Timothy John McFarland (born June 8, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
He previously played in MLB for the Baltimore Orioles, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Oakland Athletics. The Cleveland Indians selected McFarland in the fourth round of the 2007 MLB draft.
Rather than attend Missouri, McFarland signed with the Indians. While pitching for the Kinston Indians of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League in 2010, he was named to the all-star game.
On June 30, 2021, McFarland signed a split contract with the St. Louis Cardinals organization, claiming that he had a better chance to get called up in St. Louis than in Washington.
On July 16, McFarland’s contract was selected to the active roster. He spent the remainder of the season with St. Louis, going 4-1 with a 2.56 ERA in 38 relief appearances. In 38+2⁄3 innings pitched, McFarland recorded 21 strikeouts and 12 double plays, the latter of which set a new franchise record after the All-Star break.
He was the losing pitcher in the NL Wild Card Game, surrendering a walk to Cody Bellinger, who later scored on Chris Taylor’s tie-breaking walk-off home run. On November 8, 2021, McFarland signed a one-year contract to return to the Cardinals.
American professional baseball pitcher McFarland and his wife, Jenna, got married in 2016 and welcomed their first child, a son, in November 2021.