Press Release: Mets sign RHP Michael Tonkin


FLUSHING, N.Y., December 6, 2023 – The New York Mets announced today that the club has signed right-handed pitcher Michael Tonkin to a one-year contract.

 

Tonkin, 34, spent the 2023 season as a member of the Atlanta Braves, his first major league action since 2017. He appeared in 45 games, going 7-3 with a 4.28 ERA (38 ER/80.0 IP) with 23 walks and 75 strikeouts. He held right-handed hitters to a .190 (30-158) batting average.

 

In 186 career games across six major league seasons, the 6-7, 220-pounder has posted a 10-6 record with a 4.37 ERA (110 ER/226.1 IP) with 77 walks and 224 strikeouts. He spent the 2018 season with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in the NPB appearing in 53 games with the club and posting a 4-4 record with a 3.71 ERA (21 ER/51.0 IP) with 23 walks and 33 strikeouts.

 

Tonkin made a major league-leading 24 relief appearances of 2.0 innings or longer last season, tied for the third-most by a National League pitcher since 2000.

 

The Glendale, CA native was originally selected in the 30th round by the Minnesota Twins in the 2008 First-Year Player Draft out of Palmdale (CA) High School.


According to FanGraphs, he is out of Minor League Options.


Michael Tonkin's Stats:  

Standard Pitching
Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ FIP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/W Awards
200818MIN-minRk01.0003.2761000011.010440308100471.1828.20.02.56.52.67TWN GULF
200919MIN-minRk34.4293.62119000054.2553022290604052311.1719.10.31.59.96.67TWN GULF
201020MIN-minA,Rk46.4003.402312300190.094493482216612083931.2899.40.82.26.63.00BEL,ELZ MIDW,APPY
201121MIN-minA43.5713.874831700276.28241333241698063381.3839.60.42.88.12.88BEL MIDW
201222MIN-minA,A+41.8002.0844025001269.15320163201973062811.0536.90.42.612.64.85BEL,FTM MIDW,FLOR
201323MIN-minAAA,AA24.3333.4752041002157.05428223161664022471.2288.50.52.510.44.13ROC,NBR IL,EL
201323MINAL000.7990600011.196103010001475302.081.0597.10.02.47.93.33
201424MIN-minAAA34.4292.8039028001045.04118142123462011901.1788.20.42.49.23.83ROC IL
201424MINAL004.74250800019.02313102601620187844.081.52610.90.92.87.62.67
201525MIN-minAAA21.6671.1033023001441.02555250461041510.7325.50.41.110.19.20ROC IL
201525MINAL003.472601000023.1219949219101991195.021.2868.11.53.57.32.11
201626MINAL32.6005.026502300071.28046401324080305315844.401.45110.01.63.010.03.33
201727MIN-minAAA42.6671.733102200541.231881130614001691.0566.70.22.813.24.69ROC IL
201727MINAL01.0005.14160800021.022151261202410297876.441.6199.42.65.110.32.00
201929MIL-ARI-minAAA301.0005.73190700022.02117146141252001011.5918.62.55.710.21.79SAN,REN PCL
202232ATL-minAAA52.7143.1747039001648.13820173150737112001.0977.10.62.813.64.87GWI IL
202333ATL-minAAA000.001000001.0000000200030.0000.00.00.018.0GWI IL
202333ATLNL73.7004.284501100180.064413813231752123251044.431.0887.21.52.68.43.26
6 Yrs106.6254.37186066001226.1219130110387732249112970984.521.3088.71.53.18.92.91
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 12/6/2023.

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