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TOUKI TOUSSAINT
• He has played his entire major league • Made 24 starts at the minor-league level
career with the Braves. that year, splitting his season between FRONT OFFICE
• Was on the Braves postseason roster for the Mississippi and Triple-A Gwinnett...
2018 NLDS vs. Los Angeles, and appeared in two Combined to go 9-6 with a 2.38 ERA (36
games in relief during the season…Went 1-0 with ER/136.1 IP) and 163 strikeouts.
a 0.00 ERA, allowing one hit and four walks over • At the time of his recall to Atlanta, his
3.0 scoreless innings. 163 strikeouts were most among Braves
• Atlanta selected his contract, optioned him to farmhands and tied for eighth most in the
Triple-A Gwinnett and then appointed him as the minor leagues. MANAGER & STAFF
26th man for a doubleheader on August 13, 2018, • Earned two Pitcher of the Month awards
and he made his debut that afternoon vs. Miami. during the season, first in June at
• Tossed 6.0 two-hit innings in his debut, Mississippi (2-1, 1.17 ERA in five starts) and
allowing one run and two walks while again in August with Gwinnett (3-0, 1.08
fanning four… Became just the third ERA in four starts)… Named International
Braves pitcher over the last 110 seasons to League Pitcher of the Week on 8/26.
go at least 6.0 innings and allow no more • Named a Southern League Mid-Season
than two hits in his debut, joining James All-Star and a Minor League All-Star by TOUKI TOUSSAINT
Parr (9/4/08 vs. WSH) and Armando Baseball America.
Reynoso (8/11/91 vs. HOU). • Named High-A Florida’s Pitcher of the Year
• Won his major league debut, and was one in 2017 after fanning 10.5 batters per 9.0
of four Braves pitchers to do so in 2018… innings over 19 starts with the club… Split the
Toussaint, Kolby Allard, Mike Soroka and season between High-A Florida and Double-A
Bryse Wilson all started and won their Mississippi, combining to go 6-13 with a 4.53 ERA
debuts last season, and the Braves are just (73 ER/145.0 IP) over 26 starts. SEASON IN REVIEW
the second team in the last 110 seasons • Led all Atlanta farmhands and ranked tied
to have four different starters win their for 13th in the minors with 167 strikeouts…
MLB debut in the same season...The 2009 The 167 strikeouts were the most by
Baltimore Orioles had five such pitchers. a Braves prospect since Chuck James
• Came out of the bullpen on April 13, 2019 vs. fanned 193 batters in 2005.
New York-NL and pitched 6.0 innings, allowing • Named Southern League Pitcher of the
just one unearned run and striking out seven… Week for 8/14-20 after throwing 7.0
The outing tied the longest effort by a Braves scoreless innings with nine strikeouts on PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
reliever in over 30 years. 8/19 vs. Pensacola.
• RH Cristhian Martínez went 6.0 scoreless • Following the season, pitched with Peoria
innings on 7/26/11 in a 19-inning game of the Arizona Fall League...Named an AFL
vs. PIT, entering that contest in the 11th Rising Star.
inning.
• The last Braves reliever to go as long amateur
in a nine-inning game was Rick Mahler • Attended Coral Springs Christian Academy. BRAVES HISTORY
on 9/4/87 vs. MON...Mahler went 6.1 • Was committed to Vanderbilt University prior to
scoreless innings, entering in the third being drafted.
inning and finishing the 7-4 victory.
minor league notes Personal
• In six minor league seasons, has compiled a 27- • Name is pronounced TWO-key TWO-sahnt.
44 record and a 4.31 ERA (273 ER/569.2 IP) over transactions
116 total games, including 111 starts. OPPONENTS
• Selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the
• Pitched the 2014 and 2015 seasons in first round (16th overall) of the 2014 First-Year
Arizona’s organization before Atlanta Player Draft… Signed by Frankie Thon, Jr.
acquired him during the 2015 season.
• Acquired by the Atlanta Braves along with RHP
• Was named by the organization as Atlanta’s Bronson Arroyo from the Arizona Diamondbacks in
Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 2018 and exchange for INF Phil Gosselin on June 20, 2015.
earned Pitcher of the Year honors for Double-A
Mississippi. • On Atlanta’s COVID-related injured list, July 3 to MISCELLANEOUS
July 23, 2020.

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