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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. MORE | |
Twins Headlines
- Twins exercise 2024 options on Max Kepler ($10 million) and Jorge Polanco ($10.5 million
- Twins star Buxton has arthroscopic knee surgery, with mutual goal of returning him to CF
- The Twins have plenty to build on — and must get better if they want to beat the Astros
- Astros bring 2-1 ALDS lead into Game 4 against Twins
| AL Central | ||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB |
| X-Minnesota | 87 | 75 | .537 | - |
| Detroit | 78 | 84 | .481 | 9 |
| Cleveland | 76 | 86 | .469 | 11 |
| Chi White Sox | 61 | 101 | .377 | 26 |
| Kansas City | 56 | 106 | .346 | 31 |
| 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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