Tyler Lawrence France (born July 13, 1994) is an American

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for the

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(MLB). He previously played for the

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Amateur career

France attended South Hills High School in

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. After high school, he played

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from 2013-2015 at

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. In 2015, his junior season, he hit .336 with four home runs and 49 RBIs in 64 games, and finished his career at San Diego State with a .337/.428/.470 line across three seasons. He was drafted 1017th overall, in the 34th round of the

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by the

, and signed with them for a $100,000

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Professional career

San Diego Padres

France made his professional debut in 2015 with the

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Tri-City Dust Devils, hitting .294/.425/.391/.816 with 1 home run and 36 RBI. He split the 2016 season between the Class A Fort Wayne TinCaps and the

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, hitting .271/.387/.420/.807 with 14 home runs and 73 RBI. He split his 2017 season between Lake Elsinore and the Double-A

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, hitting .278/.353/.373/.726 with 5 home runs and 58 RBI. He split the 2018 season between San Antonio and the Triple-A

El Paso Chihuahuas The El Paso Chihuahuas are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres. They are located in El Paso, Texas, and play their home games at Southwest University Park, which opened ...

, hitting .267/.355/.464/.819 with 22 home runs and 96 RBI. The Padres added him to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season. France opened the 2019 season back with El Paso. On April 24, he was called up to the major league roster for the first time. He made his debut on April 26; he hit a pinch hit single in his first at bat. France was called up again to the Padres big league club on August 16, 2019. At that time he was batting .399 with their minor league affiliate El Paso Chihuahuas. Although he had wanted to end his AAA season batting .400 he remained with the big league club for the duration of 2019 and ended .001 point shy of the elusive .400 mark. France made the

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roster to the start the 2020 season for the Padres for the first time. He was the starting

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on Opening Day, which had been added to the

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for the 2020 season due to the new

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rules. He had 1 hit in 4 at-bats in the Padres' 7-2 victory over the

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. On August 13, 2020, France was optioned to the Padres alternative roster to make room for shortstop

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Seattle Mariners

On August 30, 2020, the Padres traded France,

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, and

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to the

for

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, and Austin Adams. In 23 games for Seattle, France hit .302 with 2 home runs and 13 RBI. In 2021, France slashed .291/.368/.445 with 18 home runs, 73 RBIs, and 85 runs scored in 152 games. He tied for the major league lead in hit by pitch, with 27. On April 23, 2022, France recorded his first career five-hit game, going 5-for-6 with a home run in a game versus the Kansas City Royals. On April 25, France and

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were awarded American League co-player of the week. France was named to the

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as an injury replacement for

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Personal life

France and his wife, Maggie, married in January 2022.

References

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