Dylan David Coleman (born September 16, 1996) is an American
professional baseball
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Mod ...
pitcher
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for the
Kansas City Royals
The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team was founded as an expans ...
of
Major League Baseball
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(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021.
Amateur career
Coleman attended Potosi High School in
Potosi, Missouri
Potosi is a city in Washington County, Missouri, United States. Potosi is seventy-two miles southwest of St. Louis. The population was 2,660 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Washington County.
Located in the Lead Belt, the city ...
. Undrafted out of high school in 2015, he attended
Missouri State University
Missouri State University (MSU or MO State), formerly Southwest Missouri State University, is a public university in Springfield, Missouri. Founded in 1905 as the Fourth District Normal School, it is the state's second largest university by enr ...
to play
college baseball
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for the
Bears
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. He played for the
Bourne Braves
The Bourne Braves are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Bourne, Massachusetts. The team is a member of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) and plays in the league's West Division. The Braves play their home games at Doran Park on the c ...
of the
Cape Cod League
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in 2017. Coleman produced his best collegiate season as a junior in 2018, going 10–2 with a 3.77 ERA and 129 strikeouts over innings.
Coleman was drafted by the
San Diego Padres
The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penna ...
in the fourth round of the
2018 Major League Baseball draft
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.
Professional career
San Diego Padres
Coleman split his professional debut season of 2018 between the
Tri-City Dust Devils
The Tri-City Dust Devils are a Minor League Baseball team in the northwest United States, based in Pasco, Washington. The Dust Devils are members of the Northwest League and are affiliated with the Los Angeles Angels. Tri-City plays their home gam ...
and the
Fort Wayne TinCaps
The Fort Wayne TinCaps are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres. They are located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and play their home games at Parkview Field. They won their lone Midwest Le ...
, going 1–2 with a 3.18 ERA and 29 strikeouts over innings. Coleman split the 2019 season between the
AZL Padres
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, Fort Wayne, and the
Lake Elsinore Storm
The Lake Elsinore Storm are a Minor League Baseball team of the California League and the Single-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres. The Storm plays their home games at Lake Elsinore Diamond (Pete Lehr Field), which opened in 1994; the park se ...
, going a combined 4–3 with a 3.18 ERA and 39 strikeouts over 34 innings.
Coleman did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the
Minor League Baseball season because of the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
Kansas City Royals
On November 5, 2020, Coleman traded to the
Kansas City Royals
The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team was founded as an expans ...
as a
player to be named later
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from an earlier trade that sent
Trevor Rosenthal
Trevor Jordan Rosenthal (born May 29, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Nationals, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals and S ...
to San Diego, and
Edward Olivares to Kansas City. Coleman split the 2021 minor league season between the
Northwest Arkansas Naturals
The Northwest Arkansas Naturals are a Minor League Baseball team based in Springdale, Arkansas, Springdale, Arkansas. The team is a member of the Texas League, and serves as the Double-A (baseball), Double-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. The ...
and the
Omaha Storm Chasers
The Omaha Storm Chasers are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. They are located in Papillion, Nebraska, a suburb southwest of Omaha, and play their home games at Wer ...
, going a combined 5–1 with a 3.28 ERA and 93 strikeouts over innings.
On September 21, 2021, Kansas City selected Coleman's contract to the active roster, and he made his MLB debut that night versus the
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive F ...
.
References
External links
Missouri State Bears bio
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1996 births
Living people
People from Potosi, Missouri
Baseball players from Missouri
Major League Baseball pitchers
Kansas City Royals players
Missouri State Bears baseball players
Bourne Braves players
Arizona League Padres players
Tri-City Dust Devils players
Fort Wayne TinCaps players
Lake Elsinore Storm players
Northwest Arkansas Naturals players
Omaha Storm Chasers players