Kyle Harrison

Kyle Christopher Harrison (born August 12, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Giants selected Harrison in the third round of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft, and he made his MLB debut with them in 2023. Early life Kyle Christopher Harrison was born in San Jose, California, and grew up in Orange County, California, and then from 2009 on in Danville, California. His father is Chris Harrison, and his mother Kim played college field hockey for San Jose State University. His maternal grandfather is former left-handed major league pitcher Skip Guinn, who pitched in 68 games in parts of three seasons for the Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros in 1968–71. He has a younger brother Connor “Bear” Harrison. In 2015, Harrison was a member of the Tri-Valley All-Stars, which won the Babe Ruth 13-year-old World Series. Four years later Harrison had the top earned run average (ERA) in the 2019 WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup pitching for gold-medal winning Team USA, as he did not allow a run in 10 innings, while striking out 12 batters.