Tyler Fitzgerald

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Tyler Joseph Fitzgerald

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Biographical information[edit]

Outfielder Tyler Fitzgerald is the son of Mike Fitzgerald, the first baseman (there was also a contemporary catcher with the same name who had a much longer career, but they are not related). His brother, also called Mike Fitzgerald, played in the minor leagues.

From July 9-23, 2024 he had a streak of five consecutive games in which he hit a home run. The streak included the All-Star break, so it appears longer than it was. Still, it was a new record for a rookie with the Giants, a rather nice distinction given the outstanding rookies who have played for the franchise over the years. He was also the team's first player with a five-game homer streak since Barry Bonds in 2004. He was named the National League Rookie of the Month for July after slugging .849 with an OPS of 1.239 during the month. On August 5th, he hit his first career lead-off homer, going deep off Patrick Corbin of the Washington Nationals to key a 4-1 win. He played 96 games that season, batting .280 with 15 homers and 34 RBIs. That was good for an OPS+ of 135.

He had a disappointing season in 2025, however, as he fell to .217 in 72 games, with 4 homers and 14 RBIs, for an OPS+ of just 74. He was sent back to the minors and played another 54 games with the AAA Sacramento River Cats but batted just .246 with 6 homers and 27 RBIs. He did not make the major league team out of spring training the next season, then after playing three games for Sacramento, was sold to the Toronto Blue Jays on April 4, 2026. Due to concerns about the health of a couple of players on the major league roster at the time, he was not immediately assigned to the minors as an insurance policy, and indeed on April 7th he was activated when OF Addison Barger was placed on the injured list. However, he did not get into a game over the next week, and on April 14th was sent down to the minors after Toronto acquired Lenyn Sosa from the Chicago White Sox to be their primary infield back-up. Two weeks later, on April 28th, Fitzgerald was sent to the Los Angeles Dodgers for cash considerations.

Further Reading[edit]

  • Doug Padilla: "Fitzgerald HRs his way to history: 'Feels pretty good': Slugger first Giant with 5-game HR streak since Bonds -- and first rookie all-time", mlb.com, July 24, 2024. [1]
  • Shanthi Sepe-Chepuru: "Giants’ Fitzgerald adds to history of rookie HR binges", mlb.com, August 10, 2024. [2]

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