Education
Lobstein is a native of Flagstaff, Arizona, and attended Coconino High School.
Lobstein is a native of Flagstaff, Arizona, and attended Coconino High School.
He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Detroit Tigers in 2014. As a 9-year old, Kyle was coached in youth basketball by future Entertainment and Sports Programming Network and Comcast SportsNet Houston anchor Steve Bunin. Detroit Tigers
The Tampa Bay Rays selected Lobstein in the second round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft.
Lobstein was selected in the 2012 Rule 5 draft by the New York Mets, and traded that same day to the Detroit Tigers.
The Tigers added Lobstein to their 40-man roster on November 20, 2013. On August 23, 2014, the Tigers promoted Lobstein to the major leagues before a doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins.
Prior to being called up, Lobstein was 9–11 with a 4.07 European Research Area and a 1.479 WHIP in 26 games with the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens. Lobstein made his debut in the first game of the doubleheader, pitching 5 2⁄3 innings, allowing three runs on four hits, while walking four, and striking out three.
Lobstein made his first major league start on August 28, against the New York Yankees.
He pitched six innings, allowing two runs, one earned, on four hits and one walk, while earning a no-decision. Following the game, Lobstein was optioned back to Triple-A Toledo. On September 2, Lobstein was recalled from Triple-A, and made his second major league start of the season that night against the Cleveland Indians.
Lobstein pitched 5 1⁄3 innings, allowing two runs on five hits, while walking three and striking out a career-high ten batters.
Lobstein opened the 2015 season in the Tigers rotation due to Justin Verlander not being able to start the season with a right triceps strain. Lobstein had a 3–5 record, with a 4.34 European Research Area and a 1.448 WHIP in eight starts before being placed on the disabled list with left shoulder soreness on May 24, 2015.
During his rehab assignment, he pitched two starts for the Class-A Advanced Lakeland Flying Tigers and four for the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens. He went 0–3 with a 5.68 European Research Area between the two stops.
The Tigers activated Lobstein from the disabled list on September 3, 2015.
During the 2015 season, Lobstein went 3–8 with a 5.94 European Research Area and a 1.586 WHIP in 13 outings, including 11 starts with the Tigers. He was designated for assignment by the Tigers on December 18, 2015. Pittsburgh Pirates
A finesse pitcher, Lobstein relies on a mid to high 80"s fastball.
He also throws a cutter, changeup and a curveball.