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{{short description|American baseball player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Tim Pyznarski
|position=[[First baseman]]
|image=
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1960|2|4}}
|birth_place=[[Chicago, Illinois]], U.S.
|death_date=
|death_place=
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=September 14
|debutyear=1986
|debutteam=San Diego Padres
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=October 5
|finalyear=1986
|finalteam=San Diego Padres
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1value=.238
|stat2label=[[Home run]]s
|stat2value=0
|stat3label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
|stat3value=0
|teams=
* [[San Diego Padres]] ({{baseball year|1986}})
}}

'''Timothy Matthew Pyznarski''' (born February 4, 1960) is an American former professional [[baseball]] player, who played in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) for the [[San Diego Padres]] in 1986. He was selected 15th in the first round of the [[1981 Major League Baseball draft|1981 MLB Draft]] by the [[Oakland Athletics]].

Pyznarski grew up on the [[South side of Chicago]], attending [[Marist High School (Illinois)|Marist High School]]. Pyznarski led Marist to the [[Illinois High School Association|IHSA]] Class AA State Championship in 1978. He then went on to attend [[Eastern Illinois University]], where he set several offensive records with the [[Eastern Illinois Panthers baseball]] team. After a successful career in [[Minor League Baseball]], highlighted by [[The Sporting News Minor League Player of the Year Award|''The Sporting News'' Minor League Player of the Year Award]] and [[Topps Minor League Player of the Year Award]] in 1986, Pyznarski had a brief stint in the majors, appearing in 15 games for the [[1986 San Diego Padres season|1986 San Diego Padres]], where he compiled a .238 [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]] (10-for-42).

Pyznarski was an assistant coach at Marist,{{when|date=December 2020}} and has 3 daughters and 5 grandkids. He went into the metal finishing industry as a salesman a few years after retiring from professional baseball.

==Career==
He played in MLB for the San Diego Padres (1986) and the [[Modesto Nuts|Modesto A's]] (1981), [[West Haven Yankees|West Haven A's]] (1982), [[Albany A's]] (1983), [[Tacoma Rainiers|Tacoma Tigers]] (1984), [[Las Vegas 51s|Las Vegas Stars]] (1985–86), and [[New Orleans Baby Cakes|Denver Zephyrs]], [[Rochester Red Wings]] and [[Omaha Storm Chasers|Omaha Royals]]. His 1987 [[Topps]] baseball card stated he was 6'2", weighed 195 pounds and batted and threw right handed.

==External links==
{{Baseballstats |br=p/pyznati01 |fangraphs=1010586 |brm=pyznar001tim}}

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{{The Sporting News Minor League Player of the Year Award}}
{{1981 MLB Draft}}
{{Athletics first-round draft picks}}

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[[Category:1960 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:San Diego Padres players]]
[[Category:Major League Baseball first basemen]]
[[Category:Baseball players from Chicago]]
[[Category:Modesto A's players]]
[[Category:West Haven A's players]]
[[Category:Albany A's players]]
[[Category:Tacoma Tigers players]]
[[Category:Las Vegas Stars (baseball) players]]
[[Category:Denver Zephyrs players]]
[[Category:Rochester Red Wings players]]
[[Category:Omaha Royals players]]
[[Category:Eastern Illinois Panthers baseball players]]
[[Category:Pacific Coast League MVP award winners]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]


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