Dany Gilbert Kiti "Touki" Toussaint is a Haitian-American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball.
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20 Facts About Touki Toussaint
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Touki Toussaint was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.
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Touki Toussaint is of Haitian and Kenyan descent, and has an elder sister, Garielle.
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Touki Toussaint stopped playing baseball at age 10 due to a strikeout-filled season as a batter, and focused on soccer and hockey only to return to baseball two years later, following a bet with a friend.
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Touki Toussaint attended Coral Springs Charter School for his freshman year before transferring to Coral Springs Christian Academy in Coral Springs, Florida.
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Touki Toussaint was named Broward County's Class 5A-4A-3A-2A Player of the Year.
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Touki Toussaint was considered one of the top prospects for the 2014 MLB draft.
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Touki Toussaint pitched his first Pioneer League game on August 8,2014.
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Touki Toussaint began the 2015 season at extended spring training, then joined the Kane County Cougars in May.
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The rocky season was attributed to the Diamondbacks' request Touki Toussaint cut down on the use of his curveball, shortly after his debut with Kane County, as the team felt becoming excessively reliant on the pitch early in his career would lead to injury.
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Touki Toussaint struggled to begin the season, but improved after making adjustments to his pitching delivery.
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Touki Toussaint began 2017 with the Florida Fire Frogs and was promoted to the Mississippi Braves in late July 2017, making his Southern League debut on July 31 against the Mobile BayBears.
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Touki Toussaint appeared in the offseason Arizona Fall League with the Peoria Javelinas.
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Touki Toussaint started the 2018 season in Mississippi, recording a 2.
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Touki Toussaint faced the Norfolk Tides in his first International League game on July 5,2018, pitching.
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Touki Toussaint was named to the All-Star Futures Game, and appeared in relief to pitch the eighth inning.
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Touki Toussaint made his MLB debut the same day with a start against the Miami Marlins, yielding one run on two hits in six innings pitched.
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Touki Toussaint spent time at spring training prior to the start of the 2019 season, and began the year at Gwinnett.
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On March 27,2021, Touki Toussaint was placed on the 60-day injured list with a strain in his throwing shoulder.
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