| Tahnaj Thomas | |||||||||||||
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| Sioux City Explorers – No. 11 | |||||||||||||
| Pitcher | |||||||||||||
| Born: (1999-06-16) June 16, 1999 (age 26) Freeport, The Bahamas | |||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||
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Tahnaj A'kheel Thomas (born June 16, 1999) is a Bahamian professional baseball pitcher for the Sioux City Explorers of the American Association of Professional Baseball.
Career
[edit]Cleveland Indians
[edit]Thomas signed with the Cleveland Indians as an international free agent in 2016.[1] He spent his first professional season in 2017 with the Dominican Summer League Indians and Arizona League Indians, going 0–5 with a 5.63 ERA over 38+1⁄3 innings, and played 2018 with the Arizona League Indians where he posted a 4.58 ERA over 19+2⁄3 innings.
Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit]On November 14, 2018 the Indians traded Thomas, Erik González and Dante Mendoza to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Jordan Luplow and Max Moroff.[2] Thomas spent his first season with the Pirates organization in 2019 with the Bristol Pirates and pitched to a 2–3 record with a 3.17 ERA and 59 strikeouts over 48+1⁄3 innings.[3] He did not in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] Thomas spent 2021 with the Greensboro Grasshoppers.[5] Over 16 starts, Thomas went 3–3 with a 5.19 ERA and 62 strikeouts over 60+2⁄3 innings.[6]
Thomas spent the 2022 season with the Double–A Altoona Curve. In 37 appearances for the club, he recorded a 3.02 ERA with 52 strikeouts and 3 saves across 50+2⁄3 innings pitched.[7] Thomas returned to Altoona in 2023, making 36 outings and posting a 4.87 ERA with 26 strikeouts and 3 saves in 44+1⁄3 innings of work. He elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2023.[8]
Milwaukee Milkmen
[edit]On February 26, 2024, Thomas signed with the Milwaukee Milkmen of the American Association of Professional Baseball.[9] He did not make an appearance for the team during the 2024 season. Thomas pitched in 28 games for Milwaukee in 2025, recording a 5.23 ERA with 34 strikeouts over 31 innings of work.
Sioux City Explorers
[edit]On August 22, 2025, Thomas and a player to be named later were traded to the Sioux City Explorers in exchange for a player to be named later.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tahnaj Thomas joins the Cleveland Indians". www.tribune242.com.
- ^ Bastian, Jordan (2018-11-14). "Indians trade for Max Moroff, Jordan Luplow". MLB.com. Retrieved 2025-12-20.
- ^ "Tahnaj Thomas to start on the mound opening night". www.tribune242.com.
- ^ "Toolshed: Pirates' Thomas primed for breakout". MiLB.com.
- ^ "Tahnaj Thomas has eight strikeouts in victory". www.tribune242.com.
- ^ "Pirates Pipeline: Tahnaj Thomas embracing 'process' of pitching".
- ^ "Tahnaj Thomas - Stats - Pitching". fangraphs.com. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "2023 MiLB Free Agents". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Transactions". aabaseball.com. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ "2025 Transactions". aabaseball.com. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB·Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1999 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Bahamian sportsmen
- Altoona Curve players
- Arizona League Indians players
- Bahamian expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Bristol Pirates players
- Dominican Summer League Indians players
- Expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic
- Greensboro Grasshoppers players
- Milwaukee Milkmen players
- Surprise Saguaros players
- World Baseball Classic players of Great Britain
- 2023 World Baseball Classic players