Lewis James Thorpe (born 23 November 1995) is an Australian professional baseball pitcher for the Dorados de Chihuahua of the Mexican League.
At the end of the 2014 season, Thorpe was diagnosed with a sprained ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in his pitching elbow.
Thorpe returned in 2017 and spent time with both the Fort Myers Miracle of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League and the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Class AA Southern League, pitching to a combined 4-4 record and 2.93 ERA in 17 total games (16 starts) between the two teams.
[19] On 28 March 2022, the Twins sent Thorpe outright to the St. Paul Saints of the Triple-A International League, removing him from their 40-man roster to make room for the newly-signed Chris Archer.
[21] On 5 May 2022, Thorpe signed with the Kansas City Monarchs of the American Association of Professional Baseball.
[22] Thorpe started 16 games for the Monarchs in 2022, pitching to an 8-2 record and 4.96 ERA with 75 strikeouts in 81.2 innings of work.
[25] In 18 games (17 starts) for Chihuahua, he logged a struggled to a 1–7 record and 5.30 ERA with 80 strikeouts across 74+2⁄3 innings pitched.