The Twins released Thornburg on Sunday.
Thornburg was one of three veteran relievers with prior MLB experience whom the Twins cut loose Sunday, with Juan Minaya and Ben Heller also receiving their walking papers. The 33-year-old right-hander turned in a 5.65 ERA and 1.63 WHIP across 14.1 innings at Triple-A St. Paul this season.
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Twins' Tyler Thornburg: Outrighted to Triple-A
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Thornburg was outrighted to Triple-A St. Paul on Monday, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.
Thornburg went unclaimed after being designated for assignment on Friday, and he decided to remain in the Twins organization for the time being.
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Twins' Tyler Thornburg: Bumped from 40-man roster
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Thornburg was designated for assignment by the Twins on Friday.
The Twins decided to swap out Thornburg for another journeyman reliever in Juan Minaya after he walked three and gave up three runs against Cleveland on Thursday. Thornburg did not give up a run in his first four appearances for the Twins and still has a respectable 3.32 ERA in 14 total appearances this season between Atlanta and Minnesota.
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Twins' Tyler Thornburg: Contract purchased by Twins
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Thornburg's contract was selected from Triple-A St. Paul on Sunday, Megan Ryan of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
He struck out five while giving up three hits and zero walks over three innings in two appearances with the Saints. Thornburg is capable of working as a multi-inning reliever and is well-rested, having last pitched June 8.
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Twins' Tyler Thornburg: Catches on with Minnesota
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The Twins signed Thornburg to a minor-league deal Friday and assigned him to Triple-A St. Paul.
Thornburg will move on to the sixth organization of his career after stops with the Brewers, Red Sox, Dodgers, Reds and Braves. He was released by Atlanta in late May after he surrendered four runs on 12 hits and five walks while striking out 10 over 9.1 innings out of the big-league bullpen. The 33-year-old will serve as organizational relief depth while he's with Minnesota.
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Tyler Thornburg: Cut by Atlanta
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Atlanta released Thornburg on Sunday.
Thornburg likely chose not to accept an outright assignment to Triple-A Gwinnett after he cleared waivers earlier in the weekend, so he'll pursue work with another organization after a two-month stint with Atlanta. Before being designated for assignment, Thornburg made nine appearances out of the big-league bullpen and gave up four earned runs on 12 hits and five walks while striking out 10 over 9.1 innings.
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Braves' Tyler Thornburg: Designated for assignment
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Thornburg was designated for assignment by Atlanta on Monday.
Thornburg had been with the team since the start of the season and pitched competently enough in nine relief appearances with a 3.86 ERA, though his 21.3 percent strikeout rate and 10.6 percent walk rate were both sub-par. He'll exit the roster to clear space for Dylan Lee, who was recalled in a corresponding move.
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Braves' Tyler Thornburg: Maintains low-leverage role
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Thornburg walked two and struck out two in a scoreless eighth inning during Sunday's loss to the Marlins.
Only 11 of his 25 pitches went for strikes, but the veteran right-hander still avoided making Atlanta's 4-1 deficit any worse. Thornburg has yet to record a win, hold or save in nine appearances this season, and while his 3.86 ERA is superficially decent, his mediocre 21.3 percent strikeout rate and 10.6 percent walk rate don't make a compelling case for a higher-leverage role.
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Braves' Tyler Thornburg: Continues perfect spring
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Thornburg (elbow) tossed 1.2 perfect innings Monday in his relief appearance during Monday's Grapefruit League game against the Blue Jays.
Though he's attending camp as a non-roster invitee, Thornburg still looks to be in the mix for a spot in Atlanta's Opening Day bullpen. After missing all of the 2021 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery, Thornburg has looked sharp over his first three appearances of the spring. He's been perfect through 4.1 innings of Grapefruit League play while striking out three batters.
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Braves' Tyler Thornburg: Signs with Atlanta
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Thornburg (elbow) signed a one-year, $900,000 contract with Atlanta on Wednesday.
Thornburg made seven relief appearances for the Reds in 2020 but underwent Tommy John surgery in September of that year and was sidelined for the entire 2021 campaign. The right-hander will now have a chance to carve out a middle-relief role with Atlanta during spring training in 2022.
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Reds' Tyler Thornburg: Undergoes Tommy John surgery
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Thornburg underwent Tommy John surgery this week, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Thornburg saved 13 games while posting a 2.15 ERA for the Brewers back in 2016, but it's been a brutal few years for him since then. He's now undergoing his second major surgery in the last four seasons after going through thoracic outlet surgery back in 2017. He's been limited to just 49.2 innings over the last three years, struggling to a 6.16 ERA. The timing of his latest surgery means he'll miss the entirety of the 2021 season. While he should be ready to go around Opening Day of 2022, he'll be a 33-year-old at that point whose last good season came six years earlier.
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Reds' Tyler Thornburg: Shifts to 45-day injured list
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Thornburg (elbow) was transferred to the 45-day injured list Monday.
The move ends Thornburg's season, as he was only just placed on the 10-day injured list with a sprained right elbow Friday. He'll finish the year having thrown seven innings of relief, striking out 10 and walking five while allowing three earned runs.
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Reds' Tyler Thornburg: Headed to injured list
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Thornburg was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right elbow sprain Friday.
Thornburg was removed from Thursday's game against the Cubs as a result of his injury, and he'll spend time on the injured list as a result. It's unclear whether he'll recover quickly enough to return prior to the end of the regular season. Right-hander Jose De Leon was recalled by the Reds in a corresponding moe.
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Reds' Tyler Thornburg: Managing elbow injury
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Thornburg was removed from Thursday's loss to the Cubs with an elbow injury, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.
The 31-year-old delivered a scoreless inning with three strikeouts before being lifted with the injury. Thornburg should be considered day-to-day until the team updates his status.
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Reds' Tyler Thornburg: Leaves with apparent injury
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Thornburg left Thursday's game against the Cubs with an undisclosed injury, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Thornburg entered the game to get the final out in the fifth. He left with an injury after getting two outs in the sixth. It was not clear what was ailing Thornburg.
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Reds' Tyler Thornburg: Fails to retire batter
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Thornburg took a step backward Saturday against the Cubs, allowing a hit, two walks and a wild pitch without retiring anyone. Thanks to a good job by Nate Jones after him, he allowed just one run.
This was the first run allowed by Thornburg in five games over five innings. He hadn't pitched in four days, so fatigue can likely be ruled out as a factor in the shaky outing. The ineffective appearance will likely prevent Thornburg from pitching in high-leverage situations in the near future.
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Reds' Tyler Thornburg: Added to 60-man pool
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Thornburg will be a part of the Reds' 60-man player pool this season.
He is not on the team's 40-man roster but will get to train with the Reds' best pitchers at Great American Ball Park, so perhaps he will be heard from at the major-league level this season. The 31-year-old righty logged a 7.71 ERA in 18.2 innings for the Red Sox last season.
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Reds' Tyler Thornburg: Invited to Reds camp
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Thornburg signed a minor-league deal with the Reds which includes an invitation to spring training Tuesday, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Thornburg's career has fallen off the rails since thoracic outlet syndrome caused him to miss all of the 2017 season. The Reds are taking a low-risk flyer on a player who was once a shutdown reliever, but Thornburg's 6.54 ERA in 42.2 big-league innings over the last two seasons isn't exactly promising.
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Dodgers' Tyler Thornburg: Signs with Dodgers
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Thornburg (hip) signed a minor-league contract with the Dodgers, Rob Bradford of WEEI.com reports.
Thornburg has latched on with the Dodgers after being released by the Red Sox earlier in the month. The righty posted a 2.15 ERA and 34.2 percent strikeout rate with the Brewers in 2016 but has done very little since, missing all of 2017 due to thoracic outlet syndrome and posting a 6.54 ERA in 42.2 big-league innings over the last season-plus since.
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Tyler Thornburg: Released by Red Sox
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Thornburg (hip) was released by the Red Sox on Wednesday.
The move was an expected one after Thornburg refused an assignment to the minors earlier in the day. Everything has gone wrong for the 30-year-old since his move to Boston following the 2016 season, as he missed the following campaign due to thoracic outlet syndrome and owns a 6.54 ERA in the season-plus since. Some team will likely take a chance on him in hopes that he can recapture some of his old form, but he hasn't given any indication that he's anywhere close to being a shutdown reliever.
