ˌɔn dʒuːlˈaɪ twˈɛnti sˈɪks, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn, tˈɪnsli wʌz tɹˈeɪdᵻd baɪ ðɪ æθlˈɛɾɪks ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð ɐnˈʌðɚ mˈaɪnɚ lˈiːɡɚ tə ðə klˈiːvlənd ˈɪndiənz fɔːɹ bɹˈʊk dʒˈækoʊbi.
On July 26, 1991, Tinsley was traded by the Athletics (along with another minor leaguer) to the Cleveland Indians for Brook Jacoby.