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Kyle Nicolas
Kyle Nicolas
Louisville Bats • Pitcher
Age 27 • 6' 3" • 216 lb
Bats: R • Throws: R
MLB Debut: 2023-09-19
Born: Massillon , OH • USA
Draft: 2020
2026 Stats
W
1
L
0
ERA
8.59
WHIP
2.86
IP
7.1
SO
7
SV
0
HLD
0
G
7
GS
0
Career Stats
W
4
L
4
ERA
4.96
WHIP
1.58
IP
105.1
SO
103
SV
0
HLD
12
G
93
GS
0
Year-by-Year Pitching
Year Team GGSIP WLSVSO ERAWHIPAwards
2023 PIT 4 — 5.1 — — — 7 11.81 2.06
2024 PIT 51 — 54.2 2 2 — 55 3.95 1.50
2025 PIT 31 — 38.0 1 2 — 34 4.74 1.37
2026 CIN 7 — 7.1 1 — — 7 8.59 2.86
Spring Training
Pitching
YearTeamGGSIPWLSVSOERAWHIP
2022 PIT 1—1.0 ———2 0.000.00
2023 PIT 315.2 ———3 1.591.06
2024 PIT 6—5.1 —1—8 8.442.25
2025 PIT 8—9.0 1——8 1.001.67
2026 Total 3—2.2 ———2 3.382.25
Game Logs
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Pitching
Date Opponent IP H R ER BB SO HR
2026-04-24 vs DET 1.0 2 0 0 3 0 0
2026-04-21 @ TB 1.0 1 4 4 5 2 0
2026-04-19 @ MIN 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0
2026-04-18 @ MIN 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2026-04-16 vs SF 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-04-12 vs LAA 2.0 1 0 0 3 0 0
2026-04-10 vs LAA 0.2 2 3 3 2 1 1
Transactions
Entire history • newest first.
2026-04-25
Cincinnati Reds optioned RHP Kyle Nicolas to Louisville Bats.
2026-04-16
RHP Kyle Nicolas changed number to 62.
2026-04-15
RHP Kyle Nicolas changed number to 42.
2026-04-10
Cincinnati Reds recalled RHP Kyle Nicolas from Louisville Bats.
2026-03-22
Cincinnati Reds optioned RHP Kyle Nicolas to Louisville Bats.
2026-03-04
Cincinnati Reds traded LF Tyler Callihan to Pittsburgh Pirates for RHP Kyle Nicolas.
2025-09-16
RHP Kyle Nicolas changed number to 66.
2025-09-15
RHP Kyle Nicolas changed number to 21.
2025-09-05
Pittsburgh Pirates activated RHP Kyle Nicolas from the bereavement list.
2025-08-29
Pittsburgh Pirates placed RHP Kyle Nicolas on the bereavement list.
2025-08-01
Pittsburgh Pirates recalled RHP Kyle Nicolas from Indianapolis Indians.
2025-06-11
Pittsburgh Pirates optioned RHP Kyle Nicolas to Indianapolis Indians.
2025-06-03
Pittsburgh Pirates recalled RHP Kyle Nicolas from Indianapolis Indians.
2025-05-04
Pittsburgh Pirates optioned RHP Kyle Nicolas to Indianapolis Indians.
2025-04-16
RHP Kyle Nicolas changed number to 66.
2025-04-15
RHP Kyle Nicolas changed number to 42.
2025-04-11
Pittsburgh Pirates recalled RHP Kyle Nicolas from Indianapolis Indians.
2025-03-23
Pittsburgh Pirates optioned RHP Kyle Nicolas to Indianapolis Indians.
2024-10-01
Pittsburgh Pirates activated RHP Kyle Nicolas from the 15-day injured list.
2024-09-18
Pittsburgh Pirates placed RHP Kyle Nicolas on the 15-day injured list retroactive to September 17, 2024. Left oblique strain.
2024-04-26
Pittsburgh Pirates recalled RHP Kyle Nicolas from Indianapolis Indians.
2024-03-17
Pittsburgh Pirates optioned RHP Kyle Nicolas to Indianapolis Indians.
2023-09-19
Pittsburgh Pirates selected the contract of RHP Kyle Nicolas from Indianapolis Indians.
2023-02-02
Pittsburgh Pirates invited non-roster RHP Kyle Nicolas to spring training.
2023-02-02
RHP Kyle Nicolas roster status changed by Pittsburgh Pirates.
2022-03-11
RHP Kyle Nicolas roster status changed by Pittsburgh Pirates.
2022-03-11
Pittsburgh Pirates invited non-roster RHP Kyle Nicolas to spring training.
2021-11-29
Pittsburgh Pirates traded C Jacob Stallings to Miami Marlins for RHP Zach Thompson, RHP Kyle Nicolas and OF Connor Scott.
2021-03-10
P Kyle Nicolas roster status changed by Miami Marlins.
2021-02-21
Miami Marlins invited non-roster RHP Kyle Nicolas to spring training.
2020-07-21
Miami Marlins signed RHP Kyle Nicolas.
Scouting Report
Statcast-style percentiles • Basenerd theme
Season 2026
Ready
Basic Line
Season / Game
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Pitch Arsenal
Usage • Velo • Break • Spin • xwOBA
Pitch N Use% Velo HB IVB Spin xwOBA Whiff% Zone% Chase% BNStuff+ BNCtrl+
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Notes
Primary pitch summary
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Movement Profile (Induced Break)
Pitcher's View: HB vs Rise / Drop (in)
Circles: 12/18/24 in • Dots = pitch types (size ~ pitch count)
Pitch Location Heatmaps
KDE-style blur • fixed zone • catcher POV
vs. LHH
vs. RHH
Zone: left -0.7083 / right 0.7083 • bot 1.595 / top 3.394 • Domain: X [-2,2], Z [0,5]
Statcast Game Log
Per-game pitch metrics from Statcast
Date Pitches Velo BNStuff+ BNCtrl+ Whiff% Zone% Chase% K% BB% xwOBA
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