JAKE CAVE NEWS

White Sox ace Cease loses bid for no-hitter in 9th

White Sox ace Dylan Cease lost his bid for a no-hitter when Luis Arraez singled for Minnesota with two out in the ninth inning

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gordon's slam, 6 RBIs lead Twins to 10-5 win over Red Sox

Nick Gordon hit his first-ever grand slam and drove in a career-high six runs, Jake Cave and Gary Sánchez also homered, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 10-5

AUGUST 31, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Twins sweep Giants by playing 'complete baseball. Jake Cave has four RBI The Twins broke open a tie game with five runs in the fifth inning and manager Rocco Baldelli lauded his team for how well it played through...

AUGUST 29, 2022 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Jake Cave, after a long wait, is helping the Twins win The veteran outfielder delivered big hits in back-to-back games to lead the team to victories.

AUGUST 28, 2022 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Cave's homer, 4 RBIs help Twins complete sweep of Giants

Jake Cave homered, doubled and drove in four runs as the Minnesota Twins beat the San Francisco Giants 8-3 to finish a three-game sweep

AUGUST 28, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Twins rally past Giants 3-2 on Celestino walk in 10th

Gilberto Celestino walked with the bases loaded in the 10th inning and the Minnesota Twins rallied to beat San Francisco 3-2

AUGUST 28, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Altuve, Mancini HR; Valdez, Astros hand Twins 5th straight L

Jose Altuve hit a leadoff homer and Trey Mancini added a two-run shot to back up another quality start by Framber Valdez, and the Houston Astros held on for a 5-3 win over the Minn...

AUGUST 25, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Opportunities drying up Cave remains out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Royals.

Impact Cave made six consecutive starts and seven in eight games during a stretch earlier this month, but he seems to be behind all of Byron Buxton, Max Kepler, Nick Gordon and Gilberto Celestino in the pecking order in the outfield. He finds himself on the bench Tuesday for the fourth time in five contests.

AUGUST 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Anthony Bass K's Jake Cave | 08/07/2022 Anthony Bass throws a nasty curveball to get Jake Cave swinging in the bottom of the 7th inning

AUGUST 7, 2022 • MLB.COM

Taking on everyday role Cave will start in left field and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

Impact Cave will be picking up his sixth consecutive start Sunday, and he looks as though he could continue to hold down a near-everyday role in the corner outfield until one of Trevor Larnach (core) or Kyle Garlick (rib) returns from the injured list. While cracking the lineup in left or right field in each of the previous five contests, Cave went 6-for-19 with a home run, a triple, a double, a walk, two RBI and two runs.

AUGUST 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Jays' miscues lead to Gordon run in 10th, Twins win 6-5

Nick Gordon hit a three-run homer and scored in the 10th inning for Minnesota after a pair of miscues by Toronto catcher Danny Jansen, giving the Twins a 6-5 win over the Blue Jays

AUGUST 6, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hits first homer of season Cave went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 9-3 loss to the Blue Jays.

Impact Cave's ninth-inning blast had no impact on the result, but he's now hit safely in all three of his games since joining the big-league club. The outfielder is 4-for-10 with a homer and a double in those contests after slashing a solid .273/.370/.509 with 14 homers and 10 stolen bases in 84 contests with Triple-A St. Paul to start the year. As long as the Twins' outfield is plagued with injuries, Cave should have a chance to carve out playing time versus right-handed pitchers.

AUGUST 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Hernández, Guerrero homer as Blue Jays beat Twins 9-3

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a three-run homer, Teoscar Hernández homered for the second straight day and the Toronto Blue Jays cruised to a 9-3 win over the Minnesota Twins

AUGUST 5, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Joins big-league roster The Twins recalled Cave from Triple-A St. Paul on Tuesday, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Impact Cave has posted solid numbers since failing to make the opening day roster, slashing .273/.370/.509 with 14 home runs and 57 RBI for Triple-A St. Paul. He'll provide some much-needed outfield depth with Alex Kirilloff (wrist) on the injured list.

AUGUST 2, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Won't make Opening Day roster The Twins reassigned Cave to minor-league camp Sunday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Impact Cave, who was attending camp as a non-roster invitee, is expected to open the 2022 campaign at Triple-A St. Paul. The 29-year-old outfielder saw action in 76 games for the Twins in 2021, slashing .189/.249/.293 with three home runs and one stolen base across 178 plate appearances.

APRIL 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Outrighted to Triple-A Cave was outrighted to Triple-A St. Paul on Tuesday, source reports.

Impact Cave recorded a 106 wRC+ across the first three years of his MLB career but stumbled to a 49 wRC+ last season, the product of a .189/.249/.293 slash line. He could return to his former level as a passable part-time outfielder next season, but he has a modest ceiling to pair with a low floor.

NOVEMBER 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Avoids arbitration with Twins Cave agreed to a one-year, $800,000 deal with the Twins on Friday, avoiding arbitration, Darren Wolfson of Channel 5 Saint Paul reports.

Impact This was his first year as an arbitration-eligible player, and this is one of the lower dollar figures a player will accept in the arbitration process. Cave, who turns 29 in a couple weeks, hit .202/.263/.332 with seven home runs in 118 games over the last two seasons.

NOVEMBER 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Filling in for resting Rooker Cave will start in left field and bat eighth Wednesday against the Tigers.

Impact He'll be filling in for Brent Rooker, who takes a seat after starting in five of the past six games. Since blasting a three-run home run in an Aug. 25 game against Boston, Cave has gone 4-for-24 with no extra-base hits while seeing limited opportunities over the past month of action.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Jansen, Springer homer, Blue Jays beat Twins, keep pressure

Danny Jansen hit a go-ahead, three-run homer, George Springer also went deep and the Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 to maintain pressure in the AL wild-card race before hea...

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gant scheduled to start for Twins at Red Sox

The Red Sox will send Chris Sale to the mound Thursday and the Twins plan to give John Gant the start

AUGUST 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Launches three-run homer Cave went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in Wednesday's 9-6 extra-inning win over Boston.

Impact The 28-year-old saved his best at-bat for last, launching a towering blast to right-center field to extend Minnesota's lead in the 10th inning. Cave has seen his playing time diminish, and for good reason -- he's gone just 8-for-38 (.211) in August, although two of those hits have left the yard. For the year, the outfielder is slashing just .188/.260/.316 with three homers, eight RBI, 13 runs scored and a stolen base across 147 plate appearances.

AUGUST 26, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Donaldson, Cave homer in 10th to lead Twins past Red Sox 9-6

Josh Donaldson hit a two-run homer leading off the 10th inning and Jake Cave added a three-run shot to help the Minnesota Twins beat the Red Sox 9-6

AUGUST 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Renfroe homers twice, Red Sox hold on to beat Twins 11-9

Hunter Renfroe homered twice and the Red Sox held onto the lead and their wild-card chances with a 11-9 victory over the last-place Minnesota Twins

AUGUST 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Losing work in center field Cave will start in center field and bat ninth Tuesday against the Red Sox.

Impact Though Cave is back in the lineup for the series opener in Boston, the Twins may have pulled the plug on using him as their primary center fielder. Cave made his previous two starts in right field and left field, with Nick Gordon or Rob Refsnyder getting the nod in center in each of the prior five contests. If Byron Buxton (finger) returns from the injured list later this week, Cave's path to reps in the outfield will become further blocked.

AUGUST 24, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Twins' Jake Cave takes away some good memories from Yankee Stadium start Former Yankees farmhand never made it to the big stadium while with the organization.

AUGUST 23, 2021 • STARTRIBUNE.COM