Kyle James Funkhouser (born March 16, 1994) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers. He was picked 115th overall in the 2016 Major League Baseball draft by the Tigers after playing college baseball for the Louisville Cardinals.
Funkhouser signed with the Tigers for a rumored signing bonus of $750,000. He made his professional debut on June 27, 2016, with the Connecticut Tigers of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League, where he spent the whole season, pitching to a 0–2 record and 2.65 ERA in 13 games.
Funkhouser began the 2017 season with the Class A Midwest League’s West Michigan Whitecaps, winning his first game on April 7.
In May, the Tigers promoted him to the Lakeland Flying Tigers of the Florida State League’s Class A-Advanced division. He was 5–2 with a 2.44 ERA in 12 starts for both organizations, striking out 83 batters in 62.2 innings.
Funkhouser started the 2018 season with the Class AA Eastern League’s Erie SeaWolves before being promoted to the Class AAA International League’s Toledo Mud Hens midway through the season.
Following the 2019 season, Funkhouser was added to the Tigers’ 40-man roster.
Funkhouser made his Major League Baseball debut on July 27, 2020. On September 6, 2020, he beat the Minnesota Twins for his first major league victory. Funkhouser pitched in 13 games with the Detroit Tigers in 2020, posting a 1–1 record with a 7.27 ERA and 12 strikeouts in 17.1 innings thrown.
For the Tigers in 2021, Funkhouser spent most of the season in middle relief. On September 19, he recorded his first career save against the Tampa Bay Rays. In 2021, Funkhouser made 57 appearances (55 in relief), going 7–4 with a 3.42 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 68+13 innings.
The Tigers announced on April 6, 2022, that Funkhouser will begin the 2022 season on the 10-day disabled list with a right shoulder issue.
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