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Tag Archives: Max Kepler
The road to Minnesota is long and hard
The 2013 MLB draft is coming up on June 6-8 and baseball fans everywhere are excited about the draft and can’t wait to see what great players their teams will draft. Some fans will agree with the home towns team … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Hicks, Adam Johnson, Alex Burnett, Alex Meyer, Anthony Slama, Anthony Swarzak, Ben Revere, Brian Dinkelman, Brian Dozier, Brian Duensing, Byron Buxton, Chris Herrmann, Chris Parmelee, Daniel Santana, Danny Valencia, Denard Span, Eddie Rosario, Evan Meek, Glen Perkins, J.D. Durbin, Jason Kubel, Jason Miller, Jeff Manship, Jesse Crain, Jesse Orosco, Joe Benson, Joe Mauer, Jose Berrios, Jose Guillermo Morales, Josh Rabe, Kevin Cameron, Kevin Slowey, Kyle Gibson, Kyle Phillips, Kyle Waldrop, Levale Speigner, Matt Fox, Matt Garza, Matt Tolbert, maue, Max Kepler, Miguel Sano, NIck Blackburn, Pat Neshek, Rene Tosoni, Scott Baker, Steve Tolleson, Terry Ryan, Trevor May, Trevor Plouffe, Tyler Robertson
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Twins Minor League Player of the Week
Cedar Rapids Kernels (Single-A) outfielder Adam Walker is the Twins Minor League Player of the Week. In five games, Walker, 21, batted .455 (10-for-22) with one double, one triple, four home runs and 13 RBI’s. In 2013, Walker, a Milwaukee, … Continue reading
One of Twins top prospects hurt
One of the Minnesota Twins top prospects, Max Kepler hurt his elbow during pre-game warm-ups on March 16th in Sarasota and was shut down for a week to allow the swelling to recede. An MRI performed a week after the injury … Continue reading
This and That
There was a nice piece written about Twins outfield prospect Max Kepler the other day by MiLB.com and if you get a chance, check it out here. The article talks about Kepler’s childhood, the choices he has made and the … Continue reading
Max Kepler earns Topps award
The Topps card company along with minor league baseball annually awards a “Player of the Year” award to a player in each of the various minor leagues with its annual George M. Trautman award. This year the winner for the Appalachian … Continue reading
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Tagged Appalachian League, Elizabethton Twins, Max Kepler
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Twins announce 2012 minor league annual award winners
The Minnesota Twins have named Oswaldo Arcia their 2012 Sherry Robertson Award winner as the Twins’ Minor League Player of the Year and right-handed pitcher B.J. Hermsen as their 2012 Jim Rantz Award winner as the Twins’ Minor League Pitcher … Continue reading
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Tagged BJ Hermsen, Jose Leon, Max Kepler, Oswaldo Arcia, Rene Tosoni, Toby Gardenhire, WBC
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Congrats to E-Twins
With four games left in their regular season, the Elizabethon Twins have clinched the Western Division title and advanced to the Appalachian League playoffs for the eighth consecutive season. Since 2000 the Elizabethton Twins have played in eleven Appalachian Playoffs … Continue reading
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Tagged Angel Mata, Candido Pimentel, Elizabethton Twins, Ivan Arteaga, Jeff Reed, Max Kepler, Ray Smith
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