Biografía
Timothy John Tawa (born April 7, 1999) is an American professional baseball utility player for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2025. Amateur career Tawa attended West Linn High School in West Linn, Oregon. He played quarterback and set Oregon state records with 11,337 passing yards, 143 touchdown passes and 714 completions. As a senior, he won a state championship over Central Catholic High School. He shared a backfield with running back Elijah Molden. Alex Forsyth was an offensive lineman for Tawa throughout their youth and high school football careers. His head coach at West Linn was Chris Miller. Tawa was named Gatorade's Player of the Year in Oregon for football three times and in baseball one time. He was also named the MaxPreps Male High School Athlete of the Year. Tawa attended Stanford University, where he played college baseball for the Stanford Cardinal. He chose to play only baseball in college because he liked the sport more than football and he felt he was "more projectable" as a professional baseball player. In 2019, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League.