Kyle Benjamin Gibson was born on October 23,1987 and is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball.
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24 Facts About Kyle Gibson
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Kyle Gibson previously played in MLB for the Minnesota Twins and Texas Rangers.
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Between his freshman and sophomore year of high school, Kyle Gibson transferred from Cathedral High School in Indianapolis to Greenfield-Central High School; as a result, the Indiana High School Athletic Association ruled that he could not play for Greenfield-Central's high school baseball team for one season.
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Kyle Gibson led Greenfield to the Elite Eight by pitching all of his team's tournament games.
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Kyle Gibson was named the Hancock County Player of the Year after his senior year.
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Kyle Gibson was named to the Indianapolis Star All-East team in both his junior and senior years.
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Kyle Gibson had been called up to replace Jeff Manship, who had been promoted to the major leagues as a fill-in for the injured Jose Mijares.
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Kyle Gibson had pitched a total of 152 innings, with 126 strikeouts and 39 walks, and had been placed on the disabled list with a sprained ankle.
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Kyle Gibson returned to the mound in 2012, pitching a series of rehab assignments for the Twins' lower-level affiliates before returning to Rochester on August 22,2012, for the final two weeks of the International League season.
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Kyle Gibson opened the 2013 season in Rochester, with Twins management anticipating that he would make his MLB debut sometime that season.
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Kyle Gibson's success did not continue past that debut, as Gibson struggled to strike out batters in his future starts.
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Kyle Gibson proceeded to outbattle Scott Diamond, Vance Worley, and Samuel Deduno during spring training, posting a 2.
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Kyle Gibson was named the No 5 starter, while Deduno was sent to the bullpen and Worley was sent to Rochester.
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Kyle Gibson led the team in innings, in wins and bettered his ERA from 4.
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Kyle Gibson opened the 2016 season as the Twins' No 2 starter, behind ace Ervin Santana.
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Kyle Gibson understood why he was sent down, telling reporters, "I don't know that I've had a more frustrating stretch that I can even remember" during his baseball career.
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Kyle Gibson compiled the same ERA in 2017, but with 12 wins, and hitters again hit over.
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Free agent after the 2019 season, Kyle Gibson signed a three-year, $28 million contract with the Texas Rangers on December 6,2019.
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Kyle Gibson was tapped for his first career opening day start in 2021, where he was pulled after only one out after giving up five earned runs to the Kansas City Royals and briefly lifting his ERA to 135.
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On July 30,2021, Kyle Gibson was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies along with Ian Kennedy, Hans Crouse, and cash considerations in exchange for Spencer Howard, Kevin Gowdy, and Josh Gessner.
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Kyle Gibson carries a six-pitch repertoire consisting of a sinking fastball, a slider, a cut fastball, a four-seam fastball, a changeup, and a curveball.
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Kyle Gibson's sinker is his primary pitch, with an average velocity of 92.
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Kyle Gibson identifies as a Christian, and grew up attending a Southern Baptist church in Indiana.
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