{"id":173423,"date":"2025-08-25T04:20:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T04:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/173423\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T04:20:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T04:20:10","slug":"twins-top-prospect-walker-jenkins-promoted-to-triple-a-st-paul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/173423\/","title":{"rendered":"Twins\u2019 top prospect Walker Jenkins promoted to Triple-A St. Paul"},"content":{"rendered":"

Minnesota Twins top prospect Walker Jenkins has been promoted from Double-A Wichita to Triple-A St. Paul, a league source confirmed to The Athletic\u2019s Dan Hayes on Sunday, putting the No. 5 pick in the 2023 draft just one step from the big leagues as a 20-year-old.<\/p>\n

Jenkins, a left-handed-hitting outfielder and consensus top-25 prospect, has been pushed very aggressively by the Twins despite repeatedly being slowed by minor injuries in each of his three pro seasons.<\/p>\n

After missing most of the season\u2019s first two months with an ankle injury, Jenkins hit .317\/.435\/.506 in his final 50 games at Double-A Wichita while being one of the Texas League\u2019s youngest position players. That includes .333\/.449\/.524 in August, which earned him the Triple-A promotion for the final several weeks of the season.<\/p>\n

Jenkins, the No. 11 prospect in Keith Law\u2019s midseason rankings<\/a>, is an extremely polished hitter for a 20-year-old, controlling the strike zone with nearly as many walks (33) as strikeouts (44) at Wichita. He\u2019s a solid defensive center fielder with the speed to swipe 20 bases, and his power has recently started to arrive with five homers in his last 20 games.<\/p>\n

Jenkins figures to enter the Twins\u2019 plans by the middle of next season, and pushing him to St. Paul now sets him up to start 2026 back at Triple-A, with an opportunity to create his own call-up timeline from there.<\/p>\n

Dan Hayes contributed to this story.<\/p>\n

(Photo of Jenkins playing for the FCL Twins in August 2023 in Bradenton, Florida: Cliff Welch \/ Icon Sportswire via AP Images)<\/p>\n

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