Tanner Kiest
Tanner Michael Kiest
Born: September 16, 1994
Yucaipa, CA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 200
Draft: Round 27 (2013 June Amateur Draft, Los Angeles Dodgers)
Draft: Round 28 (2014 June Amateur Draft, Philadelphia Phillies)
School: Riverside City College
Chaffey College
Career: 2014-2025
Tanner Kiest compiled a career record of 18 wins and 23 losses, with 26 saves, and a 4.57 ERA in his 266-game pitching career with the Phillies, Sussex County Miners, Lincoln Saltdogs , Florence Freedom, Cedar Rapids Kernels, Milwaukee Milkmen, St. Paul Saints, Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, New York Boulders, Joliet Slammers, Eugene Emeralds, Giants Black, Richmond Flying Squirrels, Tulsa Drillers and Yucatan Leones. He began playing during the 2014 season and last took the field during the 2025 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | R | GULF | Phillies | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.22 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 48 |
| 2015 | R | GULF | Phillies | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.67 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.3 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 81 |
| 2016 | Ind | AA | Lincoln Saltdogs | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2016 | Ind | CAMA | Sussex County Miners | 0 | 0 | 7.50 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 37 | |
| 2016 | Ind | FRON | Florence Freedom | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 51 | |
| 2018 | A | MIDW | Cedar Rapids Kernels | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.98 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14.7 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 76 |
| 2019 | Ind | AA | St. Paul Saints | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.38 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16.0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 69 |
| 2019 | Ind | AA | Milwaukee Milkmen | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.72 | 31 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.3 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 133 |
| 2020 | Ind | AA | St. Paul Saints | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 2020 | Ind | AA | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | 0 | 0 | 20.77 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 32 | |
| 2021 | Ind | FRON | New York Boulders | 3 | 9 | .250 | 6.52 | 32 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 40.0 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 185 |
| 2022 | Ind | FRON | Joliet Slammers | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.12 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49.0 | 30 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 80 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 202 | ||
| 2023 | Advanced A | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.96 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38.7 | 35 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 166 |
| 2023 | Ind | FRON | Joliet Slammers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |||||||
| 2023 | R | AZCL | Giants Black | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2024 | AA | EL | Richmond Flying Squirrels | 7 | 6 | .538 | 2.62 | 42 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 58.3 | 43 | 26 | 17 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 68 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 250 |
| 2025 | Ind | MEX | Yucatan Leones | 0 | 0 | 4.82 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.7 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 90 | |
| 2025 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | 0 | 0 | 10.66 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.7 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 69 | |
| Totals | 18 | 23 | .439 | 4.57 | 266 | 3 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 328.7 | 280 | 208 | 167 | 14 | 225 | 3 | 442 | 42 | 4 | 84 | 1510 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | R | GULF | Phillies | P | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .444 |
| 2015 | R | GULF | Phillies | P | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2016 | Ind | FRON | Florence Freedom | P | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2016 | Ind | CAMA | Sussex County Miners | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2016 | Ind | AA | Lincoln Saltdogs | P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2018 | A | MIDW | Cedar Rapids Kernels | P | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .286 |
| 2019 | Ind | AA | Milwaukee Milkmen | P | 29 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .310 |
| 2019 | Ind | AA | St. Paul Saints | P | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .154 |
| 2020 | Ind | AA | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | P | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .250 |
| 2020 | Ind | AA | St. Paul Saints | P | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 |
| 2021 | Ind | FRON | New York Boulders | P | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .385 |
| 2023 | Advanced A | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | P | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .200 |
| 2023 | R | AZCL | Giants Black | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2024 | AA | EL | Richmond Flying Squirrels | P | 42 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .818 | .214 |
| 2025 | Ind | MEX | Yucatan Leones | P | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| 2025 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | P | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .273 |
| Totals | 197 | 11 | 29 | 3 | 1 | .930 | .203 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | R | Gulf Coast League | Phillies | PHI | July 7, 2014 | August 28, 2014 |
| 2015 | R | Gulf Coast League | Phillies | PHI | June 26, 2015 | August 21, 2015 |
| 2016 | Ind | Canadian-American Association | Sussex County Miners | May 20, 2016 | June 6, 2016 | |
| 2016 | Ind | American Association | Lincoln Saltdogs | June 12, 2016 | June 16, 2016 | |
| 2016 | Ind | Frontier League | Florence Freedom | June 29, 2016 | August 5, 2016 | |
| 2018 | A | Midwest League | Cedar Rapids Kernels | MIN | May 31, 2018 | July 4, 2018 |
| 2019 | Ind | American Association | Milwaukee Milkmen | May 16, 2019 | August 4, 2019 | |
| 2019 | Ind | American Association | St. Paul Saints | August 8, 2019 | September 1, 2019 | |
| 2020 | Ind | American Association | St. Paul Saints | July 4, 2020 | July 12, 2020 | |
| 2020 | Ind | American Association | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | July 14, 2020 | July 25, 2020 | |
| 2021 | Ind | Frontier | New York Boulders | May 31, 2021 | September 12, 2021 | |
| 2022 | Ind | Frontier League | Joliet Slammers | |||
| 2023 | Ind | Frontier League | Joliet Slammers | |||
| 2023 | R | Arizona Complex League | Giants Black | SFN | June 5, 2023 | June 5, 2023 |
| 2023 | Advanced A | Northwest League | Eugene Emeralds | SFN | June 9, 2023 | September 9, 2023 |
| 2024 | AA | Eastern League | Richmond Flying Squirrels | SFN | April 6, 2024 | September 10, 2024 |
| 2025 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Drillers | LAN | April 5, 2025 | May 15, 2025 |
| 2025 | Ind | Mexican League | Yucatan Leones | June 14, 2025 | August 7, 2025 |
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