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Cy Nielson
P · Indianapolis Indians
| Position | P |
| Bats/Throws | R/L |
| Height | 6′ 3″ |
| Weight | 210 lbs |
| Age | 25 |
| Birthplace | Cedar City, UT, USA |
| Draft | 2022, Pittsburgh Pirates, Round: 8, Overall Pick: 230 |
| College | BYU |
| Signing Bonus | $175,000 |
Contract Status
Service Time
0.000
1/1/2026
Options
3
1/1/2026
Rule 5
Eligible
MiLB FA
2029
Contract
2026 SalaryMinor League Contract
Pitch Arsenal
| Pitch | Pitches | Velocity | V-Move | H-Move | Spin | Whiff% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slider | 157 | 85.2 | -38.2″ | 7.3″ | 2681 | 37.8% |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 115 | 92.5 | -18.2″ | -3.3″ | 2583 | 14.3% |
| Changeup | 4 | 87.5 | -33.3″ | -6.1″ | 2342 | 0.0% |
| Curveball | 4 | 82.1 | -45.9″ | 14.8″ | 2890 | 66.7% |
| Sinker | 1 | 92.9 | -27.2″ | -9.6″ | 2447 | 0.0% |
Summary
| G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | K | K% | BB% | HR/9 | WHIP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (AAA) | 8 | 0 | 17.0 | 1 | 0 | 2.12 | 17 | 23.0% | 6.8% | 0.53 | 1.240 |
| MiLB Career | 169 | 4 | 239.2 | 15 | 13 | 4.76 | 280 | 25.6% | 11.2% | 0.53 | 1.483 |
Last 10 Games
| Date | Lvl | Team | Opp | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | vs Omaha Storm Chasers | 2.2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.12 | 1.240 |
| 2026-09-06 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | @ Toledo Mud Hens | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.88 | 1.050 |
| 2026-09-03 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | @ Toledo Mud Hens | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.03 | 1.050 |
| 2026-08-30 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | vs Columbus Clippers | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1.59 | .880 |
| 2026-08-27 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | vs Columbus Clippers | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .640 |
| 2026-08-23 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | vs Louisville Bats | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .410 |
| 2026-08-18 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | vs Louisville Bats | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | .190 |
| 2026-08-14 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | @ Nashville Sounds | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| 2026-08-11 | AA | Altoona Curve | vs Akron RubberDucks | 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5.60 | 1.530 |
| 2026-08-05 | AA | Altoona Curve | @ Erie SeaWolves | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.44 | 1.520 |
| Last 10 Total | 20.1 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 3.10 | 1.279 | |||
Stats & Game Logs
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | G | GS | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | K | BB | K% | BB% | HR/9 | WHIP | AVG | BABIP |
|---|
Season
| Date ↕ | Lvl ↕ | Team ↕ | Opponent | IP ↕ | H ↕ | ER ↕ | BB ↕ | SO ↕ | HR ↕ | ERA ↕ |
|---|
| Split | BF | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | K% | BB% | HR/9 | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 316 | 70.0 | 68 | 5 | 32 | 74 | .246 | .332 | .301 | .633 | 23.4% | 10.1% | 0.64 | 1.429 |
| Recent Performance | ||||||||||||||
| Last 30 | 65 | 14.0 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 16 | .271 | .338 | .322 | .660 | 24.6% | 7.7% | 0.64 | 1.500 |
| Last 14 | 30 | 5.2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .333 | .400 | .333 | .733 | 13.3% | 6.7% | 0.00 | 1.941 |
| Last 7 | 15 | 2.2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .308 | .400 | .308 | .708 | 6.7% | 13.3% | 0.00 | 2.250 |
| Home / Away | ||||||||||||||
| Home | 160 | 35.2 | 33 | 3 | 20 | 36 | .241 | .338 | .307 | .644 | 22.5% | 12.5% | 0.76 | 1.486 |
| Away | 156 | 34.1 | 35 | 2 | 12 | 38 | .252 | .327 | .295 | .622 | 24.4% | 7.7% | 0.52 | 1.369 |
| Day / Night | ||||||||||||||
| Day | 90 | 18.2 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 22 | .300 | .356 | .412 | .768 | 24.4% | 7.8% | 1.45 | 1.660 |
| Night | 226 | 51.1 | 44 | 2 | 25 | 52 | .224 | .323 | .255 | .578 | 23.0% | 11.1% | 0.35 | 1.344 |
| vs Handedness | ||||||||||||||
| vs LHB | 123 | 30.0 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 30 | .162 | .268 | .190 | .459 | 24.4% | 12.2% | 0.30 | 1.067 |
| vs RHB | 193 | 40.2 | 51 | 4 | 17 | 44 | .298 | .373 | .368 | .741 | 22.8% | 8.8% | 0.89 | 1.672 |
| Role | ||||||||||||||
| Reliever | 316 | 70.0 | 68 | 5 | 32 | 74 | .246 | .332 | .301 | .633 | 23.4% | 10.1% | 0.64 | 1.429 |
| Runners On | ||||||||||||||
| Bases Empty | 316 | 70.2 | 68 | 5 | 32 | 74 | .246 | .332 | .301 | .633 | 23.4% | 10.1% | 0.64 | 1.415 |
| Runners On | 127 | 29.1 | 28 | 3 | 13 | 31 | .252 | .339 | .333 | .672 | 24.4% | 10.2% | 0.92 | 1.398 |
| RISP | 66 | 15.0 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 18 | .220 | .303 | .271 | .574 | 27.3% | 9.1% | 0.60 | 1.267 |
| By Inning | ||||||||||||||
| Inning 3 | 6 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 9.00 | 3.000 |
| Inning 4 | 20 | 5.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 30.0% | 0.0% | 0.00 | .938 |
| Inning 5 | 42 | 11.1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .179 | .214 | .179 | .394 | 33.3% | 4.8% | 0.00 | .794 |
| Inning 6 | 70 | 15.2 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 17 | .186 | .300 | .339 | .639 | 24.3% | 10.0% | 1.72 | 1.149 |
| Inning 7 | 97 | 19.0 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 16 | .345 | .423 | .345 | .768 | 16.5% | 11.3% | 0.00 | 2.105 |
| Inning 8 | 55 | 13.0 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 12 | .170 | .291 | .234 | .525 | 21.8% | 14.5% | 0.69 | 1.231 |
| Inning 9 | 21 | 4.2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .176 | .333 | .176 | .510 | 23.8% | 14.3% | 0.00 | 1.285 |
| Inning 10 | 5 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .600 | .500 | 1.100 | 20.0% | 20.0% | 0.00 | 4.478 |
| Year | Age | Lv | Pit | BIP | Velo | Max V | GB% | FB% | LD% | PU% | O-Sw% | Z-Sw% | O-Con% | Z-Con% | Sw% | Con% | Zone% | F-Str% | CS% | Whiff% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 21 | A | 142 | 21 | 90.5 | 92.4 | 38.1% | 38.1% | 23.8% | 0.0% | 17.1% | 65.3% | 33.3% | 80.9% | 41.5% | 71.2% | 50.7% | 44.7% | 16.2% | 28.8% |
| 2022 | 21 | R-FCL | 6 | 3 | — | — | 66.7% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 83.3% | 80.0% | — | 100.0% | 16.7% | 20.0% |
| 2023 | 22 | A+ | 801 | 125 | — | — | 58.1% | 15.3% | 21.0% | 5.6% | — | — | — | — | 46.6% | 69.7% | — | 57.5% | 17.1% | 30.3% |
| 2024 | 23 | AA | 391 | 60 | — | — | 36.7% | 26.7% | 28.3% | 8.3% | — | — | — | — | 40.7% | 72.3% | — | 59.8% | 21.5% | 27.7% |
| 2024 | 23 | A+ | 581 | 90 | — | — | 46.7% | 27.8% | 21.1% | 4.4% | — | — | — | — | 47.0% | 64.5% | — | 58.2% | 17.4% | 35.5% |
| 2025 | 24 | AA | 1005 | 154 | — | — | 44.2% | 28.6% | 23.4% | 3.9% | — | — | — | — | 43.9% | 70.1% | — | 57.5% | 16.6% | 29.9% |
| 2026 | 25 | AAA | 281 | 51 | 92.5 | 95.0 | 45.1% | 25.5% | 25.5% | 3.9% | 32.1% | 71.3% | 35.7% | 86.0% | 53.0% | 71.8% | 53.4% | 62.2% | 14.6% | 28.2% |
| 2026 | 25 | AA | 933 | 151 | — | — | 55.6% | 18.5% | 21.9% | 4.0% | — | — | — | — | 45.4% | 71.2% | — | 57.4% | 14.9% | 28.8% |
| AAA Career | AAA | 281 | 51 | 92.5 | 95.0 | 45.1% | 25.5% | 25.5% | 3.9% | 32.1% | 71.3% | 35.7% | 86.0% | 53.0% | 71.8% | 53.4% | 62.2% | 14.6% | 28.2% | |
| AA Career | AA | 2329 | 365 | — | — | 47.7% | 24.1% | 23.6% | 4.7% | — | — | — | — | 44.0% | 70.9% | — | 57.9% | 16.7% | 29.1% | |
| A+ Career | A+ | 1382 | 215 | — | — | 53.3% | 20.6% | 21.0% | 5.1% | — | — | — | — | 46.7% | 67.5% | — | 57.8% | 17.2% | 32.5% | |
| A Career | A | 142 | 21 | 90.5 | 92.4 | 38.1% | 38.1% | 23.8% | 0.0% | 17.1% | 65.3% | 33.3% | 80.9% | 41.5% | 71.2% | 50.7% | 44.7% | 16.2% | 28.8% | |
| R-FCL Career | R-FCL | 6 | 3 | — | — | 66.7% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 83.3% | 80.0% | — | 100.0% | 16.7% | 20.0% |
Transaction History
2026-08-14Indianapolis Indians activated LHP Cy Nielson.
2026-08-14LHP Cy Nielson assigned to Indianapolis Indians from Altoona Curve.
2026-02-21LHP Cy Nielson roster status changed by Pittsburgh Pirates.
2026-02-21LHP Cy Nielson assigned to Pittsburgh Pirates.
2026-02-21LHP Cy Nielson roster status changed by Pittsburgh Pirates.
2025-04-01Altoona Curve activated LHP Cy Nielson.
2025-04-01LHP Cy Nielson assigned to Altoona Curve from Bradenton Marauders.
2025-02-14LHP Cy Nielson assigned to Bradenton Marauders.
2024-07-30LHP Cy Nielson assigned to Altoona Curve from Greensboro Grasshoppers.
2024-07-30Altoona Curve activated LHP Cy Nielson.
2024-03-06LHP Cy Nielson assigned to Pittsburgh Pirates.
2023-04-02LHP Cy Nielson assigned to Greensboro Grasshoppers from Bradenton Marauders.
2023-04-02Greensboro Grasshoppers activated LHP Cy Nielson.
2023-04-02Greensboro Grasshoppers activated LHP Cy Nielson.
2022-08-16LHP Cy Nielson assigned to Bradenton Marauders from FCL Pirates.
2022-08-11LHP Cy Nielson assigned to FCL Pirates.
2022-07-22Pittsburgh Pirates signed LHP Cy Nielson.