Michael August Timlin (; born March 10, 1966) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. Timlin played on four World Series championship teams in an 18-year career; the 1992 Toronto Blue Jays, 1993 Toronto Blue Jays, 2004 Boston Red Sox, and 2007 Boston Red Sox. Early life Timlin was born in Midland, Texas, to Jerome Francis Timlin Sr. and Nancy Sharon Beyer. Timlin graduated from Midland High School; he then attended and pitched at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta. Baseball career Listed at and , Timlin threw and batted right-handed. Timlin was known for his fastball. His sliders and sinkers had a downward break, inducing a significant number of ground balls. Early career Timlin was drafted in the fifth round of the 1987 Major League Baseball draft by the Toronto Blue Jays, and signed with the team on June 6, 1987. From 1987 through 1990, Timlin played for several of Toronto's minor league teams; the Rookie-level Medicine Hat Blue Jays (1987), the Class-A Myrtle Beach Blue Jays (1988), the High-A Dunedin Blue Jays (1989–90), and the Double-A Knoxville Blue Jays (1990). Toronto Blue Jays Timlin spent the 1991 season with Toronto. He made his first major league appearance on opening day, April 8, pitching innings in relief against the Boston Red Sox. Two days later, he recorded his first strikeout (Tom Brunansky) and had his first win, after pitching an inning in relief against the Red Sox. For the regular season, Timlin appeared in 63 games, all but three in relief, compiling a record of 11–6 with three saves and a 3.16 earned run average (ERA). In the postseason, he made four relief appearances in the American League Championship Series (ALCS) against the Minnesota Twins, including taking the loss in Game 3 after giving up a home run to Mike Pagliarulo in the 10th inning. Timlin was sixth in Rookie of the Year voting. During the 1992 season, Timlin spent time with the Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays (six games), the Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs (seven games), and the major league Blue Jays (26 games). With Toronto he compiled a record of 0–2 with one save and a 4.12 ERA. In the postseason, he made two relief appearances in the ALCS against the Oakland Athletics, and two relief appearances in the World Series against the Atlanta Braves. He recorded his first postseason