Twins Minor League Report (8/13): Ty Langenberg Goes the Distance*

TRANSACTIONS
RHP John Klein transferred to development list (St. Paul)
RHP Julio Bonilla promoted to A+ Cedar Rapids
C Daniel Pena promoted to A Fort Myers

Saints Sentinel
St. Paul 8, Omaha 3
Box Score
Kendry Rojas: 4 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
HR: Payton Eeles (3), James Outman (2)
Multi-hit games: Kyler Fedko (3-for-4, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB), James Outman (2-for-5, HR, 3B, 2 R, 3 RBI)

Multiple crooked frames carried the Saints to victory on Wednesday.

What’s better than a three-run inning? How about a five-run inning?. St. Paul’s initial rally kept it simple: Payton Eeles homered, then Kyler Fedko doubled, and James Outman hit one over the fence in a five-pitch stretch. That’s one of the more efficient rallies you’ll ever see.

Unsatisfied, the Saints returned in the fourth with an unquenching desire to bludgeon some baseballs. Jonah Bride earned the first RBI of the frame; then Fedko knocked in two, Outman summoned another run with a triple, and Gabriel Gonzalez ushered him home with a sacrifice fly. Needing just six outs, St. Paul sent out and successfully returned eight baserunners. 

Kendry Rojas continued his shaky introduction to the Twins organization with a forgettable four-inning, three earned run outing. He topped out at 95 MPH and earned 11 swings and misses. Hopefully, the 22-year-old can find his comfort and performance soon. 

Christian MacLeod played hero with four clean innings out of the bullpen, striking out four to deliver the game to Noah Davis, who concluded the game with minimal resistance.

Outman’s seven total bases were the highest since July 4th, when he was a member of the Dodgers organization.

Old friend Diego A. Castillo played shortstop for the Storm Chasers.

Rehabbing big leaguer Mark Canha homered and walked in four plate appearances for Omaha.

No member of Kansas City’s top-30 prospect list played on Wednesday.

Wind Surge Wisdom
Wichita 1, Springfield 5
Box Score
Connor Prielipp: 3 ⅓ IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
HR: Kala’i Rosario (18)
Multi-hit games: None

The Wind Surge were bested on Wednesday.

Brevity may be the soul of wit, but it isn’t the ideal descriptor of an offense. Kala’i Rosario homered in the seventh. That was the lone hit of Wichita’s night.

Unfortunately, their dry spell coincided with a less-than-sharp Connor Prielipp outing. He gave up a flurry of hits—six across ten outs netted—as the Cardinals plated three earned runs on his watch. His season WHIP now sits at 1.49. Ricky Castro was unable to save the day, though his 3 ⅔ inning appearance with a lone earned run deserved a spotlight. 

Springfield catcher Leonardo Bernal, ranked as the 74th best prospect in baseball, collected two hits and a walk in four plate appearances.

Kernels Nuggets
Game One: Cedar Rapids 3, Quad Cities 0 (7 Innings)
Box Score
Ty Langenberg: 7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
HR: None
Multi-hit games: Kyle DeBarge (2-for-3, 2B, R, RBI), Danny De Andrade (2-for-3, 2 2B, R), Maddux Houghton (2-for-2, RBI)

Ty Langenberg tossed a complete-game shutout in game one of Cedar Rapids’ doubleheader on Wednesday.

Ok, it was only seven innings, not the usual nine. Still, Langenberg’s effort remains impressive. The Urbandale, Iowa native walked the lead-off hitter in a prolonged plate appearance before falling into a deep groove, allowing just four more baserunners the rest of the way as he cruised in possibly the best start of his professional career. Certainly, it was the best of his work in 2025; his previous high in innings in a start was just six, and he only earned a clean earned run slate twice. He threw 98 pitches.

Maddux Houghton broke the stalemate with a fifth-inning RBI single. Kyle DeBarge cracked an opposite field double the next frame to push the lead to two, and Misael Urbina drove in his two-bagging teammate for a third and final run. 

The 49th-ranked prospect in MLB, Blake Mitchell, DH’d for the River Bandits, singling once in three trips to the plate. 

Game Two: Cedar Rapids 3, Quad Cities 9
Box Score
Chase Chaney: 3 ⅓ IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
HR: None
Multi-hit games: Jaime Ferrer (2-for-3, 2B, R)

Matters did not favor the Kernels in game two.

The bats remained consistent—they scored thrice just as they did the previous game—but Cedar Rapids’ pitching crumbled. The River Bandits thrashed starter Chase Chaney for nine hits and five runs, then smacked Juan Bonillo for three more runs in his Kernels debut. Ivran Romero somewhat settled the melee, yet even he was tagged for an unearned run.

Jaime Ferrer earned his second multi-hit game of August.

Luis Hernandez caught his first game for the Kernels.

The aforementioned prospect Mitchell caught in game two, tripling, singling, and walking in five plate appearances. 

Mussel Matters
Fort Myers 4, Daytona 15
Box Score 
Joel Garcia: 3 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
HR: Enrique Jimenez (1)
Multi-hit games: Marek Houston (2-for-5, RBI), Dameury Pena (2-for-4, BB), Enrique Jimenez (2-for-3, HR, R, RBI, BB)

The Mighty Mussels were eviscerated on Wednesday.

It started bad and got worse. Three runs arrived in the first, another came in the second, and a fifth runner touched home before the third inning concluded. A respite fourth—an oasis in a painful desert—gave Fort Myers time to breathe, before the whole thing came crashing down with ten runs spread across the fifth and sixth frames. ERA ballooned. Egos were destroyed. A trench on the basepath between third and home started to form. 

Some minor positives: newcomers showed out. Enrique Jimenez blasted his first homer in the Twins organization while reaching base three times, and Marek Houston cracked two hits. Minnesota’s recent 1st-rounder is slashing .378/.410/.432 in eight games with Fort Myers.

Yet another elite catching prospect played against a Twins affiliate on Wednesday. The 75th-ranked prospect in MLB, Alfredo Duno, cracked three hits, including a homer, in five at-bats. 

TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY
Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – Ty Langenberg
Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – James Outman

PROSPECT SUMMARY
Here’s a look at how the Twins Daily Top 20 Twins Prospects performed:
#1 – Walker Jenkins (Wichita) - 0-4, K
#2 – Luke Keaschall (Twins) - In Progress
#3 – Kaelen Culpepper (Wichita) - 0-4, 2 K
#5 – Eduardo Tait (Cedar Rapids) - 0-3, K
#6 – Connor Prielipp (Wichita) - 3 ⅓ IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
#9 – Kendry Rojas (St. Paul) - 4 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
#11 – Gabriel Gonzalez (St. Paul) - 0-3, RBI, BB
#13 – Marek Houston (Fort Myers) - 2-5, RBI, K
#14 – Brandon Winokur (Cedar Rapids) - 0-6, K
#17 – Kyle DeBarge (Cedar Rapids) - 3-6, 2 2B, R, 3 RBI

THURSDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS
St. Paul @ Omaha (6:35 PM) - RHP Marco Raya
Wichita @ Springfield (7:05 PM) - RHP Alejandro Hidalgo
Quad Cities @ Cedar Rapids (6:35 PM) - RHP Jose Olivares
Fort Myers @ Daytona (5:35 PM) - RHP Michael Ross
DSL Twins @ DSL Rockies (10:00 AM) - TBD

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