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Ryan Jeffers

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Ryan Jeffers
Jeffers with the Fort Myers Miracle in 2019
Minnesota Twins – No. 27
Catcher / Designated hitter
Born: (1997-06-03) June 3, 1997 (age 29)
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 20, 2020, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics
(through 2026 season)
Batting average.242
Home runs82
Runs batted in279
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
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Ryan Michael Jeffers (born June 3, 1997) is an American professional baseball catcher and designated hitter for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2020.

Amateur career

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Jeffers attended Sanderson High School in Raleigh, North Carolina.[1] In 2015, his senior year, he hit .398 with two home runs.[2] Undrafted in the 2016 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington where he walked-on to the UNC Wilmington Seahawks baseball team.[3]

In 2017, Jeffers' freshman year at UNC Wilmington, he appeared in only 13 games, but hit .348 with one home run and five RBI.[4] That summer, he played in the Coastal Plain League for the Wilmington Sharks.[5] As a sophomore in 2018, he started 52 of 53 games and batted .328 with ten home runs and 32 RBI,[6] earning First-Team All-CAA honors.[7] After the season, he played for the Upper Valley Nighthawks of the New England Collegiate Baseball League[8][9] where he earned All-Star honors.[10] In 2018, Jeffers' junior season at UNC Wilmington, he slashed .315/.460/.635 with 16 home runs and 59 RBI over 62 starts,[11] earning a First-Team All-CAA selection for the second consecutive year.[12]

Professional career

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After his junior year, Jeffers was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the second round with the 59th overall selection of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[13] He signed with the Twins and made his professional debut with the Elizabethton Twins before he was promoted to the Cedar Rapids Kernels in July.[3][14][15] Over 64 games between the two clubs, he slashed .344/.444/.502 with seven home runs and 33 RBI.[3][16] In 2019, he began the year with the Fort Myers Miracle, with whom he was named a Florida State League All-Star, before being promoted to the Pensacola Blue Wahoos in July, with whom he finished the season.[17][18][19] Playing in 103 total games with both teams, Jeffers batted .264/.341/.421 with 14 home runs and 49 RBI.[20]

On August 20, 2020, Jeffers’ contract was selected by the Twins to the active roster.[21] He made his MLB debut that same day against the Milwaukee Brewers, recording two hits including one RBI over three at-bats in a 7–1 win.[22] He hit his first career MLB home run on September 7 off Michael Fulmer of the Detroit Tigers.[23] Jeffers finished the season with a .273/.355/.436 slash line with three home runs and seven RBI over 26 games.[24]

To start the 2021 season, Jeffers was named to his first ever Opening Day roster.[25] He was optioned to the Triple-A St. Paul Saints in April, and recalled to the Twins on June 2.[26] He spent the remainder of the season with the Twins, and slashed .199/.270/.401 with 14 home runs and 35 RBI over 85 games.[27]

Jeffers was named to Minnesota's Opening Day roster for the 2022 season.[28] On July 16, 2022, the Twins placed Jeffers on the injured list with a right thumb contusion. On September 27, he was activated off of the injured list.[29] In 67 games for the Twins in 2022, Jeffers hit .208/.285/.363 with seven home runs and 27 RBI. In 2023, Jeffers appeared in 96 games (86 at catcher) and hit .276 with 14 home runs and 43 RBI. In 2024, he played in 122 games and batted .226 with 21 home runs and 64 RBI.[30] In 2025, Jeffers appeared in 119 games and hit .266 with nine home runs, 47 RBI, and 26 doubles.

Prior to the 2026 season, Jeffers and the Twins agreed on a one-year deal worth $6.7 million, avoiding salary arbitration.[31] On May 19, 2026, Jeffers was diagnosed with a fractured hamate bone in his left wrist.[32] It was subsequently announced that he would require surgery and miss 6-to-8 weeks.[33] He was activated from the injured list on July 10.[34]

Personal life

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Jeffers and his wife, Lexi, married in 2019.[35]

References

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  1. ↑ "Sanderson baseball unseats Heritage from first | News & Observer News & Observer". Archived from the original on April 25, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ryan Jeffers - Baseball - UNC Wilmington Athletics". Uncwsports.com. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "'The work starts now': Inside the Twins' plan for second-round pick Ryan Jeffers".
  4. ↑ Live, Long (November 14, 2019). "Article: Catching Up With Ryan Jeffers - Twins Minor League Talk". Twins Daily. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Wilmington Sharks' Jeffers prepares to always be on the move - News - Wilmington Star News - Wilmington, NC". Starnewsonline.com. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  6. ↑ Riley, Alex (February 1, 2018). "UNCW baseball picked as CAA favorites". Wilmington Star-News. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  7. ↑ "UNCW's Golden, Royalty take home CAA top honors".
  8. ↑ "Valley News - Nighthawks Notebook: Upper Valley Alumni Selected in MLB Draft". Archived from the original on August 1, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Seahawks Heading To Summer Assignments - UNC Wilmington Athletics". Uncwsports.com. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  10. ↑ MATTHEW PERRONE, Associated Press / November 18, 2019 (July 23, 2017). "Ten All-Stars On Display as Nighthawks, Mountaineers Split Twin Bill". Mychamplainvalley.com. Retrieved November 18, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ StarNews Staff (June 5, 2018). "UNCW's Jeffers selected in MLB Draft - Sports - The Courier-Tribune - Asheboro, NC". The Courier-Tribune. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Seven Seahawks earn All-CAA baseball recognition".
  13. ↑ "UNCW's Jeffers selected in MLB Draft".
  14. ↑ "Second-rounder Ryan Jeffers laying quick claim to Twins' 'catcher of the future'". August 2, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Baseball News".
  16. ↑ "Five things to know as Twins' minor league camp gets underway". March 6, 2019.
  17. ↑ "Miracle lead FSL with eight All-Stars".
  18. ↑ "Top Prospects Duran and Jeffers Promoted to Pensacola".
  19. ↑ "Former UNCW catcher Ryan Jeffers called up to Double-A". July 27, 2019.
  20. ↑ "Coastal Plain League".
  21. ↑ "Twins promote catcher Ryan Jeffers to make major league debut". August 20, 2020.
  22. ↑ "Former Wahoo Jeffers makes big league debut". August 22, 2020.
  23. ↑ "Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Drills first career homer". CBS Sports. September 7, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2026.
  24. ↑ "Expanded role helps Twins catcher Ryan Jeffers settle in". March 24, 2021.
  25. ↑ "Here is the Twins' 2021 Opening Day roster". MLB.com. Retrieved September 1, 2026.
  26. ↑ "Twins Recall Ryan Jeffers, Gilberto Celestino". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved August 31, 2026.
  27. ↑ "Twins position breakdown: Catcher". October 29, 2021.
  28. ↑ "Twins set Opening Day roster". MLB.com. Retrieved September 1, 2026.
  29. ↑ "Twins activate Ryan Jeffers with catcher Sandy Leon headed for surgery". startribune.com. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  30. ↑ Leach, Matthew (April 28, 2025). "Jeffers' change in approach now paying dividends in power". MLB.com. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
  31. ↑ Nightengale, Bobby (January 9, 2026). "Twins reach agreements with all arbitration-eligible players except Joe Ryan". Retrieved February 15, 2026.
  32. ↑ "Ryan Jeffers Diagnosed With Hamate Fracture". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  33. ↑ "Ryan Jeffers, Emmanuel Rodríguez To Undergo Surgeries". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  34. ↑ Woo, Katie (July 10, 2026). "Twins activate Ryan Jeffers from 10-day IL, will carry three catchers for now". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 1, 2026.
  35. ↑ "Ryan Jeffers Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
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