BREAKING: Twins to Promote Kyler Fedko for Major-League Debut

[Danchat]

Took them a bit, but they finally replaced Outman with Fedko. I'm cheering for Kyler, and hoping he can overcome the AAAA expectations.

[killercarewoliva]

4 hours ago, GopherMike said:

Absolutely love this move. He's R5 eligible and they need to see if he's worth protecting now. 

Arcia was solid, and deserves to be picked up by somebody, but betewen Gray and Kreidler having a 3rd SS is just unecessary. 

Gray has had some good timely hits but the defense even getting into base path of a runner. I don't see Arcia being DFA'd at all. he is simply a former All-Star who can still hold his own on defense and at the plate. I was very surprised to see he was the one picked to go.

[ashbury]

3 hours ago, Matthew Trueblood said:

Hey that's right! It *IS* Culpepper's butt that is injured!

No, on Twitter it says he has glute tightn- ... oh, I see what you did there.

[DJL44]

Saw this on mlbtraderumors and thought it was worth cross posting 

Monkey’s Uncle

June 14, 2026

Those of us who grew up in the Pittsburgh area might recognize the last name… Kyler’s father John was a longtime sports reporter on the local NBC affiliate known primarily for his weekly blooper/highlight reel called “The Fedko Zone”. And Kyler looks like a mini-version of John. Congrats to the whole family.

[JD-TWINS]

3 hours ago, RpR said:

Then why was he removed for a ninth inning defense replacement the last two games?

Because I specifically said he was getting better OFFENSIVELY……. don’t think he’ll ever be much, if any better than Julien, defensively. He gets to more balls than Eddie but he doesn’t make better plays.

[dxpavelka]

6 hours ago, Riverbrian said:

He will certainly start tomorrow against Gore.

After that it's 5 Right Handers in a row and then back to back left handers to start the Dodgers series. 

I'd hate to see him just watching for 5 in a row but... I worry that you might be right. 

Congrats to Kyler... The phone call home must have contained a lot of woo-hoo's. 

Given that the average MLB starting pitcher throws less than 6 innings and that teams will tend to throw some lefties out of the bullpen against our predominantly left handed lineup I'd not worry too much and would expect to see Fedko get into at least three of those 5 games and get at least 5 total plate appearance in that stretch.  Maybe even one start against a righty who might be known to not dominate right handed hitters.