The Minnesota Twins came into the 2025 season with a ton of hype. They were penciled in to at least fight for a division title, but the season did not go as planned. 

The pitching staff let them down, injuries played a role, and the club ended up selling at the deadline. 

However, that does not mean all was bad last season. Fans got a glimpse into what Luke Keaschall had to offer, despite going down with an injury of his own. 

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The Twins selected Keaschall in the second round of the 2023 MLB Draft. He spent just a few seasons in the minors before he was called up to make his MLB debut in April. 

He would go on to play a few games before he suffered a non-displaced fracture in his right forearm after being hit by a pitch. 

Keaschall would be on the IL until August, when he returned to the lineup. A week after returning, he would then be named the American League Player of the Week for August 4-10. 

Keaschall played in 49 games, hitting .302/.382/.445 with four home runs and 28 runs batted in. Bleacher Report’s Joel Reuter suggests that he may not have that same level of success in 2026. 

“Massive gaps between his actual batting average and slugging percentage, and his expected batting average and expected slugging percentage, serve as a major red flag. The 23-year-old has the contact skills to be a useful piece of the puzzle for the Twins, but nothing in his batted-ball profile suggests his early extra-base production is sustainable.”

Retuer believes Keaschall has elite contact skills, but questions if he can replicate his extra-base hits. Stats suggest he got lucky last season, but that’s baseball. 

He will be someone that fans will want to keep an eye on this season.

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