Former SF Giants minor league pitcher announces retirement after brief MLB career

Former SF Giants minor league pitcher Tyler Cyr has decided to hang up his spikes for good. The right-handed hurler told MLB Trade Rumors that he sustained a shoulder injury in 2023 and has not been able to return to his pre-injury form.

Former SF Giants minor league pitcher announces retirement after brief MLB career

While Cyr is stepping away from the mound, he hopes not to stray too far from baseball. In fact, he mentioned the potential of working in a coaching or coordinator role in the near future:

"I’m excited for what lies ahead. My love for baseball is unwavering, and I believe I have so much more to offer in the future—whether it’s through coaching, mentoring, or contributing to the game in new ways."

Tyler Cyr

Cyr was originally a 10th-round pick by the Giants in 2015 out of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Given his draft pedigree, the odds of him even making it to the majors were low. Just an aisde, those types of players tend to make excellent coaches if that is the path he chooses.

The 31-year-old always put together solid numbers in the minors and even looked like a potential bullpen option for San Francisco at one point. The Giants showed enough belief in him to send him to the Arizona Fall League in 2017 where he posted a 5.63 ERA in eight appearances.

Overall, he has tallied a 3.16 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 10.8 K/9, and a 2.40 SO/W rate in eight minor league seasons. Perhaps, his best season in the minors came in 2019 when he registered a 2.05 ERA across 48.1 frames with the Richmond Flying Squirrels.

Cyr was among a handful of Giants minor leaguers to elect free agency after the 2021 season. He joined the Philadelphia Phillies organization in 2022 where he made his major league debut. The righty pitcher pitched briefly for the Oakland A's and Los Angeles Dodgers as well.

In total, he posted a 2.40 ERA in 14 major league appearances with his last outing coming in 2023. Unfortunately, Cyr did not pitch after that due to the shoulder injury. We at Around the Foghorn would like to congratulate him on his career and wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors.