Lee went 3-for-5 with two doubles, three RBI and two runs scored in Tuesday's 11-3 win over the Nationals.
Lee continued a strong stretch at the plate, ripping a two-RBI double in his first at-bat before adding another run-scoring double in the ninth inning. The infielder has been one of Minnesota's hottest hitters lately, batting .362 over his last 12 games. On the season, Lee is slashing .270/.323/.435 with five homers, four doubles, 21 RBI, 16 runs scored and two stolen bases across 124 plate appearances.
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Twins' Brooks Lee: Scores two runs Friday
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Lee went 2-for-4 with two runs scored in Friday's 7-3 loss to the Blue Jays.
Lee has multiple hits in four of his last eight games and is now slashing .252/.313/.417 with five home runs, 17 RBI, 14 runs scored, two stolen bases and an 8:21 BB:K across 112 trips to the plate this season. The No. 8 overall pick in the 2022 draft is still batting near the bottom of the lineup.
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Twins' Brooks Lee: Getting breather Tuesday
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Lee is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Mariners.
It's a well-earned day off for Lee, who had started each of the previous 16 contests. Tristan Gray will grab a start at shortstop and bat eighth for the Twins.
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Twins' Brooks Lee: Supplies Minnesota's lone runs
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Lee went 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run home run during the Twins' 4-2 loss to the Rays on Sunday.
The Twins were blanked through the first six innings of Sunday's game, but Lee got his team on the board by cracking a two-run homer off Jesse Scholtens in the seventh frame. It was Lee's second homer of the three-game series and his fifth of the 2026 season. Since April 1, he has slashed .269/.337/.487 with one steal, 15 RBI and 11 runs scored over 86 plate appearances.
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Twins' Brooks Lee: Homers in three-hit game
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Lee went 3-for-4 with a double and a solo home run during Friday's 6-2 loss to the Rays.
Lee collected three hits Friday against the Rays to give him back-to-back outings with a trio of hits. He clubbed a solo home run out to right field to cut the Twins' deficit from three to two in the fifth inning and also doubled in the ninth inning as the team tried to mount an unsuccessful late rally. It was a slow start for the 25-year-old, who had just five hits in his first 30 at-bats on the season, but he's now slashing .263/.322/.438 with four home runs and 13 RBI.
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Twins' Brooks Lee: Homers in back-to-back games
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Lee went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo home run during the Twins' 7-4 win over the Blue Jays on Saturday.
Lee's solo home run off Eric Lauer in the third inning kick-started the Twins' seven-run frame. Lee has gone deep in back-to-back games and has accrued four RBI over his last three contests. In nine outings since April 1, he has gone 8-for-29 (.276) with six RBI and three runs scored.
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Twins' Brooks Lee: Absent from Minnesota lineup
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Lee is not in the lineup for Thursday's tilt against the Tigers.
It's a routine day off after Lee had started each of the previous five contests. Tristan Gray will fill in at shortstop and bat eighth for the Twins.
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Twins' Brooks Lee: Not in Sunday's lineup
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Lee is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.
Lee has gone 0-for-6 with three strikeouts in the first two games of the season and will head to the bench for the series finale in Baltimore. Tristan Gray will take over at shortstop Sunday for the Twins.
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Twins' Brooks Lee: Hitting for averge this spring
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Lee went 2-for-4 in Monday's spring training win over Boston. He's hitting .308 (16-for-52) with a .743 OPS this spring.
Lee looks set to begin the season as the everyday shortstop. He was underwhelming at the plate last year in his sophomore season with a .655 OPS, though he did hit 16 home runs. He has a good eye at the plate and makes excellent contact (just a 17.5 K%) but struggles to generate power (just a a 28.0% hard-hit rate). It's not clear if he'll have the glove to stick at shortstop as he was -8 in Defensive Runs Saved last season, so it's a big season for Lee to show he can be a building block for the next Twins playoff team.
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Twins' Brooks Lee: Leading candidate for shortstop
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Lee is the favorite to start at shortstop for the Twins but must show improved range and more consistent offense, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
Lee took over as the everyday shortstop last season after Carlos Correa was traded, but he struggled at the position defensively. The Twins have very little depth behind Lee at shortstop, so they have little choice but to throw him out there and hope for improvement with the glove. If Lee falters, Ryan Kreidler and Orlando Arcia would be next in line at shortstop for Minnesota.
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Twins' Brooks Lee: Not in Tuesday's lineup
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Lee is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Yankees.
Lee has a .178/.240/.289 slash line through 13 games in September and will take a seat Tuesday after starting the previous four contests. Ryan Fitzgerald will instead start at shortstop and bat eighth versus New York righty Cam Schlittler.
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Twins' Brooks Lee: Day off Wednesday
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Lee is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Angels.
Lee went hitless in the first two games of the series and has gone just 6-for-42 across his last 11 tilts, so he'll get a breather in Wednesday's finale. Ryan Fitzgerald will occupy shortstop and bat eighth for the Twins.
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Twins' Brooks Lee: Getting breather Thursday
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Lee is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game against the White Sox.
Lee is receiving a well-earned day of rest after starting each of the previous 20 contests for the Twins. Ryan Fitzgerald will fill in at shortstop in Lee's stead.
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Twins' Brooks Lee: Not in Tuesday's lineup
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Lee is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Yankees.
Lee started the previous 11 games but will receive a day off after batting .150 (6-for-40) during that stretch. Ryan Fitzgerald will take over at shortstop Tuesday for Minnesota.
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Twins' Brooks Lee: Homers in win
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Lee went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 9-4 win over the Tigers.
Lee scored on a wild pitch in the second inning before tying the game with a 430-foot blast in the fourth. The big night came at a good time, as the 24-year-old had entered Wednesday in a 1-for-21 slump since homering twice July 29 versus Boston. For the season, he's slashing .245/.288/.376 with 11 home runs, 44 RBI, 30 runs scored and two steals across 354 plate appearances.
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Twins' Brooks Lee: Rips two homers
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Lee went 3-for-4 with two home runs and five RBI in Tuesday's loss to Boston.
Lee came off the bench for Carlos Correa (illness) and delivered an offensive outburst. Lee put the Twins on the board with an RBI single in the fifth inning before knocking a pair of two-run homers in the seventh and ninth frames. It was his first career multi-homer performance and snapped a 23-game homer drought. During that skid, he went 11-for-70 (.157). Lee's five-RBI day matched his total from the previous 17 games combined. He's now slashing .256/.294/.387 with 20 extra-base hits and 43 RBI through 326 plate appearances.
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Twins' Brooks Lee: Playing time tailing off
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Lee will start at shortstop and bat ninth in Wednesday's game against the Dodgers.
Though he'll be included in the lineup Wednesday while Carlos Correa rests for a day game after a night game, Lee was on the bench for each of the previous three contests and appears to have moved into more of a utility infield role for Minnesota while he's slashed just .111/.163/.133 since the beginning of July. A more consistent role could reopen for Lee if the Twins look to trade pending free agents such as Willi Castro, Harrison Bader and Ty France ahead of the July 31 deadline.
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Twins' Brooks Lee: Back in lineup Sunday
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Lee will start at second base and bat fifth in Sunday's game against the Rays.
The Twins sent Lee to the bench for the previous two contests, but he came up big in a reserve role Saturday, going 1-for-2 with a walk-off RBI bunt single in a 6-5 win. Lee will rejoin the starting nine for the series finale, but he'll likely need to raise his production at the plate to ensure he maintains a regular spot in the lineup over Harrison Bader, who will head to the bench after making four straight starts. Over his last seven games, Lee has gone 3-for-19 with no walks and seven strikeouts, bringing his slash line down to .272/.306/.402 for the season.
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Twins' Brooks Lee: Getting night off
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Lee is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mariners.
Willi Castro (wrist) will return to the lineup after a three-game absence and will fill in at third base for Lee, who will take a seat for the first time since June 10. While starting in each of Minnesota's last 13 games, Lee slashed .373/.385/.529 with two home runs and eight RBI. Though he'll likely see most of his starts at third base while Royce Lewis (hamstring) is on the shelf, the hot-hitting Lee could move over to the keystone to maintain a regular spot in the lineup once Lewis is ready to return from the injured list.
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Twins' Brooks Lee: Accounts for team's only runs
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Lee went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a loss to the Astros on Saturday.
Minnesota's offense was held to three hits in the contest, but Lee kept the game close with his two-run blast off Hunter Brown in the fifth inning. The long ball extended Lee's hitting streak to 14 games, and he's batting .321 (18-for-56) with two homers, nine RBI, seven runs and a stolen base over that span. With Royce Lewis (hamstring) headed for the injured list, Lee should be set for an everyday role at third base for at least the short-term.
