Tyson Gillies
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Gillies at Phillies training camp 2010
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Born: October 31, 1988 Vancouver, British Columbia |
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Representing  Canada
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2015 Toronto | National team |
Tyson Gillies (born October 31, 1988) is a Canadian professional baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. He was the Seattle Mariners' 25th round selection in the 2006 Major League Baseball draft. He graduated from R. E. Mountain Secondary School in Langley, British Columbia and is a member of the Canadian national baseball team.
He began pro career with the minor league Peoria Mariners in 2007. He recorded a single in his first career at-bat, June 23 against the Arizona League Angels. He recorded three stolen bases on August 6 against the Arizona League Royals. He was transferred to the Short-Season Everett AquaSox on August 31, recording five hits in eight at-bats. He participated in the Mariners 2007 Arizona Fall League.
Gillies began the 2008 season with the Class-A Advanced High Desert Mavericks. He appeared in 11 games where he only hit a dismal .200. He was then promoted to High A baseball where he hit only .233 with only 1 RBI and no home runs.
On December 16, 2009, he was traded by the Mariners to the Phillies along with Phillippe Aumont, and J. C. Ramirez as part of a three team trade that included Major League Baseball All-Stars Cliff Lee and Roy Halladay. Gillies said this about the trade:
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