Twins Minor League Report (6/4): Matt Wallner Wallops 3 Homers at CHS Field

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The Minnesota Twins signed veteran Austin Voth to a minor-league contract. He was DFAd recently by the Blue Jays. He cleared waivers and elected free agency. Just days later, he signed with the Twins. The 33-year-old was assigned to the Saints and started Thursday night’s game. 

The Twins also signed Jake Covey, a 24-year-old non-drafted free agent. He has made two starts for the Glacier Range Riders in Kalispell, Montana, this season. In 12 innings, he gave up two runs on 11 hits. He had two walks and 14 strikeouts. After high school, he went to New Mexico State for the 2021 season, but he redshirted that year. Then he spent two seasons at Orange Coast College. He pitched the 2024 and 2025 seasons at Concordia University - Irvine. He went undrafted in the 2025 draft. This is his first opportunity with a big-league organization. 

SAINTS SENTINEL
St. Paul 7, Indianapolis 4  
Box Score
When Royce Lewis was optioned to St. Paul, his bat immediately heated up. The same can’t be said for fellow optionee, Matt Wallner. When the Saints ended their game in Louisville, Wallner had an 0-for-4 and was hitting .184/.305/.265 (.570). His past five games:

    Saturday: 2-for-5
    Sunday: 2-for-5, HR
    Tuesday: 2-for-4, 2B
    Wednesday: 2-for-4, BB, HR
    Thursday: 3-for-5, 3-HR. 

After Thursday’s game, he is now hitting .278/.361/.556 (.917), numbers you might expect. 

Oh yeah, there was a game played too. Austin Voth started and gave up three runs in the top of the first inning. 

In the bottom of the first inning, Hendry Mendez signed with one out. He advanced to third base on a Royce Lewis double. Both scored ahead of Wallner who launched his first home run of the game. The game was tied at 3-3.     

In the bottom of the third, Wallner led off with his second home of the day and fourth of the Saints season.   

With two outs, Tanner Schobel doubled to drive in Gabriel Gonzalez to make it 4-3. Voth settled in. He gave up just the three first-inning runs on five hits and went 4 2/3 innings. He had four strikeouts without a walk. Marco Raya came in and got the final out of the fifth inning. He worked a perfect sixth frame too, and two of the four outs he recorded were on strikeouts. Then there was a 36-minute rain delay. 

John Klein came on and gave up one run on one hit and two walks in the seventh inning. He had two strikeouts. 

Leading 6-4 going to the bottom of the seventh inning, the Saints held a 6-4 lead. Matt Wallner led off with his third home run of the game and fifth of the season.   

Trent Baker came on and struck out four batters over two perfect innings to record his second save. 

Wallner was 3-for-4 with the three homers, three runs scored, and five RBI. Hendry Mendez was 2-for-4 with a walk. Royce Lewis was 1-for-3 with two walks and a double. Kyler Fedko was 2-for-4. 

WIND SURGE WISDOM
Wichita 1, San Antonio 5
Box Score
Preston Johnson made his first Wichita start and gave up three runs on five hits over four innings. He walked two and struck out one batter. Nick Mikolajchak made his debut in the Twins organization. The 28-year-old gave up two runs on two hits and a walk over two innings. Both hits were home runs. Jarret Whorff had two strikeouts over two perfect innings. Kyle Bischoff worked a perfect ninth frame. 

The Wind Surge offense faced a rehabbing former major leaguer, Juan Brito. They scored one run in five innings against him. The run came on the first Double-A home run for Jaime Ferrer.   

The homer was one of the Surge’s six hits. Kalai’ Rosario went 1-for-3 with the team’s lone walk. Garrett Spain hit his ninth double, and Miguel Briceno hit his first Surge double. 

The San Antonio Missions are the Double-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres. Be sure to check out one of our DiamondCentric sites, Padres Mission. Also, check out how many of these Missions players appear on the Padres Mission Top 20 Prospect Rankings. 

KERNELS CHRONICLE 
Cedar Rapids 5, Wisconsin 8                                                                                                             Box Score
The TimberRattlers roster is loaded with prospects, some pitchers but the lineup has a lot of potential big leaguers. Be sure to go to our sister site, Brewer Fanatic, and check out how many of their top prospects play for Wisconsin.  

Rattlers starting pitcher Josh Knoth was the 33rd overall pick of the 2023 draft out of high school. He made 21 starts at Low A Myrtle Beach in 2024, but he missed the full 2025 season after having Tommy John surgery. He made three rehab starts in the ACL and on Thursday night, he made his third start with Wisconsin. He went two innings in the first one. He threw three innings in the second start. On Thursday, he gave up two runs on two hits over 3 2/3 innings. And, thankfully, Luis Pena was back in their lineup on Thursday after leaving the game due to illness on Tuesday. Scary after what he went through a month ago. And, why has 2025 top pick Andrew Fischer not been promoted to Biloxi. And, personal opinion, Josh Adamczewski is one of the most underrated prospects in baseball right now. After going 2-for-3 with a walk with his ninth homer and 10th stolen base.  And 2024 top pick Braylon Payne has a .900+ OPS and is still just 19. 

The Kernels have a pretty solid offense, but through the first three games of this series, all Rattler wins, Cedar Rapids has been outscored 32-20. But if you’re in southern Minnesota or near the Twins Cities and are looking for something to do this weekend, make the drive down to Cedar Rapids and watch a couple of solid High-A teams compete.

Now to the Kernels. Wisconsin scored four runs in the top of the first inning. The Kernels responded with two runs in the bottom of the inning. Brandon Winokur led off with a walk, and then Eduardo Tait hit his eighth home run of the season to cut the deficit in half. 

Wisconsin added two runs in the third and another in the fifth inning. So when the Kernels came to the plate in the bottom of the sixth, they were behind 7-2. Eduardo Tait led off that inning with his second home run of the game and ninth of the season. 

Khadim Diaw followed with a double. He went to third on a fly out and scored on a second fly out to make it 7-4 Wisconsin. 

In the bottom of the seventh, the Kernels cut the lead by one more run. Danny De Andrade led off with a double and then scored on a two-out triple by Brandon Winokur.   

Tait had two of the team’s eight hits and three of their five RBI. Jay Thomason went 2-for-3 with a walk. He also stole his 13th and 14th bases. Diaw’s double was his 13th, and De Andrade’s was his fourth. Winokur had a walk to go with his second triple of the season.

Michael Ross started and gave up six runs on four hits and four walks in four innings. He actually walked the first three batters he faced, which is never good, so his line could have actually been worse. Christian Becerra gave up one run on two hits and a walk over two innings. He had three strikeouts. Sam Rochard struck out three batters over two scoreless innings. Eston Stull gave up one run on four walks in the ninth inning.   

MIGHTY MATTERS
Ft. Myers 11, Lakeland 0
Box Score  
The Mussels scored double-digit runs on Thursday, but we have to talk pitching first. 

Justin Mitrovich’s season started late, but since he has joined the Mussels and made his pro debut, he has been fantastic. In fact, he was the Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Month for May. In his five May starts, he worked a total of 15 2/3 innings. In his first start in June, Mitrovich tossed five scoreless innings and threw 71 pitches, easily his career high. He gave up two hits, walked two and had five strikeouts. It earned him his first professional Win as well.     

Mitrovich was the Twins ninth-round pick in 2025 out of Elon. Their 18th-round pick in 2025 was Matthew Dalquist. He pitched at UC-San Diego. He came on and earned his first pro save by tossing four shutout innings in relief. He began by getting the first 11 batters out. With two outs in the ninth, an error put a runner on base, but Dalquist got the next batter out to end the game. In his final May start, Dalquist tossed five shutout innings, so he’s pitching very well too. 

A lot went right for the Mussels at the plate. They scored their 11 runs on 15 hits and four walks. They had just three extra base hits and one stolen base. They scored three runs in the first inning and then had a seven-run second inning. They held the 10-0 lead until the top of the ninth when they added one run. They were 9-for-16 with runners in scoring position and left eight one base. 

Quentin Young led the way. He went 3-for-4 with his sixth double, his second triple, two runs and three RBI. Luis Fragoza was hit by a pitch and went 2-for-4 with his fifth double and three RBI. In 12 Mussels games, the 19-year-old is hitting .318/.388/.636 (1.024) with five doubles and three triples with 14 RBI.Ramiro Dominguez went 2-for-4 with a walk. Irvin Nunez went 2-for-4 with a walk. Bryan Acuna went 2-for-5.  

COMPLEX CHRONICLE
FCL Twins 5, FCL Braves 1
Box Score  
Frederick Hiciano signed with the Twins on January 15th out of the Dominican Republic. He was added to the DSL Twins roster on May 27th, but apparently, they had a change of heart or saw him pitch and realized he was ready for the FCL. He was added to the FCL Twins roster on May 30th. He made his professional debut on Thursday. He tossed two scoreless, hitless, walkless innings and had one strikeout. Six batters faced. Six batters out. 

Next, Callan Fang made his second rehab start. The 2025 13th round pick from Harvard tossed two innings. He gave up an unearned run on one hit. He walked none and had four strikeouts. Nick McAuliffe worked the final three innings. He gave up no runs, no hits, no walks and struck out five batters. 

The one hit that the FCL Braves had was an infield single by Diego Tornes. Tornes stole second base and went to third on a throwing error. He scored the unearned run on a fielding error off the bat of Yamvier Carrero. Carrero stole second and went to third on a throwing error. However, Fang got a strikeout to end that inning. 

The Twins got on the scoreboard with a three-spot in the top of the third. With one out, Yilber Herrera singled and went to second on a wild pitch. Yovanny Duran and Miguel Caraballo walked to load the bases. Jhomnardo Reyes drove a single to left to drive in two runs. Caraballo scored on a wild pitch. 

The Twins held the 3-1 lead until the top of the sixth. Carlos Taveras led off with a single. He moved to second on a wild pitch. With one out, Darwin Almanzar was hit by a pitch. Victor Leal singled to right to drive in Taveras with the fourth run. With two outs, Herrera walked. Almanzar scored when the power had a throwing error. 

The Twins had five runs on six hits and six walks. Yovanny Duran, Miguel Caraballo, Jhomnardo Reyes, Victor Leal, and Yilber Herrera each had a single and a walk. Caraballo was also hit by a pitch.  

DSL Twins 3, FCL Rockies 11
Box Score  
Not a great day for the DSL Twins. Through four innings, they were behind 11-0. However, they won the final three innings 3-0. (Yes, I realize that doesn’t actually mean anything.) 

Fernando Hernandez made his professional debut. The 19-year-old gave up one run on one hit and one walk. He had one strikeout. 19-year-old Alam Soriano made his pro debut too. He gave up seven runs on three hits and four walks. In 1 2/3 innings, he had three strikeouts. Next up was the pro debut of 17-year-old Juan Germosen. He gave up three runs on one hit and five walks in 1 1/3 innings. He had one strikeout. Each of the first three pitchers threw a wild pitch. Soriano and Germosen each hit one batter. 

Yolcar Garcia, an 18-year-old right-hander, came on for his professional debut. In two innings, he faced just six batters. He gave up no runs, no hits and issued no walks. He had two strikeouts.

As mentioned earlier, the Twins were behind 10-0 after four innings. In the top of the fifth, Daiyer Barboza walked with one out. He moved to second on a ground out and then third on a balk. Juan Holman walked, and then Barboza scored on another balk. 

With two outs in the top of the seventh, the Twins were down to their final out. Barboza recorded his first pro hit, and his first pro home run, both on the same swing. Jendy Martinez followed with a walk, and Juan Holmann drove him in with a double to center. 

Holmann was 2-for-2 with two walks and his second double. Barboza was 1-for-1 with two walks a homer and two runs scored. The only other hit the team had was a double by catcher Luis Duarte.  

PLAYERS OF THE DAY
Hitter(s) of the Day  
Matt Wallner (St. Paul): 3-for-5, 3-HR(5), 3 R, 5 RBI, K.
Eduardo Tait (Cedar Rapids: 2-for-5, 2-HR(9), 2 R, 3 RBI.
Quentin Young (Fort Myers): 3-for-4, 2B(6), 3B(2), 2 R, 3 RBI, K 

Pitcher(s) of the Day 
Justin Mitrovich (Fort Myers): 5 IP, 2H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K, 71 pitches, 43 strikes (60.6%)
Matthew Dalquist (Fort Myers): 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K, 48 pitches, 31 strikes (64.6%)

PROSPECT SUMMARY
Check out the Prospect Tracker for much more on our Twins Top 20 prospects after seeing how they did today.

#2 - IF Kaelen Culpepper (St. Paul) - 1-for-3, 2 BB, CS(2). (batted first, played 3B)
#5 - C Eduardo Tait (Cedar Rapids) - 2-for-5, 2-HR(9), 2 R, 3 RBI (batted second, played catcher).
#10 - OF Gabriel Gonzalez (St. Paul) - 0-for-3, BB, R, K. (batted sixth, played DH)   
#12 - RHP Andrew Morris (Minnesota) - 2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 48 pitches, 32 strikes (66.7%)
#13 - OF Hendry Mendez (St. Paul) - 2-for-4, BB, R (batted second, played LF)
#14 - 3B/SS Quentin Young (Ft. Myers) - 3-for-4, 2B(6), 3B(2), 2 R, 3 RBI, K (batted sixth, played 3B)
#15 - 3B/CF Brandon Winokur (Cedar Rapids) - 1-for-3, 2 BB, 3B(2), R, RBI, K (batted first, played SS)
#19 - C/OF Khadim Diaw (Cedar Rapids) - 1-for-4, 2B(13), R, K (batted third, DHd) 
#20 - 2B/SS/CF Kyle DeBarge (Wichita) - 1-for-4, K (batted third, played SS)

UPCOMING PROBABLES
Friday, June 5:
Indianapolis @ St. Paul (7:07 pm CT) - RHP Ricky Castro (0-0, 4.32 ERA) vs Jose Urquidy (2-3, 4.78 ERA)
San Antonio @ Wichita (6:35 pm CT) - RHP Jose Olivares (0-3, 6.55 ERA) fs RHP Miguel Mendez (1-1, 4.76 ERA), Padres #3 prospect (#2 pitching prospect)
Wisconsin @ Cedar Rapids (6:35 pm CT) - RHP Riley Quick (0-1, 4.41 ERA)
Ft. Myers @ Lakeland (6:30 pm CT) - RHP Reed Moring (1-0, 1.95 ERA)
FCL Red Sox @ FCL Twins (11:00 am CT) - TBD
DSL Marlins @ DSL Twins (10:00 am CT) - TBD 

CURRENT W-L Records
Minnesota Twins: 29-35 (3rd place (of 5) in AL Central, 7.0 GB))
St. Paul Saints: 32-27 (4th place (of 10) in IL West Division, 5.0 GB))
Wichita Wind Surge: 22-30 (5th place (of 5) in TL North Division, 12.0 GB))
Cedar Rapids Kernels: 26-28 (4th place (of 6) in MWL West Division, 8.0 GB))
Fort Myers Mighty Mussels: 31-23 (2nd place (of 6) in FSL West Division, 3.0 GB))
FCL Twins: 11-12 (4th place (of 6) in FCL South Division, 4.5 GB))
DSL Twins: 0-3 (7th place (of 7) in DSL East Division, 2.0 GB))

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