| Nick Snyder | |
| Team: | Free agent |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 10 October 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Palm City, Florida, U.S. |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | August 21 |
| Debutyear: | 2021 |
| Debutteam: | Texas Rangers |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Statyear: | 2022 season |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 0–0 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 7.71 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 1 |
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Nicklaus Scott Snyder (born October 10, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers.
Snyder attended South Fork High School in Stuart, Florida.[1] Undrafted out of high school, Snyder attended Indian River State College in Fort Pierce, Florida.[2] Snyder was an infielder throughout his college baseball career, and was named the Florida NJCAA Defensive Player of the year in 2017.[2] Snyder was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 19th round of the 2017 MLB draft, as a pitcher.[3]
Snyder made his professional debut with the AZL Rangers of the Rookie-level Arizona League in 2017, posting a 1.29 ERA over 7 innings.[4] He returned to the AZL in 2018, going 1–0 with a 6.00 ERA and 12 strikeouts over 12 innings.[4] Snyder spent the 2019 season with the Hickory Crawdads of the Single–A South Atlantic League, posting a 5–3 record with a 3.06 ERA and 60 strikeouts over 53 innings.[5] Following the 2019 season, he played for the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League.[6] Snyder underwent Tommy John surgery in February 2020, but did not miss game action that year due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
Snyder opened the 2021 season with the Hickory Crawdads of the High-A East league, posting a 2.17 ERA with 17 strikeouts over innings, before being promoted to the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Central league on June 17.[8] After posting a 1.65 ERA with 25 strikeouts over innings, Snyder was promoted to the Round Rock Express of the Triple-A West league.[9] With Round Rock, he posted a 6.23 ERA over five appearances.
On August 20, 2021, Texas selected Snyder's contact to the active roster and promoted him to the major leagues for the first time.[10] He made his major league debut on August 21 versus the Boston Red Sox; throwing a scoreless inning in relief and recording his first MLB strikeout (J. D. Martinez).[11] Snyder made four appearances for Texas in 2021, before being shut down with right shoulder fatigue in September.[12] Snyder was named the Rangers' 2021 minor league Reliever of the Year.[13] He was non–tendered and became a free agent on November 18, 2022. He re-signed with Texas on December 9 on a minor league contract.[14] Snyder did not pitch professionally in 2023 as the result of an injury. He elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2023.[15]
On December 4, 2023, Snyder signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies.[16] On November 6, he elected free agency.[17]