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Olivar & Langenberg named Twins minor league Player and Pitcher of the Week

High-A Cedar Rapids catcher/outfielder Ricardo Olivar and Low-A Fort Myers right-handed pitcher Ty Langenberg have been named Twins minor league Player and Pitcher of the Week. I apologize for getting this out so late, it was announced on June 2. My reason for posting even if it is late is that the players deserve the recognition and fans get to see what the up and coming future Twins players are doing.

Ricardo Olivar, the Barquisimeto, Venezuela native was signed by the Twins in July of 2019 for a bonus of $20K. Olivar is currently rated as the Twins 20th best prospect and catching as well as playing in the outfield. Olivar, 22, played in five games for the Kernels, hitting .364 (8-for-22) with three home runs, five RBI and a 1.136 OPS. See more about Olivar here and here.

Ty Langenberg was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 11th round of the 2023 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA). Langenberg was promoted to Cedar Rapids on June 11. Langenberg, 22, made the start for the Mighty Mussels on Tuesday vs. Bradenton, allowing two runs on four hits in 5.2 innings pitched, with three walks and eight strikeouts.

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Twins minor league players of the week are Ricardo Olivar & Marco Raya

The Minnesota Twins have announced that Low-A Fort Myers catcher/outfielder Ricardo Olivar and High-A Cedar Rapids pitcher Marco Raya have been named Twins minor league Player and Pitcher of the Week for week eight. Twins Rookie and DSL leagues begin play on June 5th.

The Barquisimeto, Venezuela native was signed by the Twins as an international free agent on July 8, 2019 for just $20,000. MLB Pipeline currently shows Olivar as the Minnesota Twins 26th best prospect. For more info on Olivar go here.

Olivar, 21, hit .600 for the week, including a home run, a double and a 1.600 OPS for the Mighty Mussels. On the season the right-handed hitting Olivar is slashing .282/.355/.422. The Twins have the 5’10” (176 lbs) Olivar playing catcher and outfielder and he has even played two games in centerfield.

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Twins MiLB players Cesar Lares & Ricardo Olivar win July pitcher & player of the month awards

Minor League Baseball yesterday announced the Player and Pitcher of the Month Award winners for July in each of the 14 leagues in Major League Baseball’s player development system. Two Minnesota Twins farmhands were recognized in their respective leagues.

DSL left-handed pitcher Cesar Lares went 1-0 with a 0.43 ERA in five starts as he allowed just 10 hits and six walks in 21.0 innings while striking out 36. Lares held opponents to a .135 average. Lares, 19, was signed by the Twins as an international free agent out of Maracay, Venezuela, on May 3, 2022 for a $10K signing bonus. Lares is 6’0″/155.

FCL Twins catcher/outfielder Ricardo Olivar batted .344/.444/.721 and led the league in doubles (8), triples (3), total bases (44), slugging percentage (.721) and OPS (1.165). He was third in average (.344) and on-base percentage (.444) and was fifth in home runs (three). Olivar, 20, was signed by Minnesota as an international free agent out of Barquisimeto, Venezuela, on July 2, 2019. Olivar is 5’10″/176.