2025 Stats
W-L
1-0
ERA
3.38
WHIP
1.00
K
4
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Tonkin started the 2024 regular season on the Twins' roster, then spent stints with the Mets and Yankees before finishing the year back in Minnesota after being claimed off waivers in late August. At this stage of his career (age 35), he has below average velocity, but limits hard contact (79th percentile Hard-Hit% per Baseball Savant). He's struggled to find a steady role in a major league bullpen and will need to win a spot in spring training. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year, $1 million contract with the Twins in November of 2024.
Struggles when given save chance
Tonkin entered the ninth inning of Sunday's win at Cleveland in a save situation but couldn't hold a three-run lead. He allowed two runs on two hits and a walk over one-third of an inning before being pulled for Erasmo Ramirez, who recorded the final two outs for the save.
Analysis
Tonkin was given the team's first save chance after the Twins traded their top five relievers at the trade deadline, but he struggled and may have lost his shot to become the closer. Still, it looks like manager Rocco Baldelli may use a committee to close games the rest of the season, and Tonkin could still be part of the mix.
Tonkin was given the team's first save chance after the Twins traded their top five relievers at the trade deadline, but he struggled and may have lost his shot to become the closer. Still, it looks like manager Rocco Baldelli may use a committee to close games the rest of the season, and Tonkin could still be part of the mix.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
24
Last 10 Games
24
Last 5 Games
22
How many pitches does Michael Tonkin generally throw?
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What part of the game does Michael Tonkin generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-16%
BAA vs RHP
2025
-100%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .246 | 61 | 26 | 64 | 9 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .206 | 103 | 31 | 74 | 11 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .250 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .000 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .243 | 26 | 13 | 26 | 3 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .232 | 59 | 17 | 44 | 3 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .248 | 33 | 12 | 34 | 5 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .190 | 42 | 11 | 30 | 8 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-24%
ERA on Road
2025
-70%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 4.43 | 1.25 | 89.1 | 9.3 | 3.6 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 3.35 | 1.06 | 78.0 | 8.3 | 2.4 | ||||
| 2025Home | 1.80 | 0.80 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | ||||
| 2025Away | 6.00 | 1.33 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | ||||
| 2024Home | 4.69 | 1.44 | 40.1 | 10.0 | 4.0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 2.54 | 1.08 | 39.0 | 9.2 | 2.8 | ||||
| 2023Home | 4.50 | 1.14 | 44.0 | 9.0 | 3.1 | ||||
| 2023Away | 4.00 | 1.03 | 36.0 | 7.8 | 2.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Michael Tonkin compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
1.00K/9
4.5BB/9
4.5HR/9
1.1Fastball
92.4 mphERA
3.38WHIP
1.00BABIP
.139GB/FB
0.60Left On Base
75.8%Exit Velocity
84.6 mphBarrels/BBE
3.0%Spin Rate
2342 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
27.3%Swinging Strike
9.7%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Tonkin finally became a regular in the Minnesota bullpen last season after dominating at Triple-A and failing to stick in the majors the previous two years. Unfortunately, he struggled with the long ball as he allowed 12 home runs and had an ugly 5.02 ERA. However, there are some encouraging signs as he had a 10.1 K/9 and his long ball problems may have been due to a 16.0 percent HR/FB. He'll need to improve against left-handed batters as he allowed a 1.061 OPS to lefties, but Tonkin will attempt to stay in the majors and win a bullpen role again this spring.
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Contract selected
The Twins selected Tonkin's contract from Triple-A St. Paul on Monday.
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Activated and sent to Triple-A
Tonkin (biceps) has been activated from the 60-day injured list and has accepted an assignment to Triple-A St. Paul, Phil Miller of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
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Begins rehab assisgnment
Tonkin (shoulder/biceps) threw a scoreless inning Saturday with a walk and strikeout in a rehab appearance for Triple-A St. Paul.
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Begins playing catch
Tonkin (shoulder/biceps) resumed playing catch this week after two cortisone shots for tendinitis in his right biceps, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
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Moved to 60-day IL
The Twins transferred Tonkin (shoulder/biceps) to the 60-day injured list Friday, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
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On roster fringe
Tonkin retained his place in the Yankees' bullpen when Nick Burdi was activated from the injured list Friday, as Ron Marinaccio was optioned instead, reports Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News.
Analysis
Tonkin joined the Yankees as a waiver claim in late April and seemed to be the likely odd man out with the bullpen gaining back a reliever, but he's apparently showed enough to stick around with five scoreless appearances. New York could also soon get back Tommy Kahnle from a shoulder injury, at which point Tonkin will likely again be in danger of losing his roster spot.
Tonkin joined the Yankees as a waiver claim in late April and seemed to be the likely odd man out with the bullpen gaining back a reliever, but he's apparently showed enough to stick around with five scoreless appearances. New York could also soon get back Tommy Kahnle from a shoulder injury, at which point Tonkin will likely again be in danger of losing his roster spot.