Tahnaj A'kheel Thomas (born June 16, 1999) is a Bahamian professional baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Milkmen of the American Association of Professional Baseball.

Career

Cleveland Indians

Thomas signed with the Cleveland Indians as an international free agent in 2016.^[1] He spent his first professional season in 2017 with the Dominican Summer League Indians and Arizona League Indians, going 0–5 with a 5.63 ERA over 38+1⁄3 innings, and played 2018 with the Arizona League Indians where he posted a 4.58 ERA over 19+2⁄3 innings.

Pittsburgh Pirates

On November 14, 2018 the Indians traded Thomas, Erik González and Dante Mendoza to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Jordan Luplow and Max Moroff.^[2] Thomas spent his first season with the Pirates organization in 2019 with the Bristol Pirates and pitched to a 2–3 record with a 3.17 ERA and 59 strikeouts over 48+1⁄3 innings.^[3] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 since the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4] Thomas spent 2021 with the Greensboro Grasshoppers.^[5] Over 16 starts, Thomas went 3–3 with a 5.19 ERA and 62 strikeouts over 60+2⁄3 innings.^[6] He elected free agency on November 6. ^[7]

Milwaukee Milkmen

On February 26, 2024, Thomas signed with the Milwaukee Milkmen of the American Association of Professional Baseball.^[8]