Tahnaj Thomas
Tahnaj A'kheel Thomas is a Bahamian professional baseball pitcher for the Sioux City Explorers of the American Association of Professional Baseball.
Career
Cleveland Indians
Thomas signed with the Cleveland Indians as an international free agent in 2016. 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 innings, and played 2018 with the Arizona League Indians where he posted a 4.58 ERA over 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. 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 innings. He did not in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thomas spent 2021 with the Greensboro Grasshoppers. Over 16 starts, Thomas went 3–3 with a 5.19 ERA and 62 strikeouts over innings.Thomas spent the 2022 season with the Double–A Altoona Curve. In 37 appearances for the club, he recorded a 3.02 ERA with 52 strikeouts and 3 saves across innings pitched. Thomas returned to Altoona in 2023, making 36 outings and posting a 4.87 ERA with 26 strikeouts and 3 saves in innings of work. He elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2023.