Tyler Duffey

Tyler Duffey
Minnesota Twins
Pitcher
Born: December 27, 1990
Houston, Texas
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Tyler Blinn Duffey (born December 27, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins' organization.

Career

Duffey attended Bellaire High School in Bellaire, Texas.[1] He then enrolled at Rice University to play college baseball for the Rice Owls baseball team. He was named Most Valuable Player of the 2011 Conference USA Baseball Tournament. In May 2012, he was named the Conference USA pitcher of the week.[2]

The Minnesota Twins selected Duffey in the fifth round, with the 160th overall selection, of the 2012 MLB Draft.[3][4][5][6] He signed with the Twins[7] and pitched for the Cedar Rapids Kernels in 2013,[8] before receiving a promotion to the Fort Myers Miracle of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League. He began the 2014 season with Fort Myers, and was promoted to the New Britain Rock Cats of the Class AA Eastern League, and then the Rochester Red Wings of the Class AAA International League.

The Twins invited Duffey to spring training as a non-roster player for 2015.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "The Bellaire Buzz » SportzBuzz – July 2009". bellairebuzz.com. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Dominant performance earns Rice’s Duffey C-USA honor". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Twins select pair of Rice relief pitchers in MLB draft". Sports Update. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  4. ↑ "BASEBALL: Bellaire's Duffey to Twins in fifth round of MLB Draft". Your Houston News. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  5. ↑ John Royal (June 8, 2012). "Tyler Duffey, J.T. Chargois: The Minnesota Twins Hope the Rice Owls Can Save Them". Houston News. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Twins select a second pitcher from Rice University". startribune.com. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Twins reach agreement with Buxton, other picks". startribune.com. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Mom would've been proud of Duffey's performance". thegazette.com. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  9. ↑ http://www.foxsports.com/north/story/byron-buxton-among-invites-to-minnesota-twins-spring-training-121914

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