Thielbar remains as reliable lefty for the Twins
Caleb Thielbar is 36-years-old and entering his seventh season with the Twins and continues to be a reliable left handed pitcher for Rocco Baldelli’s bullpen.
Thielbar’s journey in the big leagues has been a winding road, he didn’t make it to the majors until he was 26-years-old. He pitched three seasons with the Twins from 2013-15 but was cut after the 2015 season.
From there, Thielbar pitched two solid summers with the then unaffiliated St. Paul Saints. A last lifeline in playing baseball that kept him in the game.
“It’s kind of crazy of how all of this has happened. I’m thankful and blessed and I don’t take it for granted,” said Thielbar.
Thielbar rejoined the Twins in 2020, and has been a solid option out of the bullpen. He has posted career highs in strikeouts the last two seasons.
Former Twin Caleb Thielbar is off to play for the Chicago Cubs.
“He’s not the much younger than I am, but he is still doing this really well,” said Baldelli. If we did get a similar version of Caleb this year and going forward, everyone over here would be really happy.”
Thielbar is from small-town Randolph, MN but worked himself into a payday. The Twins offered Thielbar a $2.4M contract this offseason.