• Full name Tyler Alexander Black
  • Born 07/26/2000 in Toronto, ON, Canada
  • Profile Ht.: 5'10" / Wt.: 190 / Bats: L / Throws: R
  • School Wright State
  • Drafted in the CB-A round (33rd overall) by the Milwaukee Brewers in 2021 (signed for $2,200,000).
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    Black was a talented three-sport athlete who played football, hockey and baseball back in Canada. He had a loud freshman season with Wright State in 2019, hitting .353/.469/.600 with more walks (38) than strikeouts (18). Black entered the 2021 season as a sleeper candidate after a disappointing 13-game stretch in 2020, because scouts believed in his hitting ability and strike-zone discipline. Black lived up to those expectations this spring, although he admittedly plays in an extremely hitter-friendly conference and home park. Black posted a .383/.496/.683 slash line with a career-best 13 home runs while continuing to manage the strike zone at an impressive rate, with 39 walks to 25 strikeouts. Black has a big leg kick to start his swing but keeps his hands quiet and steady in his load before firing through the zone with impressive hand speed. He has a pull-heavy approach, and this spring did a tremendous amount of damage on pitches on the inner third. Black has an offensive-driven profile and while he’s played both second and third this spring, scouts see him more likely winding up at second base at the next level. He’s a fringy runner and defender, with below-average arm strength after undergoing surgery on his right shoulder to repair a labrum tear in 2020. Teams who buy into his bat could take him somewhere in the second- or third-round range after a strong 2021 campaign.

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  • Milwaukee Brewers invited non-roster 2B Tyler Black to spring training.
  • 2B Tyler Black assigned to Nashville Sounds from Biloxi Shuckers.
  • 2B Tyler Black assigned to Nashville Sounds from Biloxi Shuckers.
  • 2B Tyler Black assigned to Biloxi Shuckers from Wisconsin Timber Rattlers.
  • 2B Tyler Black roster status changed by Milwaukee Brewers.
  • 2B Tyler Black assigned to Milwaukee Brewers.

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