Twins notes: Keaschall hurt, an unbelievable slide, draft lottery odds

If you haven't been paying much attention to the Twins lately, it's hard to fault you. The competitive portion of Minnesota's 2025 season has been over for a couple months now.

This past weekend, the Twins wrapped up their home schedule and secured their lowest single-season attendance figure since 2000. They're currently on the road for the final week of a disappointing campaign.

Here are a few updates that you may have missed.

Keaschall injured

Twins standout rookie second baseman Luke Keaschall left Tuesday night's 4-1 win over the Rangers a few innings after sliding into second base with a steal. He reportedly has a sprained left thumb and was set for an MRI on Wednesday. It's possible he's fine and will keep playing, but if the injury is at all significant, that would be the end of the season for Keaschall.

It's been quite the encouraging debut campaign for the Twins' 2023 second-round pick out of Arizona State, even if the sample size is small. He came up to the big leagues in April and had an incredible first week, then missed over three months due to a forearm fracture. Once he came back, he picked up right where he left off.

Across 49 games, Keaschall has hit .302 with four home runs, 14 stolen bases, an .827 OPS, and just a 14 percent strikeout rate. He's generated 2.1 WAR in that span. Keaschall, who just turned 23, is one of the main reasons for excitement around the 2026 Twins.

An unbelievable slide

Tuesday's win in Texas produced one of the cooler highlights of the entire season for the Twins. After entering the game as a pinch runner in the ninth inning, Ryan Fitzgerald appeared to be dead to rights when Rangers pitcher Chris Martin wheeled around and fired a pickoff throw to second base. But Fitzgerald pulled off a Matrix-like move to avoid Ezequiel Duran's tag and get his left hand on the bag.