Mike Timlin

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Mike Timlin

Boston Red Sox — No. 50
Relief Pitcher
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
April 8, 1991 for the Toronto Blue Jays
Selected MLB statistics (through September 1, 2006)
Games pitched	948
Record	68-66
Saves	132
ERA	3.53
Teams
Toronto Blue Jays (1991 - 1997) Seattle Mariners (1997 - 1998) Baltimore Orioles (1999 - 2000) St. Louis Cardinals (2000 - 2002) Philadelphia Phillies (2002)

Michael August (Mike) Timlin (born March 10, 1966 in Midland, Texas) is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who has played for the Boston Red Sox since 2003.

An important man in the Boston bullpen (and as of September, 2006, the de facto closer), Timlin has a good command of his 93-MPH fastball. He also throws a decent slider and a sinker that have a downward break, so he induces a significant number of ground balls. He keeps runners close enough to give his catcher a chance.

In 2004 Timlin made 76 pitching appearances, the third most in Red Sox history and tied for fourth in American League history. On September 3, he made his 800th major league appearance, becoming only the 29th pitcher in major league history to reach that mark.

As of 2005, Timlin is the only active player to have played on three non-New York Yankees championship teams (the 1992 and 1993 Toronto Blue Jays and the 2004 Boston Red Sox).

[edit] Trivia

• Timlin, alongside with former teammates Johnny Damon and Edgar Renteria, made an appearance on the TV Cartoon Arthur, providing his voice for the Ellwood City Grebes pitcher "Winlin."
• He attended Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas.

[edit] Sources

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