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2025 Batting
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| Regular Season | .210 | 17 | 29 | .796 | 0 |
Top Matt Wallner News
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Twins' Matt Wallner: Taking seat Thursday
Wallner is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Athletics.
Since being reinstated from the paternity list Aug. 12, Wallner had started in six of the Twins' ensuing eight games while going 2-for-20 with a 3:10 BB:K. He'll get a chance to clear his head and rest up in the series finale while James Outman steps in for him as Minnesota's starting right fielder.
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Twins' Matt Wallner: Back from paternity list
The Twins reinstated Wallner from the paternity list Tuesday.
Wallner will return after three days on the paternity list, and he'll reclaim his spot on the active roster from Jhonny Pereda. Wallner is slashing .218/.325/.496 with 16 home runs this season.
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Twins' Matt Wallner: Expected to return Tuesday
Wallner (personal) is expected to be activated from the paternity list Tuesday, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
Wallner has been away from the team since Saturday while attending the birth of his child. The 27-year-old will likely return to his spot in the center of a Minnesota lineup that enters Monday winners of four of the last five games.
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Twins' Matt Wallner: Away on paternity leave
The Twins placed Wallner on the paternity list Saturday.
Wallner will miss at most three games while he welcomes a new addition to his family. Carson McCusker was recalled from Triple-A St. Paul to replenish the Twins' outfield depth and could see time in right field until Wallner returns.
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Twins' Matt Wallner: Blasts 16th homer
Wallner went 2-for-5 with a double and a solo home run in Friday's 9-4 win over the Royals.
Wallner put the Twins on the board with a 434-foot blast off a Seth Lugo sinker in the first inning, marking his 16th homer of the year and his fifth in the last 11 games. The 27-year-old has been consistent at the plate during that stretch, going 11-for-36 (.306) with seven RBI and nine runs scored. Wallner will look to continue this power surge as Minnesota rolls through the second half of the season.
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Twins' Matt Wallner: Slugs 15th homer
Wallner went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk in Monday's 6-3 loss at Detroit.
The Minnesota outfielder opened the game's scoring with a 420-foot blast to center off Tigers starter Casey Mize in the first. This marks his second long ball since the All-Star break, as Wallner has found a groove in the second half, hitting .267 (12-for-45) with 11 RBI, 10 runs scored and 11 walks across 16 games. In 259 total plate appearances, the 27-year-old is now slashing .217/.324/.493 with 30 runs scored and 26 RBI over 71 games.
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Twins' Matt Wallner: Goes yard in loss
Wallner went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Guardians.
Wallner has homered three times over his last six games, but he is batting just .225 (9-for-40) since the All-Star break. That's a little better than his .208 average for the season, though he should have little trouble holding a starting role in right field the rest of the way after the Twins' fire sale at the trade deadline. Wallner has added a .778 OPS, 14 homers, 24 RBI, 28 runs scored and no stolen bases over 251 plate appearances (69 games) this season.
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Twins' Matt Wallner: Lifts homer
Wallner went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Sunday's 7-2 loss to Washington.
Wallner went yard in his first plate appearance Sunday, tagging Jake Irvin for a solo shot in the second inning. The homer snapped a streak of 11 straight hitless at-bats. Wallner has a dozen homers this season, and he's slashing .203/.300/.450 over 233 plate appearances.
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Twins' Matt Wallner: Homers in victory
Wallner went 2-for-5 with a solo home run during Saturday's 12-4 win over the Pirates.
Wallner became the fifth Twin to join the double-digit homer club, launching a 434-foot bomb for the 10th of his season in the sixth inning. The 27-year-old has been incredibly boom-or-bust at the plate this season; he has a .207 batting average and a 29.6 percent strikeout rate but also a .756 OPS. He's still a long ways off from the .894 OPS he had in 75 games last season, so the power-hitting outfielder has some work to do to get his season more in line with his numbers in the past.
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Twins' Matt Wallner: Supplies lone run in loss
Wallner went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Thursday's 4-1 loss to Miami.
Wallner broke the Marlins' shutout attempt in the seventh inning, when he took Cade Gibson deep to center field for a solo home run. It was Wallner's eighth home run of the season, six of which have come since the beginning of June. That hasn't masked the 27-year-old outfielder's struggles at the plate this season, as he sports a .199/.295/.444 slash line with 14 RBI and a 28.9 percent strikeout rate in 173 plate appearances.
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Twins' Matt Wallner: Idle against ace lefty
Wallner is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.
Wallner had started in each of the Twins' last 11 games, but he'll take a seat along with fellow left-handed hitters Trevor Larnach and Kody Clemens while Minnesota adds more right-handed bats to the lineup to counter Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal. With Wallner and Larnach on the bench, Ryan Jeffers will get a day off from catching to serve as the Twins' designated hitter, and Harrison Bader and Willi Castro will pick up starts at the corner outfield spots.
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Twins' Matt Wallner: Raps sixth home run in loss
Wallner went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 17-6 defeat to the Brewers.
Wallner blasted homer No. 6 for the campaign and his fourth of the month. The 27-year-old has held onto a fairly regular role in the Twins' outfield since coming off the injured list on May 31, and he's been a strong source of pop in spite of a paltry batting average. Although Wallner is hitting .155 over his last 58 at-bats, he's ripped five homers and two doubles with seven RBI during that period.
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Twins' Matt Wallner: Out against left-hander
Wallner is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game in Cincinnati.
The left-handed-hitting Wallner started each of the Twins' previous two games versus southpaws, but he'll take a seat Tuesday as the Reds send lefty Andrew Abbott to the hill. Willi Castro will patrol right field.
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Twins' Matt Wallner: Sits against lefty
Wallner didn't start in Wednesday's 6-1 win over the Athletics due to left-hander Jeffrey Springs working the bulk of innings in relief behind right-handed opener Justin Sterner, Phil Miller of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
The left-handed-hitting Wallner has technically sat out against right-handed starting pitchers both of the past two games, but on both occasions, the Athletics deployed right-hander openers in front of left-handed bulk relievers. Wallner still should be a fixture in the lineup when the Twins face traditional right-handed starters.
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Twins' Matt Wallner: Getting rest Tuesday
Wallner is not in the Twins' lineup Tuesday against the Athletics.
Wallner has played in three games since returning from a hamstring injury Saturday, but he will get to rest Tuesday. He recorded a hit in each game, going 3-for-11 with a home run. With the 27-year-old on the bench, Willi Castro has the start in right field as Brooks Lee takes over for Castro at second base.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-4, 220 lbs |
| Birthplace: Forest Lake, MN |
| Age: 27 |
| School: Southern Miss |
| Experience: 3 |
| Bats/Throws: L, R |