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Twins exercise 2024 options on Max Kepler ($10 million) and Jorge Polanco ($10.5 million

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Twins exercised their 2024 club options on outfielder Max Kepler and infielder Jorge Polanco on Thursday, their two longest-tenured players.

Kepler will make $10 million and Polanco will make $10.5 million next season. Both players had a $1 million buyout, but their productivity this year made those prices market bargains for Minnesota. The Twins signed both players as 16-year-old international free agents in 2009, with Kepler from Germany and Polanco from the Dominican Republic.

Kepler batted .260 with an .816 OPS with a team-high 24 home runs in 130 games as the regular right fielder for the Twins in 2023. He had a .926 OPS in 66 games after the All-Star break for the AL Central champions. Kepler is 12th in Twins history with 153 home runs over nine major league seasons.

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Leaders
AVG: C. Correa.230
HR: M. Kepler24
RBI: M. Kepler66
SB: W. Castro33
W: P. López11
ERA: P. López3.66
Saves: J. Duran27
K: P. López234
AL Central
TeamWLPctGB
X-Minnesota 8775.537-
Detroit 7884.4819
Cleveland 7686.46911
Chi White Sox 61101.37726
Kansas City 56106.34631
Full Standings
General Batting (Rank)
AVG: .243 (21)
Runs: 778 (10)
Hits: 1336 (19)
Home Runs: 233 (3)
Stolen Bases: 86 (24)
OBP: .326 (11)
SLG: .428 (7)
Total Bases: 2347 (8)
General Pitching (Rank)
Earned Run Average: 3.87 (6)
Runs Allowed: 659 (3)
Saves: 38 (21)
Strikeouts: 1560 (1)
OpBA: .236 (4)
OBP: .299 (4)
SLG: .398 (8)
Run Support: 4.82 (11)
Transactions
Date Player Transactions
11/30 R. Henriquez Signed to a Minor League Contract
11/30 J. Moran Signed to a Minor League Contract
11/21 P. Murphy Signed to Play in Japan (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters)
11/17 R. Henriquez Free Agent - No Contract Offer (non-tendered)
11/17 J. Moran Free Agent - No Contract Offer (non-tendered)
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Injuries
Date Player Status
10/1 D. Keuchel Right calf strain (15-day IL)
9/24 J. Moran Left forearm strain (60-day IL)
9/21 R. Lewis Strained left hamstring (10-day IL)
9/19 C. Correa Left foot plantar fasciitis (10-day IL)
9/6 J. Gallo Left foot contusion (10-day IL)
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