Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Caleb Thielbar was born January 31, 1987, in Northfield, Minnesota. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

On May 20, 2013, Twins promoted Thielbar to MLB. He made his MLB debut that day, pitching two innings. He became the first South Dakota State baseball player to reach MLB. He would remain in the Twins bullpen for the remainder of the season, appearing in 49 games and pitching 46 innings with a measly 1.76 ERA and 0.826 WHIP.

On January 23, 2018, Thielbar signed a minor league deal with the Detroit Tigers. He split the season between the AA Erie SeaWolves and the AAA Toledo Mud Hens, and was a combined 7-1 with a 2.05 ERA in 57 innings.

On December 13, 2019, Thielbar signed a minor league deal with the Minnesota Twins. He arranged to continue as pitching coach for Augustana. On August 3, 2020, the Twins selected Thielbar to the active roster. On August 4, he made his first appearance of the season and first in the majors in a little over four years. He finished the season with a 2.25 ERA in 17 games.

Thielbar signed a one-year, $650,000 contract for the 2021 season.

On January 13, 2023, Thielbar agreed to a one-year, $2.4 million contract with the Twins, avoiding salary arbitration.