Below are select minor league players and the rosters of the minor league affiliates of the

Minnesota Twins The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis. The Twins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central Division. The team is named afte ...

Players

Travis Adams

Travis Michael Adams (born January 19, 2000) is an American professional

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for the

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(MLB). He is currently a

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, having spent three days on Minnesota's active roster without making an appearance. Adams played college baseball at Sacramento State, logging a combined 10–6 record and 3.75 ERA with 130 strikeouts and 25 walks across 151 innings pitched. Adams was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 6th round, with the 189th overall selection, of the

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. He made his professional debut with the rookie-level

Florida Complex League Twins The Florida Complex League Twins are the Rookie-level affiliate of the Minnesota Twins, competing in the Florida Complex League of Minor League Baseball. The team plays in Fort Myers, Florida, at the Lee County Sports Complex. Prior to 2021, the ...

. Adams split the 2022 campaign between the Single-A

Fort Myers Mighty Mussels The Fort Myers Mighty Mussels are a Minor League Baseball team of the Florida State League and the Single-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. They are located in Fort Myers, Florida, and play their home games at the Lee County Sports Complex at H ...

and High-A

Cedar Rapids Kernels The Cedar Rapids Kernels are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. They are located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and play their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium (Cedar Rapids), Veter ...

, accumulating a combined 6–8 record and 3.93 ERA with 108 strikeouts in innings pitched across 22 starts. He spent 2023 with the Double-A

Wichita Wind Surge The Wichita Wind Surge are a Minor League Baseball team of the Texas League and the Double-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. They are located in Wichita, Kansas, and began play in 2021 at Equity Bank Park. The Wind Surge were supposed to be ...

, compiling a 4–10 record and 5.66 ERA with 97 strikeouts in strikeouts over 26 games (22 starts). Adams spent 2024 with Double-A Wichita and the Triple-A

St. Paul Saints The St. Paul Saints are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. They are located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and have played their home games at CHS Field since 2015. They previ ...

, compiling a 5–9 record and 3.90 ERA with 118 strikeouts across 127 innings pitched. On November 19, 2024, the Twins added Adams to their

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to protect him from the

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. Adams was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul to begin the 2025 season. In 13 appearances for the Saints, he logged a 3-1 record and 3.43 ERA with 37 strikeouts and three saves across 42 innings of work. On June 6, 2025, Adams was promoted to the major leagues for the first time. He went unused out of the

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, and was optioned back to St. Paul on June 9, becoming a phantom ballplayer.
Sacramento State Hornets bio

Diego Cartaya

Diego Armando Cartaya (born September 7, 2001) is a Venezuelan professional

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in the

organization. Cartaya was rated as MLB Pipeline's top international prospect when he signed with the

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on July 2, 2018. He made his professional debut in 2019 with the Dodgers

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affiliates, hitting .281 in 41 games. He was rated as the Dodgers ninth best prospect going into the 2020 season. and was added to the Dodgers 60-man player pool for the pandemic affected season. In 2021, with the

Rancho Cucamonga Quakes The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes are a Minor League Baseball team of the California League and the Single-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers. They are located in Rancho Cucamonga, California, and play their home games at LoanMart Field. The franc ...

he appeared in 31 games and hit .298 with 10 homers and 31 RBI. However, he was placed on the injured list on August 1 with a strained hamstring and missed the rest of the season. He was selected to represent the Dodgers at the 2022

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. Cartaya was selected by the Dodgers as their 2022 Branch Rickey Minor League Player of the Year. He appeared in 33 games for the Quakes and 62 games for the

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, hitting a combined .254 with 22 home runs and 72 RBI. On November 15, 2022, the Dodgers added Cartaya to their

to protect him from the

, and assigned him to the Double-A

Tulsa Drillers The Tulsa Drillers are a minor league baseball team based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The team, which plays in the Texas League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers major-league club. Stadium The Drillers play at ONEOK Field (pronounc ...

to begin the 2023 season. With Tulsa, he played in 93 games, hitting .189 with 19 homers and 57 RBI. Cartaya was again optioned to Double-A Tulsa to begin the 2024 season. He was promoted to the Triple-A

Oklahoma City Baseball Club The Oklahoma City Comets are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers. They are located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and play their home games at Chickasaw Bricktown Bal ...

on June 25. Between the two levels, he played in 95 games, batting .221 with 11 homers and 52 RBI. Cartaya was

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on January 3, 2025 and removed from the roster. Following the 2024 season, Cartaya played

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for the

Tiburones de La Guaira The Tiburones de La Guaira () are a baseball team in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (LVBP). Though they nominally represent La Guaira (playing at the Estadio Jorge Luis García Carneiro), they also play home games at the Estadio Un ...

of the

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. On January 9, 2025, the Dodgers traded Cartaya to the

in exchange for minor leaguer Jose Vasquez. He was optioned to the Triple-A

to begin the season. On April 25, Cartaya was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to St. Paul.

Andrew Cossetti

Andrew Cossetti (born January 31, 2000) is an American professional

in the

organization. Cossetti grew up in

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, and attended

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. He was named the Player of the Year by ''

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'' as a senior after batting .449 with seven home runs, 12 doubles, 34 runs scored, and 36 RBIs. Cossetti played

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at Saint Joseph's for four seasons. As a senior, he batted .327 and set school records with 19 home runs and 65 RBIs. Cossetti was selected in the 11th round by the Minnesota Twins in the

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. After signing with the team he was assigned to the

. Cossetti began the 2023 season with the

. He was named the Florida State League Player of the Month for April.
Saint Joseph's Hawks bio

C. J. Culpepper

Christian Joseph Culpepper (born November 2, 2001) is an American professional

in the

organization. Culpepper attended Rancho Cucamonga High School in

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, and played

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. He was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 13th round of the

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. Culpepper signed with the Twins and made his professional debut with the

. He pitched 2023 with the

before being promoted to the

.
California Baptist Lancers bio

Payton Eeles

Payton Lee Eeles (born November 16, 1999) is an American professional

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in the

organization. Eeles attended Allatoona High School in

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, and played

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and

Coastal Carolina University Coastal Carolina University (CCU or Coastal) is a public university in Conway, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1954 as Coastal Carolina Junior College, and later joining the University of South Carolina System as USC Coastal Carolina, ...

. After going undrafted in 2023, he signed with the Chicago Dogs of the

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. In 2024, he played in six games for the

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of the

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(ALPB) before having his contract purchased by the Minnesota Twins. Eeles started his Twins career with the

before being promoted to the

and

.
Cedarville Yellow Jackets bioCoastal Carolina Chanticleers bio

Gabriel González

Gabriel Jesús González (born January 4, 2004) is a Venezuelan professional

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in the

organization. González signed with the

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as an international free agent in February 2021. He made his professional debut that year with the Dominican Summer League Mariners. González started 2022 with the

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before being promoted to the

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. He started 2023 with Modesto and was promoted to the

Everett AquaSox The Everett AquaSox are a Minor League Baseball team in Everett, Washington. The team is a member of the Northwest League and is the High-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. The AquaSox play their home games at Funko Field, which has a seatin ...

in July. On January 29, 2024, the Mariners traded González, Anthony DeSclafani, Justin Topa, Darren Bowen, and cash considerations to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for Jorge Polanco.

Dasan Hill

Dasan Hill (born December 25, 2005) is an American professional

in the

organization. Hill attended

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. As a senior in 2024, he was the ''

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'' baseball player of the year after going 10–0 with a 0.90

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(ERA) and 155 strikeouts in innings. He was selected by the

in the second round of the

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. Hill signed with the Twins and made his professional debut in 2025 with the

Will Holland

William Christopher Holland (born April 18, 1998) is an American professional

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in the

organization. Holland graduated from Collins Hill High School in

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. As a senior, he hit .436 with two home runs and 13 stolen bases. Undrafted out of high school in the

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, he enrolled at

Auburn University Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 26,800 undergraduate students, over 6,100 post-graduate students, and a tota ...

to play

for the

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. As a freshman at Auburn in 2017, Holland batted .209 with three home runs and 18 RBIs in 45 games. He was named the SEC Freshman of the Week for the week of March 13–19 after going 6 for 15 at the plate, hitting one home run with four RBIs and three runs scored. He played in the

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that summer. In 2018, as a sophomore, Holland had a breakout year in which he

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.313/.406/.530 with 12 home runs and 52 RBIs in 66 games. He was named to the All-SEC Second Team and to the ABCA All-South Region Team. After the season, he played in the

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for the

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along with playing for the

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Collegiate National Team. Prior to the 2019 season, Holland was named a preseason All-American by multiple outlets including Perfect Game and D1Baseball.com. He struggled his junior year, finishing the season batting .246 with nine home runs and 35 RBIs over 64 games. Holland was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the fifth round of the

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, and he signed for $575,000. He made his professional debut with the

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of the

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, batting .192 with seven home runs, 16 RBIs, and eight stolen bases over 36 games. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 since the season was cancelled due to the

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. For the 2021 season, Holland was assigned to the

of the

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, slashing .214/.336/.401 with ten home runs, 27 RBIs, and 19 stolen bases over 76 games. He was assigned to the

of the

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to begin the 2022 season. In early August, he was promoted to the

of the Double-A

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. Over 116 games between the two teams, he slashed .227/.339/.366 with nine home runs, 49 RBIs, and 32 stolen bases. Holland returned to Wichita for the 2023 season, playing in 101 games and batting .197 with five home runs, 35 RBIs, and thirty stolen bases.
Auburn Tigers bio

Ryan Jensen

Ryan Austin Jensen (born November 23, 1997) is an American professional

in the

organization. He played

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. Jensen attended Salinas High School in

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. In 2016, as a senior, he went 2–5 with a 2.75 ERA. He was not drafted in the

, thus enrolling at

. He struggled as a freshman in 2017 and as a sophomore in 2018, posting ERAs of 6.60 and 5.35, respectively. He broke out as a junior in 2019, going 12–1 with a 2.88 ERA in 16 games and being named

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Pitcher of the Year. Jensen was selected by the

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with the 27th overall pick in the

. He signed with the Cubs for $2 million and was assigned to the

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. Over six starts, he compiled a 2.25 ERA, striking out 19 over 12 innings. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the

. Jensen split the 2021 season between the

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and

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, going 3–7 with a 4.16 ERA and ninety strikeouts over eighty innings. He was selected to play in the

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for the

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after the season. On November 15, 2022, the Cubs added Jensen to their

to protect him from the

. Jensen was optioned to the Double-A

to begin the 2023 season. In 30 games split between Tennessee and the Triple-A

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, he accumulated a 2–7 record and 5.77 ERA with 66 strikeouts in 53.0 innings of work. On August 8, 2023, Jensen was claimed off waivers by the

. In 13 games for the Triple-A

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, he pitched to a 3.18 ERA with 12 strikeouts across innings of work. On November 22, Jensen was

by the Mariners. On November 27, 2023, Jensen was claimed off waivers by the

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. On December 20, Jensen was designated for assignment following the acquisition of

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and claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Twins on January 4, 2024. The Twins designated him for assignment on February 2, 2024, and later outrighted him to the Triple-A

on February 6.
Fresno State bio

Cory Lewis

Cory Andrew Lewis (born October 9, 2000) is an American professional

in the

organization. Lewis attended Marina High School in

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. As a senior at Marina, he went 3–0 with a 0.88 ERA over 39 innings alongside batting .258 with two home runs. He went undrafted in the

and enrolled at

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where he played

. Lewis redshirted the 2020 season. For the 2021 season, he appeared in 15 games (making ten starts) and went 7–4 with a 3.38 ERA and 86 strikeouts over eighty innings. As a redshirt sophomore in 2022, he started 16 games and went 9–1 with a 3.57 ERA and 107 strikeouts. He was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the ninth round of the

. Lewis signed with the Twins and made his professional debut in 2023 with the

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. In early June, he was promoted to the

. Over 22 starts between the two teams, Lewis went 9–4 with a 2.49 ERA and 118 strikeouts over innings.

Andrew Morris

Andrew Burke Morris (born September 1, 2001) is an American professional

in the

organization. Morris attended Monarch High School in

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. He played

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for three years before transferring to

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, where he played on year. He was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the fourth round of the

. Morris signed with the Twins and made his professional debut with the

. He pitched 2023 with

and

. He started 2024 with Cedar Rapids before being promoted to the

.
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Marco Raya

Marco Antonio Raya (born August 7, 2002) is an American professional

for the

(MLB). Raya attended

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, where he played baseball. He committed to play

Texas Tech Texas Tech University (Texas Tech, Tech, or TTU) is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and called Texas Technological College until 1969, it is the flagship institution of the five- ...

. He was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the fourth round with the 128th overall selection of the

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. He signed with the team for $410,000. Raya did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

, and did not play in 2021 due to lingering shoulder issues. Raya made his professional debut in 2022 with the Single-A

. He missed a brief period during the season after getting his wisdom teeth removed. Over 19 games (17 starts) with Fort Myers, he went 3–2 with a 3.05 ERA and 76 strikeouts over 65 innings. Raya opened the 2023 season with the High-A

and was promoted to the Double-A

in early July. Over 22 starts between the two teams, Raya went 0–4 with a 4.02 ERA and 65 strikeouts over innings. Raya split 2024 between Wichita and the Triple-A

, compiling a 3–4 record and 4.05 ERA with 103 strikeouts across innings pitched. Following the season, the Twins added Raya to their

to protect him from the

. Raya was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul to begin the 2025 season.

Kala'i Rosario

Kala'i Ho'okele Rosario (born July 2, 2002) is an American professional

in the

organization. Rosario attended

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. He was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the fifth round of the

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. He signed with the Twins and made his professional debut that year with the

. Rosario played 2022 with the

and started 2023 with the

. He won the 2023

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with Ceder Rapids, after batting .252/.364/.467.

Jake Rucker

Jacob Andrew Rucker (born September 14, 1999) is an American professional

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in the

organization. Rucker played in the

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. Rucker attended Pope John Paul II High School. Rucker played

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from 2019 to 2021. Rucker was drafted in the 7th round of the 2021 draft by the Minnesota Twins.

José Salas

José Antonio Salas (born April 15, 2003) is an American professional

in the

organization. Salas signed with the

as an international free agent in July 2019. Salas made his professional debut in 2021 with the

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, before being promoted to the

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after 28 games. He started 2022 with Jupiter, before his promotion to the Beloit Sky Carp. Several of Salas's relatives have also played

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. On January 20, 2023, Salas, Pablo López, and Byron Chourio were traded to the Minnesota Twins for Luis Arráez.

Tanner Schobel

Tanner George Schobel (born June 4, 2001) is an American

who plays in the

organization. Schobel grew up in

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, and attended Walsingham Academy. He began playing for the school's varsity baseball team in the eighth grade. Schobel played

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after graduating high school for the

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of the

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. Schobel started all 52 of Virginia Tech's games during his freshman season and batted .279 with seven home runs, ten doubles, 33 RBIs, and 36 runs scored. After the 2021 season he played for the

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of the

. As a sophomore, Schobel hit .362 with 19 home runs and 74 RBIs. Schobel was selected in the Competitive Balance section of the second round of the

. He signed with the Twins for a bonus just over $1 million on July 26, 2022.
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Yunior Severino

Yunior Severino (born October 3, 1999) is a Dominican professional

in the

organization. Severino originally signed with the

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as an international free agent in July 2016. He played his first professional season in 2017 with the Dominican Summer League Braves and

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. After the season, he was declared a free agent after the Braves were penalized for violations in the international free agent market. Shortly after, he signed with the Minnesota Twins. In his first year with the Twins in 2018, Severino played with the rookie-level

. He played for the rookie-level

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and Single-A

in 2019. Severino did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

. Severino returned in 2021 to play for the Single-A

and Cedar Rapids. He played 2022 with Cedar Rapids and Double-A

. On November 6, 2023, the Twins added Severino to their

to prevent him from reaching minor league free agency. He was optioned to the Triple-A

to begin the 2024 season. In 128 games for the Saints, Severino slashed .254/.342/.434 with 21 home runs and 79 RBI. On November 4, he was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to St. Paul. Severino elected free agency the next day. On November 18, 2024, Severino re-signed with the Twins organization on a minor league contract.

Brandon Winokur

Brandon Murphy Winokur (born December 16, 2004) is an American professional

in the

organization. Winokur attended Edison High School in

. He was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the third round of the

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. Winokur signed with the Twins and made his professional debut with the

. He played 2024 with the

Minor League affiliate rosters

Triple-A

Double-A

High-A

Single-A

Rookie

Foreign Rookie

References

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