Max Kepler has been one of the Twins' most consistent offensive contributors, despite hitting only four home runs. Why has the veteran right fielder not hit the ball out of the park, when the rest of his skill set seems to be humming so nicely?
At this time last year, it would be unthinkable. You’d be laughed out of the room for even suggesting such an idea. But Max Kepler is making a case for a qualifying offer from the Twins this offseason.
The Minnesota Twins had a couple of players they could have traded this offseason with an ownership group determined to cut payroll. Max Kepler was among the key names in that group.
Max Kepler homered, doubled and scored two runs and Carlos Correa also hit a home run to lead the visiting Minnesota Twins to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Nationals in the rubber game of their three-game series on Wednesday afternoon.
Since April 22, Ryan Jeffers (1.247 OPS) and Max Kepler (1.242 OPS) have the two-f9highest OPS marks in baseball (among hitters with at least 40 plate appearances).
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Max Kepler hit a solo home run and the Minnesota Twins extended their winning streak to 12 games by beating the Boston Red Sox 3-1 Saturday in Minneapolis.
Max Kepler worked some magic for the second night in a row. Kepler broke a tie game with a sacrifice fly that scored Byron Buxton in the ninth inning to lift the Twins to a 6-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox Tuesday night at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago.
The Minnesota Twins defeated the Chicago White Sox on Monday night, 3-2, to move to 15-13 on the season. The game was decided in the top of the ninth when Max Kepler broke a 2-2 tie with a single.
Max Kepler hit a go-ahead single in the ninth inning as the Minnesota Twins beat the host Chicago White Sox 3-2 on Monday for their eighth consecutive victory.
The hits may have dried up but the Twins kept their winning streak alive, extending it to eight games after Monday's 3-2 win over the White Sox. Minnesota
Minnesota Twins outfielder Max Kepler waited and watched for more than two weeks before returning from the injured list this week. Actually, strike that.
The Minnesota Twins reinstated outfielder Max Kepler from the 10-day injured list on Monday. The Twins also called up right-hander Ronny Henriquez and sent catcher Jair Camargo and right-hander Louis Varland to Triple-A St.
The Minnesota Twins are going through it, right now. They’ve started the season with a 3-5 record, have two games left vs the Los Angeles Dodgers over the next couple days and they continue to lose important pieces of their roster even faster than they are losing games.
Not even a week has gone by in the 2024 MLB regular season and injury woes have already begun to plague the Minnesota Twins. The Twins may have won their
The Seattle Mariners just traded with the Minnesota Twins for infielder Jorge Polanco, but they also showed some interest in outfielder Max Kepler. Conversations on the latter do not appear to have gained much traction.
As the weeks go by, Max Kepler is still a member of the Minnesota Twins. While Jon Morosi continues to reiterate his offseason report that the Twins are shopping Kepler and Jorge Polanco, Minnesota hasn’t moved either of them.
No deal is close but that Minnesota is looking at rotation help after losing the likes of Sonny Gray and Kenta Maeda this offseason.
One of the biggest surprises in the 2023 Minnesota Twins season has been Max Kepler’s sudden turnaround. Early in the season, many fans and media members were calling for the Twins to send Kepler down or release him.
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For years, Max Kepler returned seasons of low average, low strikeout percentage (K%), above-average walks, and an overall league-average bat. The juiced ball fueled his breakout in 2019, and an absurd pull rate vaulted his status from “unproven” to “exciting.” Of course, the springy nature of that year’s baseball was unbeknownst to us.
The Twins have placed outfielder Max Kepler on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to April 5), with outfielder Matt Wallner called up from Triple-A.
While Kepler drew reported interest from several teams this offseason, the Twins obviously haven’t found a deal they consider satisfactory.
Kepler is not likely to net a huge return. However, the Twins might entertain trade offers regardless because their outfield picture is somewhat crowded.
To Fill Kepler and Sano's spots on the active Roster, the Twins recalled infielder Tim Beckham and outfielder Mark Contreras from Triple-A St. Paul.
With Minnesota's season slipping away, the team appears to be a seller at this year's trade deadline.
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