MAY 20, 2021 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
TYLER DUFFEY #21 - PITCHER - KANSAS CITY ROYALS
1-0 W-L •
1.67 WHIP •
5.00 ERA
1-0 W-L
1.67 WHIP
5.00 ERA
Twins manager Rocco Baldelli, reliever Tyler Duffey suspended by Major League Baseball Duffey gets three games, but will appeal. Baldelli will serve his one game suspension today.
Appealing three-game ban MLB suspended Duffey three games and handed him an undisclosed fine for intentionally throwing at the White Sox's Yermin Mercedes in the seventh inning of Tuesday's 5-4 win, Scott...
Impact Duffey's three-game ban comes after he attempted to get revenge on Mercedes for swinging away (and hitting a home run) on a 3-0 pitch in the ninth inning of a 15-4 game one day earlier. Though Duffey's pitch didn't hit Mercedes, the intent was obvious enough for MLB to levy punishment. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli was also handed a one-game suspension, which he will serve in the second half of Minnesota's doubleheader with the Angels on Thursday. Expect Duffey's appeal to be heard in the next few days before an announcement is made regarding whether the three-game ban is upheld or reduced.
MAY 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
LEADING OFF: Ohtani pitches, Kluber vs Rangers, Sox-Twins
Two-way star Shohei Ohtani makes his sixth pitching start of the season Wednesday when the Angels face Aaron Civale and the IndiansMAY 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Column: 1st rule of baseball is 1st basemen don't pitch
Yermín Mercedes has never read the unwritten rules of baseballMAY 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Twins' Tyler Duffey throws at Yermin Mercedes for breaking MLB unwritten rule Mercedes hit a 3-0 count home run against the Twins on Monday. They clearly didn't like that.
MAY 19, 2021 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
Sanó homers three times, Twins rally to beat White Sox 5-4
Miguel Sanó homered three times, Jorge Polanco hit a game-ending RBI single and the Minnesota Twins beat Yermín Mercedes and the Chicago White Sox 5-4MAY 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEADING OFF: Trout out, Kluber vs Rangers, Sox-Twins trouble
Angels star Mike Trout could be out past the All-Star break after straining his right calf on the bases Monday nightMAY 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Twins' Duffey ejected after throwing at Yermín Mercedes
Minnesota Twins reliever Tyler Duffey has been ejected after throwing behind Chicago White Sox designated hitter Yermín MercedesMAY 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Debate night: La Russa says Mercedes 'clueless' to swing 3-0
White Sox manager Tony La Russa says Yermín Mercedes made a “big mistake” when he crushed a 3-0 pitch from infielder Willians Astudillo for a solo homer in the ninth inning of Mond...MAY 18, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Maeda expected to start for the Twins against Tigers
The Twins will start Kenta Maeda on Sunday while the Tigers are expected to counter with Matthew BoydMAY 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Takes loss in relief Duffey (0-2) was tagged with the loss Saturday against the Tigers after allowing four runs on three hits and a walk across two-thirds of an inning.
Impact Duffey didn't have his best stuff in this game, as he only tossed 12 of his 23 pitches for strikes and was unable to slow down the Tigers' offense. Duffey ended a streak of four straight appearances without an earned run and did it in the worst possible way, as he posted season-worst marks in several categories such as runs allowed and hits allowed, while also failing to strike out an opponent for the third time over his last four appearances.
MAY 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Slumping Cabrera hits tiebreaking single, Tigers beat Twins
Slumping Miguel Cabrera hit a tiebreaking single to key a five-run burst in the seventh inning that sent the Detroit Tigers over the Minnesota Twins 7-3MAY 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Imperfect 10: Rangers rally past extra-struggling Twins 4-3
Willie Calhoun’s RBI single in the 10th inning gave the Texas Rangers the lead in a 4-3 victory over the reeling Minnesota TwinsMAY 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Maeda pitches Twins past Rangers 6-5 in series opener
Kenta Maeda kept the Texas Rangers scoreless into the sixth inning, and the Minnesota Twins won the opener of a four-game series 6-5MAY 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Indians top Twins 5-3 in 10 innings on Luplow's 2-run homer
Jordan Luplow hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning off Alex Colomé, giving the Cleveland Indians a 5-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins in their series openerAPRIL 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Records second hold Duffey threw a scoreless inning with two strikeouts and a walk to earn his second hold in Friday's win over Pittsburgh.
Impact Duffey had a slow start to the season with a 4.50 ERA and five walks in his first four innings. He has been striking out batters with six strikeouts in six innings overall. Duffey has always had good control, so the early walks are out of character. He doesn't appear to be in the mix to finish games as he's been used as early as the fourth and fifth innings in games, but he'll still feature in high-leverage situations if the walks don't become a trend.
APRIL 24, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Happ loses no-hitter in 8th for Twins in 2-0 win vs Pirates
Minnesota left-hander JAPRIL 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Twins lefty Happ loses no-hit bid vs Pirates in 8th inning
Minnesota Twins left-hander JAPRIL 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Red Sox beat Twins 7-1 for twinbill sweep, 9th straight win
Alex Verdugo had three hits, including a two-run single in a six-run fifth inning, and the Boston Red Sox extended their winning streak to nine games, beating the Minnesota Twins 7...APRIL 14, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Twins' no-hit bid vs Brewers ended with one out in eighth
Omar Narváez singled with one out in the eighth inning, ending a no-hit bid by José Berríos and the Minnesota Twins bullpen in a game where Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Corbin Bu...APRIL 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Uber deal: Twins lock up pitcher Dobnak for long term
The Minnesota Twins have signed right-hander Randy Dobnak to a $9.25 million, five-year contractMARCH 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Twins stacked again as postseason streak still looms large
The Minnesota Twins have returned largely the same team that won the last two AL Central titlesMARCH 17, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Twins pitcher Tyler Duffey experiments with slow, slow curve The veteran reliever is perfecting a variation as the team grinds through training camp.
MARCH 16, 2021 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
Scott Kazmar's homer off Tyler Duffey helps Atlanta beat Twins After being shut out for 17 consecutive innings by the Braves, the Twins finally scored some runs.
MARCH 13, 2021 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
Tunes up for setup role Duffey threw a scoreless inning with a strikeout in Tuesday's spring-training win over Baltimore. He's given up three runs in 2.2 innings with three strikeouts this spring.
Impact Duffey will factor in the late innings again for the Twins, likely setting up both Taylor Rogers and Alex Colome. However, he could get the final outs of a game occasionally as well. Duffey had a 1.88 ERA with an excellent 34.1 percent strikeout rate and an exemplary 7.3 percent walk rate last season. He should offer value in leagues that count holds (12 last year).
MARCH 10, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
