The Minnesota Twins have acquired right-handed reliever Michael Fulmer in a trade with the Detroit Tigers.
Fulmer becomes an unrestricted free agent following this season.
The 29-year-old Fulmer is 3-4 with a 4.20 ERA, 39 strikeouts and 20 walks this season.
As a starter, Fulmer was American League rookie of the year in 2016 and an All-Star in 2017.
Fulmer missed all of the 2019 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery and then struggled badly in 2020, going 0-2 with an 8.78 ERA.
In 2021, Fulmer started pitching mostly out of the bullpen. The results were better as he was 5-6 with a 2.97 ERA.
Picked 44th overall by the New York Mets in the 2011 MLB Draft, Fulmer was traded to the Tigers as a prospect in a 2015 deadline deal for two-time All-Star outfielder Yoenis Cespedes.
It’s been a busy deadline day for the Twins, who earlier acquired closer Jorge Lopez and starter Tyler Mahle.
The Tigers are in Minnesota already for a three-game series.
