Kenton Charles Tekulve (/təˈkʌlˌviː/ tə-KUL-vee; born March 5, 1947), nicknamed "Teke", is an American former professional baseball right-handed relief pitcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

[7] He was traded from the Pirates to the Phillies for Al Holland and minor-league left-handed pitcher Frankie Griffin on April 20, 1985.

Defensively, he recorded a .970 fielding percentage which was 18 points higher than the league average at his position.

Tekulve owns the career records for most appearances and innings pitched without making a single start.

[20] Tekulve appeared in a 1983 episode of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood to explain how people play baseball.

[22] After several years involvement with the Washington Wild Things of the independent Frontier League, Tekulve took a job as the Pittsburgh Pirates' advance scout in 2006.

[24] Tekulve threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the National League Wild Card Game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the San Francisco Giants on October 1, 2014.