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Twins Send Struggling Royce Lewis to the Minors
The Minnesota Twins optioned struggling third baseman Royce Lewis to Triple-A St. Paul on Tuesday, multiple league sources told Dan Hayes of The Athletic. Lewis is striking out a career-high 31.1% of the time at the plate and is slashing an ugly .163/.261/.279 with three home runs and 13 RBI through 119 plate appearances so far in 2026. Since returning from a stint on the injured list on April 21, he has a .380 OPS and 25 strikeouts across his 74 plate appearances. The 26-year-old former first overall pick in 2017 worked on his swing in the offseason and had an .822 OPS through his first dozen games played while taking free passes and displaying plenty of power. But since spraining his knee in early April, Lewis has not looked the same. The Twins are hoping to get him back to his early-season form with some work in the minors before eventually calling him back up to the big leagues. With Lewis at St. Paul for the time being, the Twins are expected to use Tristan Gray primarily at the hot corner in Minnesota. In a career-high 106 games in 2025, Lewis slashed .237/.283/.388 with a career-worst .671 OPS, 13 homers, 52 RBI, and 12 stolen bases in 403 plate appearances.
Source: The Athletic - Dan Hayes
Source: The Athletic - Dan Hayes
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