Blade Tidwell

Blade Tidwell
Tidwell with the Mets in 2024
San Francisco Giants – No. 46
Pitcher
Born: (2001-06-08) June 8, 2001
Columbia, Tennessee, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 4, 2025, for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
(through 2025 season)
Win–loss record1–1
Earned run average9.00
Strikeouts10
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams

Janzen Blade Tidwell (born June 8, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the New York Mets. He made his MLB debut in 2025.

Early life

Tidwell attended Loretto High School in Loretto, Tennessee, where he played baseball and was teammates with Ryan Weathers.[1][2] In 2019, his junior year, he was named Tennessee Mr. Baseball after going 8–0 with 107 strikeouts alongside batting .557.[3] He played only one game during his senior season in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

Amateur career

In 2021, as a freshman for the Tennessee Volunteers baseball team, Tidwell was inserted into their starting rotation.[5] He finished his freshman season starting 18 games and going 10–3 with a 3.74 ERA and ninety strikeouts over 98+2⁄3 innings.[6] He was named to the USA Baseball National Collegiate Team after the season alongside teammate Drew Gilbert.[7] Tidwell entered the 2022 season as a preseason All-American and a top prospect for the upcoming draft.[8] He missed the beginning of the season dealing with shoulder soreness.[9][10] After missing Tennessee's first 24 games, he made his season debut in late March, pitching one inning in relief.[11] He made his first start of the season on April 5 in a 5–1 win versus Lipscomb.[12] He finished the season having appeared in 13 games (making nine starts), going 3–2 with a 3.00 ERA and 51 strikeouts over 39 innings.[13]

Professional career

Draft and minor leagues (2022–2025)

The New York Mets selected Tidwell in the second round with the 52nd overall selection of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.[14] He signed with the team for $1.8 million.[15][16]

Tidwell made his professional debut with the rookie-level Florida Complex League Mets and was promoted to the Single-A St. Lucie Mets after one game.[17] Over 9+1⁄3 innings pitched for the season, he went 0–1 with a 1.93 ERA, 11 strikeouts, and seven walks.[18] Tidwell was assigned to the High-A Brooklyn Cyclones to begin the 2023 season.[19] In late June, he was promoted to the Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies.[20] Over 25 starts, Tidwell went 11–6 with a 3.57 ERA and 153 strikeouts over 116 innings.[21]

To open the 2024 season, Tidwell was assigned to Binghamton. In mid-May, he was promoted to the Triple-A Syracuse Mets.[22] Over 26 games (22 starts) between the two teams, he posted a 3–13 record with a 4.86 ERA and 121 strikeouts over 122+1⁄3 innings.[23] He was assigned to Syracuse to open the 2025 season.[24] Tidwell pitched in 17 games for Syracuse during the season and went 6-4 with a 4.10 ERA.[25]

New York Mets (2025)

On May 2, 2025, Tidwell was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[26] He made his major league debut on May 4 in a start against the St. Louis Cardinals. Tidwell allowed six earned runs on nine hits and three walks, alongside two strikeouts, before being pulled from the game during the fourth inning.[27] On July 2, Tidwell earned his first career victory after allowing three runs and recording three strikeouts in 4+1⁄3 innings against the Milwaukee Brewers.[28] Tidwell made four appearances (two starts) for the Mets and pitched to a 1-1 record, a 9.00 ERA, 10 strikeouts and 10 walks across 15 innings.

San Francisco Giants (2025–present)

On July 30, 2025, the Mets traded Tidwell, Drew Gilbert, and José Buttó to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for pitcher Tyler Rogers.[29] The Giants assigned Tidwell to the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats, with whom he had a 1.50 ERA over 18 innings.[30] He was placed on the injured list with a right shoulder injury on August 21 and activated September 17.[31]

Tidwell was optioned to Sacramento to open the 2026 season.[32]

References

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