Tyler Kinley

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44+13 innings. [3]

In 2016, Kinley began the season with the Jacksonville Suns of the Class AA Southern League, where he pitched to a 3.96 ERA with 51 strikeouts in 50 innings. [3] [4] He was then promoted to the New Orleans Zephyrs of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League, but struggled in eight appearances. [3] [4] Kinley began the 2017 season Jacksonville, but pitched to a 5.19 ERA with the Jumbo Shrimp in 27 games. He was demoted to the Jupiter, where he had a 1.98 ERA. [3] [4] [5] Through the end of the 2017 season, Kinley had recorded 212 strikeouts in 204+13 innings pitched in his minor league career. [4]

Minnesota Twins

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Kinley with the Minnesota Twins in 2018

After the 2017 season, the Marlins opted not to protect Kinley on their 40-man roster. Kinley then pitched for the Tigres del Licey of the Dominican Winter League, where he had a 0.47 ERA and 32 strikeouts in 19 innings pitched. The Minnesota Twins selected him from the Marlins organization in the 2017 Rule 5 draft. [6] [7]

Kinley made the Twins' 2018 Opening Day 25-man roster. [8] He allowed nine earned runs on nine hits, including two home runs with four strikeouts and four walks in 3+13 innings pitched for a 24.30 ERA before he was designated for assignment on April 26. [9]

Return to the Marlins

The Twins returned Kinley to the Miami Marlins on May 1, 2018. He was assigned to New Orleans. The Marlins promoted him to the major leagues on September 4. [10] Kinley pitched to a 3.65 ERA in 49+13 innings pitched in the 2019 season, while also allowing 36 walks. [11]

Colorado Rockies

On December 9, 2019, Kinley was claimed off waivers by the Colorado Rockies from Miami. [12] In 2020 with the Rockies, Kinley recorded a 5.32 ERA with a 9.9 K/9 in 23+23 innings pitched in 24 appearances. [13] In 2021, Kinley pitched in a career-high 70 games for Colorado, posting a 3-2 record and 4.73 ERA with 68 strikeouts in 70.1 innings of work.

On June 15, 2022, magnetic resonance imaging showed that Kinley had a flexor tear in his right elbow. [14] He underwent season-ending surgery later that month. [15] On the year, he made 25 total appearances for Colorado, recording an excellent 0.75 ERA with 27 strikeouts in 24.0 innings pitched

On November 18, 2022, Kinley signed a three-year contract extension with a club option for 2026 with the Rockies. [16] On August 1, 2023, Kinley was activated from the injured list to make his return from the previous year's injury. [17]

Personal life

Kinley previously claimed to be related to William McKinley, the former President of the United States. [5] However, a journalist who investigated his family history later reported that they were not related and traced Kinley's lineage back to farmers in North Carolina. [18]

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Tyler Kinley
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Kinley with the Marlins in 2018
Colorado Rockies – No. 40
Pitcher
Born: (1991-01-31) January 31, 1991 (age 33)
Plantation, Florida, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 7, 2018, for the Minnesota Twins