Tyler Callihan

Tyler Callihan (born June 22, 2000) is an American professional baseball second baseman for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2025.

Tyler Callihan
Callihan with the Dayton Dragons in 2022
Cincinnati Reds – No. 32
Second baseman
Born: (2000-06-22) June 22, 2000 (age 24) Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Bats: Left Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 30, 2025, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics (through May 3, 2025)
Batting average	.200
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	1
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Cincinnati Reds (2025–present)
Medals Men's baseball Representing  United States COPABE U-18 Pan-American Championship 2018 Panama Team

Amateur career

Callihan attended Providence School in Jacksonville, Florida, where he began starting on their varsity baseball team as an eighth grader.^[1] In 2018, as a junior, he hit .440 with 11 home runs.^[2] As a senior in 2019, he batted .456 with 12 home runs alongside pitching to a 1.08 ERA over 26 innings.^[3] He was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the third round with the 85th overall selection of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.^[4][5] He signed for $1.5 million, forgoing his commitment to play college baseball for South Carolina.^[6]

Professional career

Callihan made his professional debut with the Greeneville Reds and was promoted to the Billings Mustangs at the end of August.^[7][8] Over 57 games between the two teams, he batted .263 with six home runs, 33 RBI, and 11 stolen bases.^[9] Callihan did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[10] He opened the 2021 season with the Daytona Tortugas.^[11] After 23 games in which he hit .299 with two home runs, he suffered a right elbow injury and missed the remainder of the season.^[12] After missing the beginning of the 2022 season while recovering from injury, he returned in mid-May with the Tortugas and hit a home run in his first at-bat.^[13] In late June, he was promoted to the Dayton Dragons.^[14] Over 88 games between the two teams, Callihan batted .250 with seven home runs, 33 RBI, 19 doubles, and 15 stolen bases.^[15] Callihan played the 2023 season with both Dayton and the Double–A Chattanooga Lookouts, hitting .249 with nine home runs, 58 RBI, and 29 stolen bases over 131 games.^[16]

Callihan spent the 2024 campaign back with Chattanooga, and also had a four–game cup of coffee with the Triple–A Louisville Bats. In 69 games for Chattanooga, he slashed .271/.345/.413 with eight home runs, 25 RBI, and 21 stolen bases. Following the season, the Reds added Callihan to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.^[17]

The Reds optioned Callihan to Triple-A Louisville to begin the 2025 season.^[18] On April 30, 2025, Callihan was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.^[19] Callihan recorded his first hit and run batted in on May 3, in a game against the Washington Nationals.^[20] While facing the Atlanta Braves on May 5, Callihan fractured his left forearm colliding into an outfield wall.^[21][22] He was initially placed on the 10-day injured list, but transferred to the 60-day after the brunt of his injury was shown. He is expected to miss two months of the regular season recovering from the injury.^[23][24]