Tyson Gillies (born October 31, 1988 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian baseball player playing in the Philadelphia Phillies organization. He was the Seattle Mariners 25th round selection in the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft; signed by Mariners scout Wayne Norton. He graduated R.E. Mountain Secondary School in June 2006 and played for the Canadian national baseball team (Canada national baseball team) in High School. Gillies grew up in the interior of B.C. in Kamloops where he also participated in hockey by playing at the highest level (AAA) for 4 years. After participating in the famous Kamloops International Bantam ice Hockey Tournament (2003), Gillies elected to focus on his baseball opportunities.