The Royals' reliever was diagnosed with melanoma during spring training.
Veteran right-handed reliever Tyler Duffey will join the Royals for tonight’s game against the visiting Blue Jays, reports Jon Heyman of the New York Post.
Duffey fortunately said that testing after the surgery has come back negative, although he’ll continue to undergo periodic check-ups over the next few months.
The Royals announced that they agreed to terms on minor league deals with infielder Mike Brosseau, left-hander Sam Long and right-handers Tyler Duffey and Dan Altavilla.
"I’m really happy. It's somewhere I thought I had a chance to get on the big league team and make an impact with some young guys here." Twins Daily's Theo Tollefson caught up with long-time Twins pitcher Tyler Duffey when he was in town last week with the Iowa Cubs.
The Cubs have agreed to a minor league deal with right-handed reliever Tyler Duffey, as first reported by Patrick Mooney of The Athletic (Twitter link).
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It’s been a tough season for Duffey, who was released by the Twins — the only organization he’d known to that point in his career — earlier this summer.
Right-hander Tyler Duffey is opting out of his minor league contract with the Rangers.
The Rangers are signing reliever Tyler Duffey to a minor league contract.
Exactly seven years after making his major league debut with the Twins, Tyler Duffey was designated for assignment by the team on Aug. 5. On Monday, the right-hander was released, officially parting Duffey from the only big league club he has ever pitched for.
The Minnesota Twins are trying desperately to make their way back to the playoffs in 2022, working to win their third division title in four years. The
Duffey owns a 4.91 ERA and has already yielded eight home runs in just 44 innings of work (1.64 HR/9). The fastball that averaged 94 mph in 2019 is now averaging 92.3 mph.
While Minnesota might not have the splashiest names in its bullpen, its relievers were already a top-10 unit by ERA last season.
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