Tyler Colvin

Tyler Eugene Colvin (born September 5, 1985) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, and the San Francisco Giants. Colvin played college baseball at Clemson University.

Professional career

Chicago Cubs

Colvin was drafted by the Chicago Cubs 13th overall in the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft.

He played in the Florida State League for the Class A-Advanced Daytona Cubs in 2007 and 2009.

Colvin was called up to the majors for the first time on September 21, 2009. He started the game and went 1 for 3 with a single and a sacrifice fly.

After a strong spring in 2010, Colvin made the Cubs Opening Day roster. On April 8, 2010, against the Atlanta Braves, Colvin hit his first major league home run. Three nights later Colvin hit his first triple of his major league career against the Washington Nationals. After compiling 20 home runs for the Cubs during the season, on September 19, 2010, in a game against the Florida Marlins, Colvin was hit in the chest with a shard from a broken bat when scoring on a double by Welington Castillo. The piece of bat punctured Colvin's lung. Colvin was brought to the hospital and remained in stable condition. He missed the remainder of the 2010 season due to the incident.