15-Day IL
Injury Hamstring
Est. Return 5/9/2026
2026 Stats
W-L
2-2
ERA
3.12
WHIP
1.27
K
11
SV
2
Rest-of-Season Projections
Signed a one-year, $4.5 million contract with the Cubs in December of 2025. The deal includes a mutual option for 2027.
Placed on IL
The Cubs placed Thielbar on the 15-day injured list Friday with a left hamstring strain.
Analysis
Thielbar had to come out of Thursday's game against the Phillies early after suffering an injury on the mound, and he'll now be forced to sit out at least another 15 days. The 39-year-old had been serving as Chicago's closer with Daniel Palencia (oblique) on the injured list, but that responsibility could be passed on to Ben Brown for the time being. Vince Velasquez was selected from Triple-A Iowa to fill the open spot in the Cubs' bullpen.
Thielbar had to come out of Thursday's game against the Phillies early after suffering an injury on the mound, and he'll now be forced to sit out at least another 15 days. The 39-year-old had been serving as Chicago's closer with Daniel Palencia (oblique) on the injured list, but that responsibility could be passed on to Ben Brown for the time being. Vince Velasquez was selected from Triple-A Iowa to fill the open spot in the Cubs' bullpen.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
15
Last 5 Games
13
How many pitches does Caleb Thielbar generally throw?
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What part of the game does Caleb Thielbar generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-9%
BAA vs LHP
2026
-62%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .210 | 56 | 17 | 39 | 3 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .230 | 64 | 25 | 55 | 10 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .333 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .125 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .161 | 27 | 6 | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .205 | 29 | 7 | 24 | 3 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .244 | 28 | 10 | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .286 | 25 | 14 | 28 | 5 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-41%
ERA on Road
2026
-100%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 4.67 | 1.25 | 61.2 | 10.1 | 3.6 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 2.75 | 1.13 | 52.1 | 8.8 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2026Home | 4.26 | 1.26 | 6.1 | 12.8 | 4.3 | ||||
| 2026Away | 0.00 | 1.29 | 2.1 | 7.7 | 7.7 | ||||
| 2025Home | 3.09 | 0.94 | 32.0 | 9.8 | 2.3 | ||||
| 2025Away | 2.08 | 0.81 | 26.0 | 7.3 | 1.7 | ||||
| 2024Home | 6.94 | 1.67 | 23.1 | 9.6 | 5.4 | ||||
| 2024Away | 3.75 | 1.46 | 24.0 | 10.5 | 3.8 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Caleb Thielbar compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.20K/9
11.4BB/9
5.2HR/9
2.1Fastball
93.7 mphERA
3.12WHIP
1.27BABIP
.229GB/FB
0.38Left On Base
85.4%Exit Velocity
76.0 mphBarrels/BBE
2.6%Spin Rate
2360 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
5.1%Swinging Strike
12.0%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Thielbar is an impact reliever who will serve in the setup corps for the Twins again this season. Thielbar had an impressive 30% strikeout rate along with a career-low 5% walk rate. He also held left-handed batters to an amazing .341 OPS (six hits allowed and no walks in 47 plate appearances). His only blemish was missing nearly two months with an oblique injury. At age 37, he may not be a good bet to pitch in 50-plus games in a season. He also isn't used much in save chances since he's a lefty utilized for matchups often before the ninth inning. However, he could rack up some impressive hold totals in a setup role.
More Fantasy News
Blows save, leaves with injury
Thielbar exited with an apparent leg injury in the ninth inning of Thursday's game versus the Phillies, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.
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Called on again for save Tuesday
Thielbar retired the last two batters in Tuesday's 7-4 win over the Phillies to record the save.
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Sharp in big spot again Sunday
Thielbar (2-2) worked around a hit to toss a scoreless inning of relief and earn the win Sunday against the Mets in 10 innings. He struck out one.
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Locks down first save Saturday
Thielbar struck out two in a perfect ninth inning Saturday to record his first save of the season in a 4-2 win over the Mets.
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Saddled with second loss
Thielbar (1-2) allowed an unearned run on a hit and a walk in the 11th inning to take the loss Saturday against the Pirates. He struck out three.
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Getting closer to return
Thielbar is rehabbing from an oblique strain and is expected to start a rehab assignment at some point this week, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.
Analysis
Thielbar has been out since early May with an oblique strain, and his return would give the Twins another southpaw arm in the bullpen. Thielbar was off to a solid start to the season prior to the injury, posting a 1.80 ERA across 10 innings.
Thielbar has been out since early May with an oblique strain, and his return would give the Twins another southpaw arm in the bullpen. Thielbar was off to a solid start to the season prior to the injury, posting a 1.80 ERA across 10 innings.