<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/twins-news-rocco-baldelli-max-kepler-baserunning-blunder');   ga('set', 'title', 'Twins’ Rocco Baldelli calls out Max Kepler for baserunning blunder after loss to Rays');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Screen-Shot-2023-06-08-at-12.36.27-PM.png"></figure><h1>Twins’ Rocco Baldelli calls out Max Kepler for baserunning blunder after loss to Rays</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-08T10:26:49-07:00">June 8th, 10:26am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-08T10:26:49-07:00">June 8th, 10:26am</time><address><a>Andrew Meyers</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli wants his players to be held accountable, even if it’s in a June regular season game. Baldelli <a href="https://twitter.com/DanHayesMLB/status/1666834606249635841" rel="noopener">addressed a baserunning error</a> from Max Kepler in the Twins’ walk-off loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.</p><p>Kepler did not take second base when his teammate Michael Taylor stole third in the top of the ninth. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/twins-news-minnesota-activates-royce-lewis-max-kepler-injured-list" rel="noopener">Royce Lewis roped a single</a> into left field that scored Taylor and likely would have scored Kepler had he taken second base. The Twins ended up losing the game 2-1.</p><p>“Max should have been on second base. This is a baseball play and they weren’t holding him. They were actually just giving him second base. That’s more being on the ball than probably anything else,” Baldelli said.</p><p>Kepler has been a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/twins-three-players-fans-are-already-fed-up-with-in-2023" rel="noopener">big part of the Twins</a> for the last seven years. The 2023 season has not gone his way as he’s hitting .192 in 37 games. The Twins are fighting for a playoff spot and need more production from Kepler. Mistakes like the one he made on Wednesday will not help his long-term cause with the Twins.</p><p>The Twins hold a 2.5 game lead over the Cleveland Guardians in the AL Central, sitting at 31-31 with 100 games left to go. Max Kepler hasn’t been the player that the Twins wanted him to be but still play him in hopes that he returns to being the player he as a few seaons ago when he hit 36 home runs. Perhaps that season was an outlier, but surely Kepler has more to offer than what he’s given this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Twins’ Rocco Baldelli calls out Max Kepler for baserunning blunder after loss to Rays

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/twins-news-max-kepler-10-day-il-hamstring-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Twins make Max Kepler injury move prior to game vs. Cubs');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/twins-news-minnesota-makes-max-kepler-injury-move-prior-to-game-vs-cubs.jpg"></figure><h1>Twins make Max Kepler injury move prior to game vs. Cubs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-13T09:58:48-07:00">May 13th, 9:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-13T09:58:48-07:00">May 13th, 9:58am</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a sports writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Minnesota Twins <a href="https://twitter.com/DanHayesMLB/status/1657415173534105600" rel="noopener">placed</a> OF Max Kepler on the 10-day injured list with a hamstring injury after he was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/twins-news-max-kepler-leaves-padres-injury" rel="noopener">recently removed from a game</a>, per Dan Hayes of <i>The Athletic</i>. Kepler is dealing with a hamstring strain and his official timetable is uncertain. The Twins are hopeful he won’t be forced to miss a significant amount of time. OF Trevor Larnach was recalled in a corresponding move.</p><p>Minnesota leads the American League Central, but their past week has been filled with injuries. In addition to Kepler, it was revealed that SP Tyler Mahle <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/twins-news-minnesota-gets-crushing-tyler-mahle-injury-update-tommy-john" rel="noopener">would require</a> Tommy John surgery. Nevertheless, the Twins still hold a three-game lead in the lowly AL Central. The division is among the worst in baseball, with only Minnesota holding a record of over .500.</p><p>Max Kepler’s absence will negatively impact the Twins’ outfield depth. It is no secret that Kepler has been struggling, but he’s still a valuable part of Minnesota’s ball club.</p><p>In 2023, Kepler owns a .212/.298/.444 slash line with a .743 OPS and six home runs. He’s still offered fairly productive power but his balance as a hitter has been in question. Kepler is a player with star potential, crushing 36 home runs back in 2019. He hasn’t been able to replicate his success from that season, but injuries have continued to plague Kepler in recent years.</p><p>The Twins will look to strengthen their AL Central lead on Saturday against the Chicago Cubs at home. Minnesota lost the first game of the series but will try to bounce back with Joe Ryan (5-1, 2.45) on the mound. First pitch is scheduled for 2:10 PM EST.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Twins make Max Kepler injury move prior to game vs. Cubs

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/twins-news-minnesota-gets-max-kepler-boost-yankees-matchup');   ga('set', 'title', 'Twins get Max Kepler boost for Yankees matchup');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Twins-news-Minnesota-gets-Max-Kepler-boost-for-Yankees-matchup.jpg"></figure><h1>Twins get Max Kepler boost for Yankees matchup</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-15T07:49:30-07:00">April 15th, 7:49am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-15T07:49:30-07:00">April 15th, 7:49am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>My name is Owen Crisafulli, and I recently received my Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, I obtained my Bachelor's degree in Sport Management, and for awhile I ran my own sports website. Sports are my passion, and I thoroughly enjoy writing about my thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. I have been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston, and love discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/twins-news-byron-buxton-jackie-robinson-air-force-1s" rel="noopener">Minnesota Twins</a> have gotten off to a blazing hot start in the 2023 season, and after picking wins in their first two games against the New York Yankees in their current four-game set, the Twins will be looking to guarantee they will win the series at the least by picking up a win in their contest on Saturday afternoon. Further helping their quest to do so will be the latest injury update on outfielder <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-why-the-twins-likely-wont-trade-max-kepler" rel="noopener">Max Kepler</a>.</p><p>Kepler got off to a slow start this season, going just 2-16 in his first four games before hitting the injured list with soreness in his right knee. The hope was that this wouldn’t be a lengthy stay on the sidelines for Kepler, and sure enough, it looks like he is already set to return. With Minnesota looking to win their series against New York, Kepler is set to be <a href="https://twitter.com/dohyoungpark/status/1647239031330074626" rel="noopener">activated off the injured list</a> and added back to their lineup for this game.</p><p>Via Do-Hyoung Park:</p><p>“Twins are activating Max Kepler from the IL as expected today. Matt Wallner optioned.”</p><p>Kepler isn’t the most consistent hitter in the world, but he can typically hit around 20 home runs for the Twins while playing decent defense in the outfield. Considering how the Twins were winning without him, chances are they will continue to play some good baseball with Kepler now returning to action. The German outfielder will look to make an immediate impact for Minnesota as they look to put the Yankees to bed, and it wouldn’t be a surprise to see Kepler’s return help the Twins keep up their recent stretch of winning.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Twins get Max Kepler boost for Yankees matchup

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb-rumors-why-the-twins-likely-wont-trade-max-kepler');   ga('set', 'title', 'MLB rumors: Why the Twins likely won’t trade Max Kepler');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/mlb-rumors-why-the-twins-likely-wont-trade-max-kepler.jpg"></figure><h1>MLB rumors: Why the Twins likely won’t trade Max Kepler</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-02-02T06:45:14-08:00">February 2nd, 6:45am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-02-02T06:45:14-08:00">February 2nd, 6:45am</time><address><a href="https://muckrack.com/alex-sabri">Alex Sabri</a>Alex Sabri started as an Associate Editor for Cavs Nation and ClutchPoints in November 2022. He has over three years of collegiate and professional sports and local journalism experience.Though he covers a wide variety of sports and general assignments for ClutchPoints, he specializes in covering the Cleveland Cavaliers, NBA Central Division basketball, NFL football and Big Ten basketball and football.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The probability of the Minnesota Twins trading outfielder Max Kepler has been <a href="https://theathletic.com/4148664/2023/02/02/twins-content-to-keep-max-kepler/" rel="noopener">“significantly reduced,”</a> the Athletic staff writer Dan Hayes wrote in a Thursday article.</p><p>Team sources said the team considered trading Max Kepler if the right deal was offered, Hayes wrote. The Twins believed the market for Kepler would “yield a return that could aid the club in other ways,” but the desired interest hasn’t been there with spring training just two weeks away.</p><p>“There’s a lot of guys who might be listed as outfielders who play other positions, or play in the infield,” Twins president of baseball operations Derek Falvey said Friday. “With the open (designated hitter) spot and guys that could rotate through that as well, we feel like … that could be a strength of our team. Feels like we’re in a good position overall.”</p><p>The eight-year Twins outfielder earned 88 hits, 54 runs and nine home runs in 388 at-bats and 446 plate appearances in 115 games played last season, according to Baseball Reference. Max Kepler is on the fifth year of a <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/minnesota-twins/max-kepler-16101/" rel="noopener">five-year, $35 million</a> contract with a sixth-year club option he signed with the Twins in 2019, according to Spotrac. He is slated to earn and $8.5 million base salary in 2023. The 2024 club option includes a $1 million buyout.</p><p>The Twins <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/twins-news-minnesota-trade-michael-taylor-royals" rel="noopener">recently traded</a> for outfielder Michael A. Taylor from the Kansas City Royals, adding more depth to an already talented outfield. The team is projected to have Joey Gallo in left field, Byron Buxton in the middle and Max Kepler at right field.</p><p>Gallo said he was open to playing first base.</p><p>“That’s a position I don’t really have much trouble with and I told them, ‘Whatever the team needs, I’ll play whatever,’” Gallo said. “That’s one thing I take pride in bringing to the table, bringing versatility, being able to move around the diamond.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB rumors: Why the Twins likely won’t trade Max Kepler

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rumors: Yankees an option for Twins’ Max Kepler');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Yankees-Twins-Max-Kepler.jpeg"><figcaption>Wow!</figcaption></figure><h1>Rumors: Yankees an option for Twins’ Max Kepler</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-26T07:41:51-07:00">July 26th, 7:41am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-26T07:41:51-07:00">July 26th, 7:41am</time><address><a>Mitchell Widmeier</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the MLB Trade Deadline approaches, many teams are still deciding whether to buy or sell. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/mlb/standings">Despite being nine games back of the Red Sox</a> and sitting in third place in the AL East, selling really isn’t an option for the New York Yankees.</p><p>The Bronx Bombers had World Series aspirations at the beginning of the year and to reach that mountain top, they will need to turn things around quickly. Adding at the trade deadline could be the jolt the Yankees need.</p><p>While they could stand to add a couple more arms, it sounds like a bat could be a primary focus. <a href="https://twitter.com/jonmorosi">According to Jon Morosi of MLB Network</a>, the Yankees could be in on Minnesota Twins outfielder Max Kepler.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Sources: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Twins?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#Twins</a> have had preliminary trade conversations on Max Kepler. The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Yankees?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#Yankees</a> are one possible fit, given their shortage of left-handed hitting, as <a href="https://twitter.com/john_jastremski?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@john_jastremski</a> mentioned to me last night. <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@MLBNetwork</a></p><p>— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) <a href="https://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status/1419657203322171393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 26, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>It has been a dreadful year for the Twins and unlike the Yankees, they will be willing to wheel and deal. Minnesota has already sent Nelson Cruz to the Rays and that could be just the first of many moves for them.</p><p>While the prize pieces other teams desire from the Twins include Byron Buxton and Jose Berrios, the Yankees might not have the chips to send back in a trade for either. Max Kepler certainly has a lower asking price and could be a perfect fit in the New York outfield.</p><p>It seems as though any and everyone is on the table for the Twins and teams like the Yankees can try to swoop in to get deals done.</p><p>Kepler sputtered out of the gates this year for Minnesota but has really picked it up as of late. He’s on a very affordable deal and the Yankees need at least one more left hitter in their lineup.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.154	2	6	0.575	0

2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.154	2	6	0.575	0

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