Max Kepler’s Minnesota Twins Career is Over

There was a possibility that the Minnesota Twins may get a couple of reinforcements for the final week of the season. No roster move was announced pregame on Tuesday, and now we know Max Kepler’s season is over. Max Kepler has been dealing with knee soreness for weeks now. He finally landed on the injured list after hurting the lineup by trying to play through it. After facing live pitching on Monday, it was determined that he will be shutdown, therefore ending his season. The Minnesota Twins signed Kepler as a teenager out of Germany. He has been with the organization since 2010. Joe Mauer was still a catcher and Target Field was less than a year old. With 1,072 games at the big league level under his belt, Kepler launched 161 home runs with a .237/.318/.429 slash line. After a strong 2018 season the Minnesota Twins extended Kepler (and Jorge Polanco). Kepler hit a career-high 36 home runs as a prominent member of the 2019 Bomba Squad. Outside of his resurgence in 2023, that would wind up being the only abo