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12:36 PM - Michael Tonkin (Min) Twins selected Tonkin's contract from Triple-A St. Paul on Monday.
5:15 PM - Michael Tonkin (Min) (biceps) has been activated from the 60-day injured list and has accepted an assignment to Triple-A St. Paul, Phil Miller of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
5:58 PM - Michael Tonkin (Min) Twins transferred Tonkin (shoulder/biceps) to the 60-day injured list Friday, Dan Hayes of Athletic reports.
1:34 PM - Michael Tonkin (Min) (shoulder) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A St. Paul on Friday, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
10:44 AM - Michael Tonkin (Min) (right shoulder strain) will begin the season on the 15-day injured list, Bobby Nightengale of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
1:33 PM - Michael Tonkin (Min) is working through a right shoulder strain and will be re-evaluated in 7-to-10 days, Phil Miller of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
5:21 PM - Michael Tonkin (Min) agreed to a one-year, $1 million contract with the Twins on Friday to avoid arbitration, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
2:47 PM - Michael Tonkin (Min) Twins claimed Tonkin off waivers from the Yankees on Tuesday, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
11:39 AM - Michael Tonkin (NYY) Yankees designated Tonkin for assignment Sunday.
3:11 PM - Michael Tonkin (NYY) Yankees claimed Tonkin off waivers from the Mets on Thursday.
1:03 PM - Michael Tonkin (NYM) was designated for assignment by the Mets on Monday.
2:25 PM - Michael Tonkin (NYM) Mets claimed Tonkin off waivers from the Twins on Wednesday, Abbey Mastracco of the New York Daily News reports.
11:07 AM - Michael Tonkin (Min) was designated for assignment Saturday. He gave up two runs over two innings with five strikeouts but two hits and two walks in Friday's loss to Detroit.
3:50 PM - Michael Tonkin (Min) was acquired by the Twins from the Mets on Tuesday in exchange for cash considerations.
3:19 PM - Michael Tonkin (NYM) was designated for assignment by the Mets on Friday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
11:32 AM - Michael Tonkin (NYM) (0-1) took the loss Monday as the Mets were downed 5-0 in 10 innings by the Tigers, getting charged with five unearned runs on only two hits in an inning of relief. He didn't walk or strike out a batter.
11:17 AM - Michael Tonkin (NYM) will begin the season on the Mets' 26-man roster, Abbey Mastracco of the New York Daily News reports.
11:45 AM - Michael Tonkin (NYM) has a 0.00 ERA through 5.1 Grapefruit League innings with a 6:2 K:BB, but he isn't guaranteed a spot in the Mets' Opening Day bullpen, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports.
7:25 PM - Michael Tonkin (Atl) will be on Atlanta's roster for the NLDS versus the Phillies, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.
10:12 AM - Michael Tonkin (Atl) picked up the save in Thursday's 8-3 win over the Rockies. He allowed a hit and a walk while striking out six over 3.1 scoreless innings.
11:06 AM - Michael Tonkin (Atl) activated Tonkin (neck) from the 15-day injured list Thursday.
9:56 AM - Michael Tonkin (Atl) (neck) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Gwinnett on Tuesday.
5:06 PM - Michael Tonkin (Atl) was placed on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a strained neck.
11:48 AM - Michael Tonkin (Atl) (3-1) picked up the win in Sunday's extra-innings victory over the Orioles, striking out one over two perfect innings of relief.
12:31 PM - Michael Tonkin (Atl) (1-1) picked up the win in Tuesday's victory over the Reds, allowing one hit and striking out three over three scoreless innings of relief.
11:30 AM - Michael Tonkin (Atl) (0-1) took the loss Friday as Atlanta fell 5-4 to the Padres, giving up one run on one hit and one walk over two innings while striking out one.
11:23 AM - Michael Tonkin (Atl) has been informed that he has made the Opening Day roster, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.
4:04 PM - Michael Tonkin (Atl) was added to Atlanta's major-league roster Thursday.
6:00 PM - Michael Tonkin (Atl) signed a minor-league contract with Atlanta on Jan. 11.
12:51 PM - Michael Tonkin (AZ) Diamondbacks purchased Tonkin's contract Monday from the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He'll be assigned to Triple-A Reno.
7:13 PM - Michael Tonkin (Mil) signed a minor-league contract with the Brewers on Friday.
12:38 PM - Michael Tonkin (Tex) agreed to a minor-league deal with the Rangers on Tuesday, Brandon Warne of ZoneCoverage.com reports.
10:44 AM - Michael Tonkin (Min) had his contract selected by the Twins on Monday.
11:11 AM - Michael Tonkin (Min) cleared waivers and was assigned to Triple-A Rochester on Saturday, LaVelle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
2:34 PM - Michael Tonkin (Min) was designated for assignment on Saturday, the Star Tribune's Phil Miller reports.
5:39 PM - Michael Tonkin (Min) has given up six runs, three of them earned, over seven innings to kick off the 2017 season.
6:27 AM - Michael Tonkin (Min) has made the final roster as a reliever, Phil Miller of The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports.
7:06 AM - Michael Tonkin (Min) gave up a run over two innings in Wednesday's spring training loss to Houston. He's competing for a final spot in the bullpen with J.T. Chargois and Alex Wimmers, Patrick Reusse of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
9:53 PM - Michael Tonkin (Min) (shoulder) had no issues following a bullpen session Friday and should be available to return Sunday, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
1:13 PM - Michael Tonkin (Min) (shoulder) hopes to be cleared to return after throwing from flat ground Saturday, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
8:47 AM - Michael Tonkin (Min) (shoulder) is set to play catch again Tuesday, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
8:09 AM - Michael Tonkin (Min) (shoulder) was able to play catch Saturday and came away encouraged by this session, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports. "[The shoulder] is a little bit better [Saturday], but still a little sore," said. "I'll just take it day by day and see what happens."
7:36 PM - Michael Tonkin (Min) is dealing with shoulder fatigue and will be unavailable "at least" through the weekend, according to manager Paul Molitor, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
2:46 PM - Michael Tonkin (Min) has allowed seven earned runs, including three homers, over his last 10 appearances, spanning 14.1 innings.
6:39 AM - Michael Tonkin (Min) pitched 1.2 innings in Tuesday's victory over the Marlins, retiring each of the five batters he faced.
9:47 AM - Michael Tonkin (Min) made a brief appearance in Wednesday's loss to Houston, retiring the single batter he faced with a mere two pitches
4:57 AM - Michael Tonkin (Min) has won a job in Minnesota's bullpen. He'll be used initially as the long reliever, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
7:34 PM - Michael Tonkin (Min) threw two scoreless innings in Tuesday's spring training win over Baltimore. He had given up seven runs in his first five innings this spring.
8:11 PM - Michael Tonkin (Min) will be recalled from Triple-A Rochester before Tuesday's game, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
7:00 PM - Michael Tonkin (Min) was optioned to Triple-A Rochester on Saturday, LaVelle E. Neal III of the Star Tribune reports.
8:02 AM - Michael Tonkin (Min) was recalled from Triple-A on Friday, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer-Press reports.
1:41 PM - Michael Tonkin (Min) optioned RHP Michael Tonkin to Triple-A Rochester.
8:39 AM - Michael Tonkin (Min) recalled RHP Michael Tonkin from Triple-A Rochester.
4:17 PM - Michael Tonkin (Min) Twins plan on recalling Michael Tonkin from Triple-A Rochester on Saturday.
7:52 AM - Michael Tonkin (Min) optioned RHP Michael Tonkin to Triple-A Rochester.
10:02 AM - Michael Tonkin (Min) recalled RHP Michael Tonkin from Triple-A Rochester.
5:29 AM - Michael Tonkin (Min) optioned RHP Michael Tonkin to Triple-A Rochester.
1:19 PM - Michael Tonkin (Min) recalled RHP Michael Tonkin from Triple-A Rochester.
7:25 PM - Michael Tonkin (Min) optioned RHP Michael Tonkin to Triple-A Rochester.
6:06 AM - Michael Tonkin (Min) recalled RHP Michael Tonkin from Triple-A Rochester.
12:18 PM - Michael Tonkin (Min) optioned RHP Michael Tonkin to Triple-A Rochester.
12:28 PM - Michael Tonkin (Min) recalled RHP Michael Tonkin from Triple-A Rochester.
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