Frederic Michael Tarnok (born November 24, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Miami Marlins organization.
He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves and Oakland Athletics.
[3] Tarnok made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Braves, going 0–3 with a 2.57 ERA over 14 innings.
[6] Tarnok missed the beginning of the 2021 season while rehabbing and made his first appearance in mid-June for Rome, now members of the High-A East.
[7] After 28+1⁄3 innings pitched with Rome, he was promoted to the Mississippi Braves of the Double-A South in mid-July with whom he finished the year.
[23] After two scoreless appearances for the High–A Jersey Shore BlueClaws, he worked to an 0–3 record and 6.33 ERA with 28 strikeouts across 21+1⁄3 innings pitched with the Triple–A Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
On November 4, Tarnok was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to Lehigh Valley; he subsequently rejected the assignment and elected free agency.