Tyler Duffey

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62+1⁄3 innings pitched.

Duffey made 40 appearances out of the bullpen for Minnesota in 2022, logging a 4.91 ERA with 39 strikeouts and 2 saves in 44.0 innings of work. On August 5, 2022, Duffey was designated for assignment by the Twins. [19] He was released by the Twins organization on August 7. [20]

Texas Rangers

On August 12, 2022, Duffey signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers organization. [21] He made 4 scoreless appearances for the Triple–A Round Rock Express and struck out five in five innings pitched. On August 28, Duffey opted out of his contract and became a free agent. [22]

New York Yankees

On August 30, 2022, Duffey signed a minor league deal with the New York Yankees. [23] He made seven appearances for the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, struggling to a 10.50 ERA and 1–1 record with eight strikeouts in 6.0 innings pitched. He elected free agency following the season on November 10. [24]

Chicago Cubs

On January 27, 2023, Duffey signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs organization. [25] He made 18 appearances for the Triple-A Iowa Cubs, posting a 4-0 record and 4.43 ERA with 24 strikeouts in 22+1⁄3 innings pitched. On June 1, Duffey exercised the opt-out clause in his contract, giving the Cubs 48 hours to add him to their 40-man roster or grant him his release. [26] The Cubs declined to add Duffey to their roster, and he was formally released on June 3. [27] He re-signed with the Cubs on a new minor league contract on June 16. [28] After posting a 3.77 ERA in 36 appearances for Iowa, the Cubs selected Duffey's contract to the major league roster on October 1. [29] He became a free agent following the season.

Kansas City Royals

On December 7, 2023, Duffey signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals. [30] He began the 2024 season with the Triple–A Omaha Storm Chasers, logging a 3.24 ERA across 6 games. On April 22, 2024, the Royals selected Duffey's to the major league roster. [31] In 9 games for Kansas City, Duffey compiled a 5.00 ERA with 10 strikeouts across 9 innings pitched. He was designated for assignment by the team on May 24. [32] Duffey cleared waivers and was sent outright to Omaha on May 29. [33] He was released by the Royals organization on August 6. [34]

Personal life

Duffey's mother, Shanna, died in 2012 after complications from breast cancer led to a blood clot. [9]

Duffey married his high school sweetheart, Sarah Hutchins, on December 19, 2015, and they had their first child, a son, in 2020. [35]

On March 6, 2024, Duffey announced that he had recently undergone surgery to remove a cancerous mole from his left shoulder. [36]

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Tyler Duffey
Tyler Duffey (20776769406).jpg
Duffey with the Twins in 2015
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1990-12-27) December 27, 1990 (age 33)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 5, 2015, for the Minnesota Twins