Miami Marlins’ Tyler Kinley Instructing at Pitching Camp

The Tommy Hutton Baseball Academy has announced that Miami Marlins player Tyler Kinley will be serving as a guest instructor at their winter pitching camp being held January 2-4 at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium.

Tyler Kinley Bio: 

Kinley attended Nova High School in Davie, Florida, and Barry University, where he played college baseball for the Barry Buccaneers. The Miami Marlins selected Kinley in the 16th round of the 2013 MLB draft.[1] He was limited by injuries during his time with the Marlins organization.[2] After he signed with the Marlins, he spent the rest of the 2013 season with both the Gulf Coast Marlins of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League and the Batavia Muckdogs of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League, pitching to a combined 0–1 win-loss record and 7.07 earned run average (ERA) in 14 innings pitched. He spent the 2014 season with the Greensboro Grasshoppers of the Class A South Atlantic League, compiling a 3–1 record and 2.70 ERA in 28 relief appearances. In 2015, Kinley played for the Jupiter Hammerheads of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League, pitching to a 1–3 record and 3.25 ERA in ​44 1⁄3 innings.[3] 

In 2016, Kinley began the season with the Jacksonville Suns of the Class AA Southern League, where he pitched to a 3.96 ERA with 51 strikeouts in 50 innings.[3][4] He was then promoted to the New Orleans Zephyrs of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League, but struggled in eight appearances.[3][4] Kinley began the 2017 season Jacksonville, but pitched to a 5.19 ERA with the Jumbo Shrimp in 27 games. He was demoted to the Jupiter, where he had a 1.98 ERA.[3][4][5] Through the end of the 2017 season, Kinley had recorded 212 strikeouts in ​204 1⁄3 innings pitched in his minor league career.[4] 

After the 2017 season, the Marlins opted not to protect Kinley on their 40-man roster. Kinley then pitched for the Tigres del Licey of the Dominican Winter League, where he had a 0.47 ERA and 32 strikeouts in 19 innings pitched. The Minnesota Twins selected him from the Marlins organization in the 2017 Rule 5 draft.[6][7] Kinley made the Twins’ 2018 Opening Day 25-man roster.[8] He allowed nine earned runs on nine hits, including two home runs with four strikeouts and four walks in ​3 1⁄3 innings pitched for a 24.30 ERA before he was designated for assignment on April 26.

The Twins returned Kinley to the Miami Marlins on May 1, 2018. He was assigned to New Orleans. The Marlins promoted him to the major leagues on September 4.

About the THBA Pitching Camp:

Join us January 2-4 for our very popular pitching and hitting specialty camps. Detailed instruction in small groups loaded with repetitions and hands on instruction! Ages 6-12, players will be grouped by age and skill level. Hours of the pitching camp featuring Tyler Kinley are 1-3pm.

Tommy Hutton camps and training programs have established a reputation of excellence. Founded in 2000, the THBA offers a variety of top-notch programs for boys and girls ages 5 & up. Camp & Training Program groupings are assembled based primarily on skill level to ensure every athlete remains challenged and engaged. 

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Contact brian@huttonbaseball.com with questions.