Fort Myers Mighty Mussels outfielder Walker Jenkins (27) catches a ball from the dugout during the second inning of a game against the Tampa Tarpons at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers on Friday, June 28, 2024. Jonah Hinebaugh/Naples Daily News/USA Today Network-Florida / USA TODAY NETWORK

Twins' top prospect Walker Jenkins can't shake nagging ankle injury

Originally posted on Minnesota Twins on SI
By Joe Nelson | Last updated Apr 30, 2025 12:19 AM ET

If Walker Jenkins is going to rise fast through the Minnesota Twins' farm system, he's going to need his ankle to start cooperating. On Tuesday, the Twins revealed negative news on the club's No. 1 prospect, saying Jenkins will be out through at least the end of May due to lingering ankle soreness.

Jenkins received a cortisone injection in his left ankle — the ankle that he sprained during spring training and then played two games and had eight at-bats at Double-A Wichita before being shut down because of discomfort in the ankle.

Jenkins missed the first two months of last season at Class A after suffering a hamstring injury on Opening Day.

The Twins selected him fifth overall in the 2023 MLB draft and he is ranked as the fifth-best MLB prospect by Baseball Prospectus and Baseball American, and No. 3 overall by MLB Pipeline.