Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Lewis Thorpe was born November 23, 1995, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

After participating in extended spring training, the Twins assigned Thorpe to the Cedar Rapids Kernels of the Class A Midwest League in June 2014, where he became the youngest player in the league. He finished the year with a 3–2 win–loss record and a 3.52 ERA in 16 games started.

Thorpe returned in 2017 and spent time with both the Fort Myers Miracle of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League and the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Class AA Southern League, pitching to a combined 4-4 record and 2.93 ERA in 17 total games (16 starts) between the two teams. The Twins added him to their 40-man roster after the season. Thorpe returned to Chattanooga in 2018, and was selected to represent the Twins in the All-Star Futures Game.

On 28 June 2019, the Twins promoted Thorpe to MLB. On June 30, 2019, he made his MLB debut.

Thorpe has a pet kangaroo named Skippy.