Minor League Transactions: Walker Jenkins Promoted to Triple-A

With less than a month to go in the 2025 Minor League season, the Twins are giving Walker Jenkins some more time to play. Minnesota officially promoted the 20-year-old to Triple-A on August 25, putting him one step closer to the Majors.

Jenkins moving to Triple-A

The Twins officially promoted Walker Jenkins to Triple-A, where he’ll play just a few miles away from Target Field until he’s likely ready for the Major League level.

Jenkins, the fifth overall pick in 2023, hit .309/.426/.487 (.913 OPS) with seven home runs and 19 extra-base hits with Wichita (AA) this season. The 20-year-old only played in 61 games this season, 52 of which came in Double-A. He missed roughly two months of the year after sustaining an ankle injury in April.

It’s the second straight week that the Twins promoted a former first-rounder. Marek Houston, the team’s top pick this past July, was promoted to High-A Cedar Rapids last week.

As part of corresponding moves, the Twins released infielder Anthony Prato, a seventh-round pick by Minnesota back in 2019. Prato, who was in St. Paul, hit .259 with a .101 ISO this season.

Additionally, the Twins promoted Kyle Hess from High-A to Wichita. Hess, signed out of the Atlantic League in 2024, hit .231/.373/.363 (.736 OPS) with Cedar Rapids.

Other notable moves

We covered one of the notable promotions made on August 25 during our Week 22 recap. Mets pitcher Will Watson was promoted to Double-A after a strong run in High-A Brooklyn.

The Mets made other moves, as outfielder John Bay and pitcher Irving Cota were promoted from Low-A to High-A. Cota, a 21-year-old right-hander, struck out 72 over 82 innings with St. Lucie.

Among other transactions, Astros catcher Jason Schiavone was transferred to High-A Asheville from Low-A. Schiavone was an 11th-round pick out of James Madison last year.