
Michael Tonkin thrilled to be a Yankee after wild ride in April: ‘This is awesome’
NY Post
Michael Tonkin smiled and used three words to describe his current team.
“This is awesome,” the right-handed reliever told The Post.
Tonkin considers himself fortunate to be part of a Yankees team like this, after his wild April.
He was designated for assignment three times — twice by the Mets and once by the Twins, the Yankees’ opponent Tuesday night — in the span of 17 days.
On April 25, three days after he was let go by the Mets for a second time, the Yankees claimed him.
The 34-year-old has been with them ever since, part of the team with the best record in the American League.

Suddenly, someone had hit a rewind button and everyone had been transported back seven months. It was early spring instead of late fall, it was broiling hot outside the arena walls and not freezing cold. Everyone was back at TD Garden. There were 19,156 frenzied fans on their feet begging for blood, poised for the kill.












