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{{Infobox baseball biography<br />
|name=Tim Pyznarski<br />
|position=[[First baseman]]<br />
|image=<br />
|bats=Right<br />
|throws=Right<br />
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1960|2|4}}<br />
|birth_place=[[Chicago, Illinois]], U.S.<br />
|death_date=<br />
|death_place=<br />
|debutleague = MLB<br />
|debutdate=September 14<br />
|debutyear=1986<br />
|debutteam=San Diego Padres<br />
|finalleague = MLB<br />
|finaldate=October 5<br />
|finalyear=1986<br />
|finalteam=San Diego Padres<br />
|statleague = MLB<br />
|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]<br />
|stat1value=.238<br />
|stat2label=[[Home run]]s<br />
|stat2value=0<br />
|stat3label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]<br />
|stat3value=0<br />
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* [[San Diego Padres]] ({{baseball year|1986}})<br />
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'''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]].<br />
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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).<br />
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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.<br />
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==Career==<br />
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.<br />
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{{The Sporting News Minor League Player of the Year Award}}<br />
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