Biography
Tyler Chase Dollander (born October 26, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Tennessee Volunteers and Georgia Southern Eagles and was selected by the Rockies in the first round of the 2023 MLB draft.
Early life
Tyler Chase Dollander was born on October 26, 2001, in Evans, Georgia. He attended Greenbrier High School in Evans where he played baseball. In 2018, his sophomore season, he went 5–3 with a 2.36 ERA. As a junior in 2019, he went 6–1 with a 0.79 ERA and 71 strikeouts over 61+2⁄3 innings. He went unselected in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft, and enrolled at Georgia Southern University to play college baseball.
College career
As a freshman at Georgia Southern in 2021, Dollander made 11 starts in which he went 4–3 with a 4.04 ERA and 64 strikeouts over 49 innings. After the season, he transferred to the University of Tennessee. He spent the 2022 season in their starting rotation, although he missed three weeks during the season after being hit by a line drive. Over 16 games (14 starts) for the season, he went 10–0 with a 2.39 ERA and 108 strikeouts over 79 innings. He was named the Southeastern Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year. Dollander entered the 2023 season as a top prospect for upcoming MLB draft. For the 2023 season, he started 17 games and went 7-6 with a 4.75 ERA and 120 strikeouts over 89 innings.
Professional career
Dollander was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the first round with the ninth overall pick in the 2023 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Rockies on July 17, 2023, for $5,716,900.
Dollander was assigned to the Spokane Indians to open the 2024 season, marking his professional debut. He was promoted to the Hartford Yard Goats in mid-July, and finished the season with the team. Over 23 starts between Spokane and Hartford, Dollander went 6-2 with a 2.59 ERA and 169 strikeouts over 118 innings. He was invited to his first major league spring training in 2025. He was assigned to the Albuquerque Isotopes to open the season.
On April 6, 2025, Dollander was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.
Personal life
Dollander's brother, Hunter, was a pitcher at Georgia Gwinnett College and played professional in the Chicago White Sox farm system.