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| Tyler Soderstrom | |||||||||||||||
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 Soderstrom with the Las Vegas Aviators in 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| Athletics – No. 21 | |||||||||||||||
| Catcher / First baseman | |||||||||||||||
| Born: November 24, 2001 Turlock, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| July 14, 2023, for the Oakland Athletics | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .204 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 33 | ||||||||||||||
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Tyler Christian Soderstrom (SOH-dər-strəm; born November 24, 2001) is an American professional baseball catcher and first baseman in the Athletics organization. He was selected 26th overall by the Athletics in the 2020 MLB draft and made his MLB debut in 2023.
Amateur career
[edit]Soderstrom attended Turlock High School in Turlock, California, where he played baseball.[1] In 2019, his junior year, he hit .450 with four home runs.[2] That summer, he played in the 2019 Under Armour All-America Baseball Game.[3] He also played for the 18U United States national baseball team,[4] hitting .364.[5] As a senior in 2020, he was named the Gatorade California Baseball Player of the Year after batting .357 over five games before the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] He signed to play college baseball at UCLA.[7]
Professional career
[edit]Soderstrom was considered one of the top prospects for the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[8][9] He was selected 26th overall by the Oakland Athletics,[10] and signed with them for $3.3 million.[11] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the pandemic.[12] To begin the 2021 season, he was assigned to the Stockton Ports of the Low-A West.[13] In June, Soderstrom was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game at Coors Field.[14] After not playing in a game since July 23, he was placed on the injured list on August 16 with a back injury and missed the remainder of the season.[15] Over 57 games with Stockton, Soderstrom slashed .306/.390/.568 with 12 home runs, 49 RBIs, and twenty doubles.[16]
Soderstrom was assigned to the Lansing Lugnuts of the High-A Midwest League to begin the 2022 season.[17] In early August, he was promoted to the Midland RockHounds of the Double-A Texas League.[18] Near the season's end, he was promoted to the Las Vegas Aviators of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League.[19] Over 134 games between the three teams, he slashed .267/.324/.501 with 29 home runs and 105 RBIs.[20]
To open the 2023 season, Soderstrom was assigned to Las Vegas.[21] He was selected to represent the Athletics at the 2023 All-Star Futures Game.[22] In 69 games for Las Vegas, he batted .254/.303/.536 with 20 home runs and 59 RBI. On July 14, 2023, Soderstrom was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[23] In 45 games during his first big league season, Soderstrom hit only .160.
Soderstrom was optioned to Triple–A Las Vegas to begin the 2024 season.[24] On May 10, he was recalled from Las Vegas and hit a homerun in his first game back with Oakland.[25]
Personal
[edit]Soderstrom's father, Steve Soderstrom, was selected sixth overall by the San Francisco Giants in the 1993 Major League Baseball draft.[26]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tyler Soderstrom focused on improvement". Baseball Prospect Journal. May 24, 2020.
- ^ "2019 All Journal Baseball Team". www.turlockjournal.com.
- ^ The Modesto Bee [dead link]
- ^ "Forty-One USA Baseball Alumni Selected in the 2020 MLB Draft". USA Baseball. June 12, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ^ "A's Soderstrom joins father as first-round pick". MLB.com.
- ^ The Modesto Bee [dead link]
- ^ "Nine area students sign with colleges". www.turlockjournal.com.
- ^ The Modesto Bee [dead link]
- ^ Lockard, Melissa. "NorCal's top high school MLB Draft prospects, led by catcher..." The Athletic.
- ^ "A's take Turlock's Tyler Soderstrom - son of ex-Giant Steve Soderstrom - in 1st round". SFChronicle.com. June 11, 2020.
- ^ "Soderstrom signs $3.3M contract with Oakland A's".
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball Season Cancelled".
- ^ Lockard, Melissa. "Oakland A's 2021 minor-league preview: Tyler Soderstrom begins in Stockton, Nick Allen in Midland". The Athletic. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- ^ "Futures Game rosters are STACKED". MLB.com.
- ^ "Athletics' Tyler Soderstrom: On IL with back issue". August 18, 2021.
- ^ "Tyler Soderstrom impressive in first minor league season". September 25, 2021.
- ^ "A's No. 1 prospect Soderstrom headlines Lugnuts' 2022 roster".
- ^ "Lugnuts Promote Soderstrom". August 2, 2022.
- ^ "Elephant Rumblings: Tyler Soderstrom heads to Vegas". September 20, 2022.
- ^ "Tyler Soderstrom Stats, Fantasy & News".
- ^ "Where the A's Top 30 prospects are starting season". MLB.com. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- ^ "2023 MLB Futures Game rosters: Orioles' Jackson Holliday, Red Sox's Marcelo Mayer among notable names". June 26, 2023.
- ^ "Athletics select contracts of Tyler Soderstrom and Zack Gelof, recall Freddy Tarnok". athleticsnation.com. July 14, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ Burke, Jason (March 17, 2024). "A's Tyler Soderstrom to Begin 2024 Season in Triple-A Las Vegas". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ "Soderstrom recalled, homers in return to big leagues". www.turlockjournal.com.
- ^ "2020 Draft legacies: Glavine, Boone ... Agassi?". MLB.com.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)