Twins Top Prospect Royce Lewis Called Up To Big League Club

(KDLM) – Five years after being selected number one overall in the 2017  MLB Draft, the Twins top prospect Royce Lewis is getting called up to the big league club.

Multiple reports say that Lewis could make his major league at home tonight after shortstop Carlos Correa suffered a broken finger on his throwing hand after being hit by a pitch in Baltimore last night.

Lewis is batting .310/.430/.563 with 3 homers, 10 doubles, 1 triple, 17 walks, and 8 stolen bases in 24 games at Triple-A St. Paul this season and is ranked the 44th best prospect in baseball.

Prior to the 2020 season, he was ranked as the number one prospect in all of baseball before a lost minor league season due to COVID, and a torn ACL before the 2021 season wiped out two years of experience.

Source: #MNTwins will promote Royce Lewis and he will make his #MLB debut tonight in the wake of Carlos Correa’s finger injury.

— DanHayesMLB (@DanHayesMLB) May 6, 2022

Royce Lewis missed two full seasons, has 251 plate appearances above High-A and is still making his MLB debut before turning 23.

— Brandon Warne (@Brandon_Warne) May 6, 2022

With Correa going down, Royce Lewis, the #MNTwins No. 1 prospect, is the only middle infielder left on the 40-man roster.

Lewis is crushing Triple-A with a .310/.430/.563 line through 24 games, with 3 homers, 11 doubles, 8 steals and nearly as many walks (17) as strikeouts (20).

— Do-Hyoung Park (@dohyoungpark) May 6, 2022

The Twins open a nine-game homestand tonight beginning with three games against Oakland followed by three games with Houston then three games with Cleveland.