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Cy Nielson
P · Altoona Curve
| 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
Summary
| G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | K | K% | BB% | HR/9 | WHIP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (AA) | 31 | 0 | 49.2 | 2 | 2 | 5.44 | 53 | 23.6% | 12.0% | 0.72 | 1.530 |
| MiLB Career | 159 | 4 | 219.2 | 14 | 12 | 4.92 | 259 | 25.8% | 11.5% | 0.53 | 1.502 |
Last 10 Games
| Date | Lvl | Team | Opp | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | AA | Altoona Curve | vs Chesapeake Baysox | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5.44 | 1.530 |
| 2026-07-29 | AA | Altoona Curve | vs Chesapeake Baysox | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.66 | 1.550 |
| 2026-07-25 | AA | Altoona Curve | @ Akron RubberDucks | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.52 | 1.550 |
| 2026-07-21 | AA | Altoona Curve | @ Akron RubberDucks | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.77 | 1.630 |
| 2026-07-18 | AA | Altoona Curve | @ Reading Fightin Phils | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.05 | 1.680 |
| 2026-07-11 | AA | Altoona Curve | vs Richmond Flying Squirrels | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.08 | 1.680 |
| 2026-07-05 | AA | Altoona Curve | @ Portland Sea Dogs | 1.1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6.39 | 1.760 |
| 2026-07-01 | AA | Altoona Curve | @ Portland Sea Dogs | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5.65 | 1.690 |
| 2026-06-26 | AA | Altoona Curve | vs Reading Fightin Phils | 1.2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5.19 | 1.700 |
| 2026-06-23 | AA | Altoona Curve | vs Reading Fightin Phils | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.36 | 1.670 |
| Last 10 Total | 18.0 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 7.00 | 1.333 | |||
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 | 209 | 45.2 | 45 | 4 | 24 | 49 | .250 | .349 | .317 | .666 | 23.4% | 11.5% | 0.79 | 1.511 |
| Recent Performance | ||||||||||||||
| Last 30 | 54 | 13.0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 14 | .229 | .315 | .292 | .606 | 25.9% | 5.6% | 0.69 | 1.077 |
| Last 14 | 30 | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .179 | .233 | .179 | .412 | 23.3% | 3.3% | 0.00 | .750 |
| Last 7 | 16 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .267 | .312 | .267 | .579 | 25.0% | 6.2% | 0.00 | 1.250 |
| Home / Away | ||||||||||||||
| Home | 86 | 19.0 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 16 | .225 | .349 | .338 | .687 | 18.6% | 15.1% | 0.95 | 1.526 |
| Away | 123 | 26.2 | 29 | 2 | 11 | 33 | .266 | .350 | .404 | .754 | 26.8% | 8.9% | 0.68 | 1.500 |
| Day / Night | ||||||||||||||
| Day | 54 | 11.0 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 14 | .333 | .389 | .542 | .931 | 25.9% | 7.4% | 1.64 | 1.818 |
| Night | 155 | 34.2 | 29 | 2 | 20 | 35 | .220 | .335 | .318 | .653 | 22.6% | 12.9% | 0.52 | 1.413 |
| vs Handedness | ||||||||||||||
| vs LHB | 81 | 21.0 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 22 | .129 | .235 | .143 | .378 | 27.2% | 12.3% | 0.00 | .905 |
| vs RHB | 128 | 25.0 | 36 | 4 | 14 | 27 | .327 | .422 | .527 | .949 | 21.1% | 10.9% | 1.44 | 2.000 |
| Role | ||||||||||||||
| Reliever | 209 | 45.2 | 45 | 4 | 24 | 49 | .250 | .349 | .378 | .727 | 23.4% | 11.5% | 0.79 | 1.511 |
| Runners On | ||||||||||||||
| Bases Empty | 209 | 46.0 | 45 | 4 | 24 | 49 | .250 | .349 | .378 | .727 | 23.4% | 11.5% | 0.78 | 1.500 |
| Runners On | 86 | 19.1 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 20 | .280 | .372 | .440 | .812 | 23.3% | 11.6% | 0.93 | 1.603 |
| RISP | 45 | 9.2 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 12 | .275 | .356 | .450 | .806 | 26.7% | 8.9% | 0.93 | 1.552 |
| By Inning | ||||||||||||||
| Inning 3 | 6 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .500 | .500 | 1.167 | 1.667 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 9.00 | 3.000 |
| Inning 4 | 15 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .267 | .267 | .267 | .534 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 0.00 | 1.000 |
| Inning 5 | 23 | 6.1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .143 | .217 | .143 | .360 | 26.1% | 8.7% | 0.00 | .789 |
| Inning 6 | 37 | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | .194 | .324 | .452 | .776 | 21.6% | 10.8% | 2.25 | 1.250 |
| Inning 7 | 58 | 11.1 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 11 | .360 | .431 | .440 | .871 | 19.0% | 10.3% | 0.00 | 2.118 |
| Inning 8 | 44 | 10.0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 10 | .167 | .318 | .278 | .596 | 22.7% | 18.2% | 0.90 | 1.400 |
| Inning 9 | 21 | 4.2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .176 | .333 | .235 | .568 | 23.8% | 14.3% | 0.00 | 1.286 |
| Inning 10 | 5 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .600 | 1.000 | 1.600 | 20.0% | 20.0% | 0.00 | 4.500 |
| 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23 | AA | 237 | 34 | — | — | 26.5% | 32.4% | 35.3% | 5.9% | — | — | — | — | 38.4% | 71.4% | — | 54.0% | 21.1% | 28.6% |
| 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 | AA | 199 | 37 | — | — | 56.8% | 21.6% | 18.9% | 2.7% | — | — | — | — | 46.7% | 67.7% | — | 64.9% | 15.6% | 32.3% |
| AA Career | AA | 1441 | 225 | — | — | 43.6% | 28.0% | 24.4% | 4.0% | — | — | — | — | 43.4% | 69.9% | — | 58.0% | 17.2% | 30.1% | |
| A+ Career | A+ | 581 | 90 | — | — | 46.7% | 27.8% | 21.1% | 4.4% | — | — | — | — | 47.0% | 64.5% | — | 58.2% | 17.4% | 35.5% |
Transaction History
2026-02-21LHP Cy Nielson roster status changed by Pittsburgh Pirates.
2026-02-21LHP Cy Nielson roster status changed by Pittsburgh Pirates.
2026-02-21LHP Cy Nielson assigned to 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.
2024-07-30Altoona Curve activated LHP Cy Nielson.
2024-07-30LHP Cy Nielson assigned to Altoona Curve from Greensboro Grasshoppers.
2024-03-06LHP Cy Nielson assigned to Pittsburgh Pirates.
2023-04-02Greensboro Grasshoppers activated LHP Cy Nielson.
2023-04-02Greensboro Grasshoppers activated LHP Cy Nielson.
2023-04-02LHP Cy Nielson assigned to Greensboro Grasshoppers from Bradenton Marauders.
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.