Tosoni played youth baseball for the Coquitlam Reds of the B.C. Premier Baseball League. Although he was selected by the Twins in the 34th-round of the 2004 Major League Baseball draft, he did not sign and was subsequently reselected by the Twins in the 36th-round of the 2005 Major League Baseball draft.\n', '

Although Tosoni had a brief stint with the Gulf Coast League Twins to begin the year, he spent the majority of the 2008 season assigned to the Twins\' advanced A affiliate, the Fort Myers Miracle. With the Miracle, he batted .325 with one home run and 17 RBIs in the first half of the 2008 season—helping his team capture the Florida State League first-half West Division title. Along with teammates Robert Delaney, Brian Dinkelman, Jeff Manship, Wilson Ramos, Anthony Slama and Danny Valencia, Tosoni was selected to represent Fort Myers in the 2008 Florida State League All-Star game, however, a broken leg prevented him from attending. He was assigned to the Miracle\'s seven-day disabled list, and did not play from May 16 until August 26. For the season, his average fell to an even .300 upon his short return from the disabled list at the end of the season, however, his two run home run in the first inning was the deciding factor in the Miracle\'s 2-1 victory over the Dunedin Blue Jays in game one of the 2008 division playoffs.\n', '

To begin the 2009 season, Tosoni was assigned to the Twins\' double A affiliate, the New Britain Rock Cats. He was elected to participate for the World Team at the All-Star Futures Game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, the host location of the MLB All-Star Game. He appeared as a pinch hitter during the seventh inning and hit a go-ahead double off of Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Brad Lincoln. His performance earned him the game\'s MVP honours.\n', '

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