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The Yankees designated Tonkin for assignment Sunday. For the fourth time this season, Tonkin has now been removed from an organization's 40-man roster, after the Mets (twice) and Twins previously designated him for assignment. The Yankees claimed Tonkin off waivers from the Mets in April, and he had generally pitched well during his time in The Bronx, logging a 3.37 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 57:21 K:BB in 56 innings. However, with the Yankees in need of a fresh relief arm for Sunday's series finale with the Rockies, Tonkin ended up being the odd man out to make room on the roster for Phil Bickford, whose contract was selected from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Given his strong body of work out of the New York bullpen, Tonkin stands a good chance of being claimed off waivers by another team.
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Tonkin allowed two hits and struck out two without walking a batter over three innings to earn the save in Wednesday's 10-2 win over the White Sox. The Yankees pulled ahead in the seventh inning and then rallied for more in the eighth, so Tonkin stayed in the game and ended up with his second save of the year. This was just his second scoreless appearance in nine outings since the All-Star break. He's added one hold this season while rarely featuring in high-leverage spots. Tonkin has a 3.21 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 63:22 K:BB over 61.2 innings between the Yankees, Mets and Twins in 2024.
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Tonkin earned a save against the Royals on Monday, walking one and striking out two in a scoreless ninth inning. Tonkin was called upon to protect a 4-2 lead in the ninth inning and worked around a walk to secure his first save of the season and second of his career. Usual closer Clay Holmes pitched three times in the past four days, so it was a rare appearance in the role for Tonkin. He now owns a 2.45 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 30:11 K:BB ratio in 29.1 combined innings pitched for the Twins, Mets and Yankees in 2024.
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The Mets designated Tonkin for assignment Monday. It's the third time this month that Tonkin has been DFA'd and the second time the move has been made by the Mets. The veteran reliever could clear waivers and would have the option to elect free agency.
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The Mets claimed Tonkin off waivers from the Twins on Wednesday, Abbey Mastracco of the New York Daily News reports. Tonkin doesn't have any minor-league options remaining, so he'll be added to the Mets' 26-man active roster and will presumably join the big club for the start of its series three-game series in Los Angeles versus the Dodgers this weekend. New York designated lefty Tyler Jay for assignment to clear room on the 40-man roster for Tonkin, who has allowed four earned runs on eight hits and three walks over six innings across his four relief appearances this season between the Twins and an earlier stint with the Mets.
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| Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MIN | 57 | 0 | 79.3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 85 | 30 | 70 | 3.63 | 1.26 |
| 2023 | ATL | 45 | 0 | 80.0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 75 | 23 | 64 | 4.27 | 1.08 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | W | L | S | INN | HA | ERA | BBI | K | WHIP |
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| 9/27 | vs  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 9/26 | vs  |
- | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 3.60 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 9/24 | vs |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | 2.00 |
| 9/22 | @  |
- | - | - | 1.1 | 4 | 6.00 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 |
| 9/20 | @ |
- | - | - | 0.1 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 |
| 9/18 | @  |
- | - | - | 0.0 | 1 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 9/13 | vs  |
- | - | - | 2.0 | 2 | 4.50 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |