Caleb Thielbar

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Caleb Thielbar
Minnesota Twins – No. 56
Pitcher
Born: (1987-01-31) January 31, 1987 Northfield, Minnesota
Bats: Right	Throws: Left
MLB debut
May 20, 2013 for the Minnesota Twins
Career statistics (through 2013 season)
Win–loss record	3–2
Earned run average	1.76
Strikeouts	39
Teams
Minnesota Twins (2013–present)

Caleb J. Thielbar (born January 31, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

Thielbar attended Randolph High School in Randolph, Minnesota, and South Dakota State University, where he played college baseball for the South Dakota State Jackrabbits. The Milwaukee Brewers selected Thielbar in the 18th round of the 2009 MLB Draft.^[1] The Brewers released Thielbar in 2011, and after pitching in independent league baseball for the St. Paul Saints, he signed with the Minnesota Twins.^[2]

The Twins added him to their 40-man roster after the 2012 season.^[3] The Twins promoted Thielbar to the majors on May 20, 2013.^[2] He made his major league debut that day, pitching two innings. He became the first South Dakota State baseball player to reach the major leagues.^[4]

References

↑ Hartley, Nick (2010-07-12). "Brookings Register Caleb Thielbar making the most of opportunities". Brookingsregister.com. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "Caleb Thielbar goes from independent ball to the majors with the Twins | HardballTalk". Hardballtalk.nbcsports.com. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
↑ "News". pgcbl.com. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
↑ http://www.argusleader.com/article/20130520/SPORTS0202/130520022/Former-SDSU-player-Caleb-Thielbar-called-up-by-Twins

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

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Coaching staff	Manager 35 Ron Gardenhire Bench Coach 36 Terry Steinbach First Base Coach 41 Scott Ullger Third Base Coach 46 Joe Vavra Hitting Coach 23 Tom Brunansky Pitching Coach 40 Rick Anderson Bullpen Coach 18 Bobby Cuellar Bullpen Catcher 75 Nate Dammann

Persondata
Name	Thielbar, Caleb
Alternative names
Short description	Baseball player
Date of birth	January 31, 1987
Place of birth	Northfield, Minnesota
Date of death
Place of death

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