This weekend, we’re finishing up our offseason-long series on every player to appear in the Miami Marlins 2018 system. Today’s first article, featuring pitcher Tyler Mitzel, is Part 281 of 286. Later today, we’ll take a look at pitcher Jumbo Diaz‘ season.
Tyler John Mitzel is a 6’4″, 210 lb. right-handed hitting and throwing pitcher from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, population 176,888. The city has produced exactly three major leaguers to date. Pitcher Jerry Crider (1969 Minnesota Twins, 1970 Chicago White Sox), pitcher Terry Forster (1971-76 White Sox, 1977 Pittsburgh Pirates, 1978-82 Los Angeles Dodgers, 1983-85 Atlanta Braves, 1986 California Angels), and middle-infielder Dusty Coleman…
