Education
Born in Chickasha, Oklahoma, Tomlinson attended Elgin High School in Elgin, Oklahoma. In 2012, Tomlinson finished the year with a.224 average in 450 at bats.
Born in Chickasha, Oklahoma, Tomlinson attended Elgin High School in Elgin, Oklahoma. In 2012, Tomlinson finished the year with a.224 average in 450 at bats.
He played college baseball at Texas Technical and was drafted by the Giants in 2011. He is 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 180 pounds. He bats and throws right-handed.
Tomlinson played college baseball for two seasons at Seward County Community College (2009-2010) and one season at Texas Technical (2011).
He was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 12th round (387th overall) of the 2011 MLB draft. Minor leagues
In 2011, Tomlinson began his professional baseball career playing for the Augusta GreenJackets of the Class A South Atlantic League, hitting.356 in 149 at bats.
In 2013, Tomlinson started the year with the AZL Giants of the Arizona Fall League. He was then promoted to the San Jose Giants of the California League at the A-Advanced level, where he had a.276 average in 134 at bats.
He was then called up to play for the Richmond Flying Squirrels of the Class Associate of Arts Eastern League.
He struggled, managing only a.198 average in 96 at bats. In 2014, Tomlinson was now the starting second baseman for the Richmond Flying Squirrels. He eventually finished the year with a.268 average in 433 at bats, playing in 126 games.
In 2015, Tomlinson continued to play for the Richmond Flying Squirrels.
He was eventually promoted to play for the Sacramento River Cats of the Pacific Coast League, at the American Automobile Association level after hitting.324 in 253 at bats for the Flying Squirrels. He managed a.316 average in 136 at bats before being called up the Major Leagues, to play for the San Francisco Giants.
In his minor league career, Tomlinson played in 457 games and recorded 1679 at bats. He scored 253 runs and 459 hits.
Tomlinson hit 8 home runs and had 160 runs batted in.
He was walked 175 times and struck out 336 times. Tomlinson also stole 126 bases. In the minors, Tomlinson recorded an average of.273 and an on-base percentage of.345.
2015
Tomlinson was called up to the San Francisco Giants on August 3, 2015, to replace the injured Joe Panik.
Tomlinson also made his debut that day, hitting a single and scoring a run in the 12th inning of a game against the Atlanta Braves. He started his first major league game on August 5, driving in three runs in his first two at-bats.
Tomlinson became the first Giant to hit safely in his first three at-bats since Fred Lewis in 2006. On August 27, Tomlinson hit a grand slam off James Russell of the Chicago Cubs for his first major league home run.
Following the 2015 season, in an effort to add to his versatility, he began training as an outfielder in the instructional league.