FORT WORTH, Texas -- Kaelen Culpepper felt like he was always off the radar growing up in Memphis, Tenn., away from many eyes in baseball as he wanted to pursue a future in the sport. His family didn’t have the money for the big tournaments, and he and his brother

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Ahead of the 2024 MLB Draft, Twins vice president of amateur scouting Sean Johnson had predicted a run on college hitters due to the relative lack of high school hitters in the class -- and the Twins themselves took part in that trend, selecting three college

FORT WORTH, Texas -- A total of 74 players were selected on Day 1 of the 2024 Draft, but things are just getting started. On Monday’s Day 2, eight more rounds will unfold and hundreds more will hear their names called. That includes 28 of the Top 100 prospects in

One of the top-ranked amateur shortstops in the country, Kaelen Culpepper has built himself a legend at Kansas State and risen to the status of potential first-round pick. Here's what you need to know about the Twins No. 21 Draft selection. FAST FACTS Position: SS Ht/Wt: 6-foot-0, 185 lbs. B/T:

SAN FRANCISCO -- Even though Carlos Correa will miss Tuesday’s All-Star Game in Texas with a foot injury, he and the family are going and 2 1/2-year-old Kylo is ready to meet his favorite player. “Kylo sees Aaron Judge on TV and he goes crazy,” Correa said Sunday before the

The ground balls would keep coming off his coach’s bat. A thwack of the bat and a smack in the glove. Thwack. Smack. Thwack. Smack. Thwack. Smack. Over and over and over, until the coach’s hands would blister and bleed or until the stadium worker looking to call it a

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Entering the weekend series, Twins veteran first baseman Carlos Santana had hit a home run at every active Major League park except one: Oracle Park. Santana had already gone deep against all 30 teams, a feat he achieved last Aug. 15 against the Dodgers. That alone put

The next generation took a turn in the spotlight in Saturday's All-Star Futures Game. An American League team hosted the festivities at Globe Life Field, but it was the National League that pulled out the 6-1 victory behind the big bats of the game's Most Valuable Player Cam Collier and

The 25th annual MLB All-Star Futures Game took place at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday with the National League earning a 6-1 victory over AL prospects. You can watch the replay of the game at the top of this article. This year’s contest was followed by the

SAN FRANCISCO -- The boo birds were out to greet Carlos Correa when he stepped into the batter's box in the first inning of the Twins’ 7-1 loss to the Giants on Friday -- something that's not too unusual for him and others who played for the 2017 Astros, whose

MINNEAPOLIS -- This all started, funny enough, when Twins manager Rocco Baldelli fielded a phone call from assistant general manager Jeremy Zoll as the skipper drove to one of his favorite offseason haunts at Tree House Brewery in Charlton, Mass., about an hour and a half from his house in

This story was excerpted from Do-Hyoung Park’s Twins Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. The original plan was for Brooks Lee to provide a glimpse of what’s to come for the Twins organization after the 23-year-old was selected

CHICAGO -- Bragging rights may be temporary, but wins are written in the stat sheets forever. Good thing Brooks Lee can claim both. Not only did the rookie break the seal on the Twins’ offense with a solo homer in the sixth inning of Wednesday’s doubleheader finale against the White

CHICAGO -- Here’s a really darn good list to be on when gauging one’s ability to absolutely demolish a baseball into the next dimension: Shohei Ohtani, Giancarlo Stanton, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Oneil Cruz … and now, Matt Wallner. That’s the full list of MLB players to hit multiple balls at

The Draft is the best and most cost-effective way to procure and control talent. It's virtually impossible to compete for postseason berths and World Series championships without identifying, selecting and signing future stars. With that in mind, we take a look at each team's biggest Draft success in the last

The 2024 Draft arrives Sunday, beginning with a preview show on MLB Network, ESPN, MLB.TV, MLB.com and the MLB app at 6 p.m. ET, and this year’s 20-round process will reverberate through all four corners of the United States as well as Canada and Puerto Rico. The No. 1 overall

CHICAGO -- Marney Gellner doesn’t think she’ll break out her old “Better call Mama!” home run call from her Spring Training broadcasts -- but she at least acknowledged an urge to do so, and she pointed out that she did, in fact, call her own mama in Fargo, North Dakota,

Welcome to Promo Preview, a monthly roundup of Minor League Baseball promotions to look forward to. Incendiary Independence Day ballpark spectacles are now in the rearview mirror, but July has plenty more in store. Highlights include meaty aromas, computer-generated jerseys and taking it easy on the water. Jump in.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Big contracts come with big expectations. And no one puts more pressure on Carlos Correa to perform than the Twins shortstop himself. He’s been rewarded for his first-half performance by being named to the American League All-Star team. It’s Correa’s third All-Star Game nod, but his first since

The full rosters for the 2024 All-Star Game have been revealed. Major League Baseball announced the rosters for the American League and National League on Sunday, adding the pitchers and reserves to the fan-elected starting lineups that were revealed on July 3. The 94th Midsummer Classic presented by Mastercard will

MINNEAPOLIS -- Christian Vázquez knew he was in a spot to do something special on Sunday. Then he delivered. Vázquez led off the ninth inning with a home run to break a tie and give the Twins a 3-2 walk-off victory over the Astros at Target Field. Vázquez drove a