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:

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 -- 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

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

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. Luke Keaschall pondered for a while, then he hemmed and hawed for a bit longer when asked if there were any players he particularly

MINNEAPOLIS -- It wasn’t the final score he was hoping for. But Brooks Lee was still pretty happy with his MLB debut. The Twins called up their second-ranked prospect on Wednesday and he got right to work -- logging his first two career hits and an RBI in the Twins'

While Brooks Lee has been knocking on the big league door pretty much since he returned from his back injury this year, it appeared that the only way that door would open right now is if someone went down on the Major League roster. The good news is: Twins fans

When David Festa takes the mound for the Twins at Chase Field in Phoenix on Thursday afternoon, he’ll be bringing a repertoire that matches up with any member of the Twins rotation and his electric mix compares well to some of the better starting pitchers in the game.

PHOENIX -- The consensus among the Twins’ young players who have spent time in the Triple-A St. Paul clubhouse this season is that David Festa is a largely quiet, meticulous guy who takes his work very seriously. Then, he steps on the mound -- and his stuff roars. “When I

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Remember when Brooks Lee was sidelined earlier in the year with a herniated disc? You wouldn’t be able to tell with how he’s swinging the bat. MLB’s No. 14 prospect continued his hot stretch by launching two homers -- the first time he has accomplished that feat in his professional

Just six games after returning to Triple-A from injury, Brooks Lee provided a jolt to St. Paul’s lineup on Thursday night. MLB's No. 14 prospect swatted his first home run of the season during a three-hit performance, and his dinger opened up the floodgates as the Saints routed the Bats,

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What exactly is a pure hitter? It’s a term that many discuss, but few define. On last week's Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo detailed what a pure hitter is and took it a step further by ranking the top 10 pure-hitting prospects.

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Emmanuel Rodriguez has always believed he has the tools to become a dominant player. That’s why he spent countless hours during the offseason perfecting his swing and working on reading the strike zone. Well-rounded performances like the one MLB’s No. 32 prospect delivered in Double-A Wichita's 8-0 win over San

Limiting free passes from the mound depends on control, command and precision. And then there is the type of surgical precision Zebby Matthews has displayed -- the kind one usually finds in an operating room. Coming into the season, there wasn’t a pitcher in the Twins system with better command

In an era that places a premium on platoon advantages, switch-hitters can be the most versatile members of a lineup -- even if they've become increasingly hard to find. Over the past four seasons, the number of switch-hitting batters in the Majors has slowly ticked down from 10.7 percent in

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MINNEAPOLIS -- Needless to say, the injury situation up in Minneapolis has had a significant impact on the Twins thus far, with early issues for Royce Lewis, Carlos Correa, Jhoan Duran, Caleb Thielbar and Justin Topa playing some role in the Twins’ scuffling start to the season. It’s been equally

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