author=Howard Kussoy |work =MLB.com | date =2006-08-01 | accessdate = 2008-01-27 ]Snyder first full season in the majors was in by|2007 where he appeared in 46 games, one more than his previous three professional years combined. On
January 12 , 2007 he signed a one-year contract with the Red Sox avoiding the arbitration process. [cite web | url = http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2008/01/26/red_sox_snyder_agree_to_deal/ | title = Red Sox, Snyder agree to deal | work =Boston Globe | date =2008-01-26 | accessdate = 2008-01-27 ]On
April 6 , by|2008, the Snyder wasdesignated for assignment to make room forJosh Beckett , who was returning from the 15-day disabled list. [cite web | url = http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080406&content_id=2497487&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos | title = Beckett move prompts Snyder's end: Boston to also make another transaction if Timlin is activated | author=Gregor Chisholm |work =MLB.com | date =2008-04-06 | accessdate = 2008-04-06 ]On April 14, 2008, he accepted an assignment to remain in the Red Sox organization, and will report to Triple A Pawtucket.
His Red Sox teammates nicknamed him "Big Bronson" due to his resemblance to a larger version of Bronson Arroyo, a former starting pitcher for the Sox.
ee also
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Pawtucket Red Sox Alumni
*List of Boston Red Sox people
*List of Major League Baseball players
*List of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni References
External links
* [http://minors.baseball-reference.com/players.cgi?pid=28399 Kyle Snyder] Minor League stats, Baseball Reference
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