RYAN JEFFERS #27 - CATCHER - MINNESOTA TWINS
21  HR  •
64  RBI  •
.226  AVG 
#27 - CATCHER - MINNESOTA TWINS
21 HR
64 RBI
.226 AVG
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Clubs first homer of season Jeffers went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI during Wednesday's 5-0 win over the Tigers.
Impact Jeffers extended the Twins' lead to 4-0 with a two-run homer in the bottom of the fifth. He added an RBI double in the seven, making his second multi-hit game and his first multi-RBI outing of the season. The backup catcher is currently slashing .214/.298/.726.
APRIL 28, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Ryan's arm, Kepler's bat lead Twins past Tigers 5-0

Joe Ryan threw seven innings of one-hit ball and Max Kepler stayed hot with a pair of home runs as the streaking Minnesota Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers 5-0
APRIL 28, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Back in action Jeffers (knee) will bat eighth and start behind the plate Tuesday against the Tigers, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
Impact Jeffers was scratched Sunday with a bruised left knee, but he's ready to go following Monday's off day. He'll look to build on his performance over his last two games, when he went 3-for-6 with two doubles and a homers while scoring four runs.
APRIL 26, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
In his new leading role, Twins catcher Ryan Jeffers embraces the responsibility From calling games to guiding pitchers to adding his voice in team meetings, 24-year-old catcher Ryan Jeffers is taking on the demands of in...
APRIL 26, 2022 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Twins host the Tigers, try to extend home win streak

The Minnesota Twins, on a three-game home winning streak, host the Detroit Tigers
APRIL 26, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Buxton's 2nd HR, 469-foot shot, lifts Twins over ChiSox 6-4

Byron Buxton hit his second home of the game, a 469-foot, three-run drive that overcame a 10th-inning deficit and lifted the Minnesota Twins over the Chicago White Sox 6-4
APRIL 24, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tending to bruised knee The Twins scratched Jeffers from the lineup ahead of Sunday's game against the White Sox due to a left knee contusion, Megan Ryan of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
Impact Though Jeffers is available off the bench, the Twins will likely plan to have fill-in starter Jose Godoy catch all nine innings while Minnesota's other backstop, Gary Sanchez, is out of the lineup for a fourth straight game with abdominal tightness. The Twins will hope to have at least one of Jeffers or Sanchez healthy enough to check back in behind the plate for Tuesday's series opener with the Tigers.
APRIL 24, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Scratched Sunday Jeffers was scratched from the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox due to an unspecified issue, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.
Impact Jose Godoy was added to the lineup as a replacement for Jeffers behind the plate. The Twins haven't indicated whether Jeffers will be available off the bench, but if not, Minnesota will be down both of its top two catchers. Gary Sanchez is out of the lineup for a fourth consecutive game while he battles abdominal tightness.
APRIL 24, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Pops first homer of year Jeffers went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, a solo home run and two additional runs scored in Saturday's 9-2 win over the White Sox.
Impact He took Vince Velasquez deep in the fourth inning for his first homer, and first RBI, of the season. Jeffers has had a shaky start to the campaign, slashing .194/.293/.333 through 41 plate appearances, but with Gary Sanchez (abdomen) not making much of an impact at the plate either, the door is still open for either one to get hot and seize a bigger share of the work behind the plate.
APRIL 24, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Buxton, Bundy lead Twins to 9-2 win over banged-up White Sox

Byron Buxton and Luis Arraez each had four hits, helping Dylan Bundy and the Minnesota Twins beat the banged-up Chicago White Sox 9-2
APRIL 23, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Byron Buxton, Ryan Jeffers blast back-to-back homers vs White Sox, 5-0

Byron Buxton, Ryan Jeffers blast back-to-back homers vs White Sox, 5-0

APRIL 23, 2022 • Fox Sports

Another Anderson error costs White Sox vs Twins

White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson and first baseman José Abreu each made throwing errors on the same sloppy play, allowing the Minnesota Twins to score the go-ahead run in the eight...
APRIL 23, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Takes seat Sunday Jeffers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
Impact Jeffers will take a seat for the third time in six games while Gary Sanchez gets a turn behind the plate. Though his superior defense should be enough to earn him at least a handful of starts per week, Jeffers isn't yet offering much from a fantasy standpoint. He's gone hitless with five strikeouts in 10 at-bats over his past three games and is slashing .158/.238/.158 on the season.
APRIL 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Verdugo, Bogaerts homer as Red Sox blank Twins 4-0

Alex Verdugo and Xander Bogaerts each hit two-run home runs, Tanner Houck held the Twins scoreless over five-plus innings and the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 4-0
APRIL 16, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sitting Wednesday Jeffers is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Dodgers.
Impact With the Dodgers and Twins playing a day game after a night game in the series finale, Jeffers will be getting a breather after he spent all nine innings of Tuesday's 7-2 loss behind the dish. Gary Sanchez will pick up his third start of the season at catcher Wednesday after serving as the Twins' designated hitter Tuesday.
APRIL 13, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Takes seat Monday Jeffers is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Mariners, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
Impact He'll take a seat for the first time in 2022 after starting the Twins' first three games at either catcher or designated hitter. Jeffers' superior defense may give him the upper hand on Gary Sanchez for playing time behind the dish, but the former's high strikeout rate will make it difficult to count on him for fantasy purposes as anything more than No. 2 catcher in most mixed leagues.
APRIL 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Correa's arrival gives Twins whole new look and feel

The Minnesota Twins altered their outlook as much as any team since the end of the lockout
MARCH 30, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jeffers' mindset unchanged by Sánchez trade SARASOTA, Fla. -- If you think this has been a whirlwind of a week for the Twins as an outside observer, imagine being 24-year-old catcher...
MARCH 21, 2022 • MLB.COM

Sánchez starts new chapter with Twins, leaving Yanks in past

Gary Sánchez is ready to move on from the New York Yankees
MARCH 14, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Gains additional competition Jeffers will have added competition at catcher ahead of the 2022 campaign after the Twins acquired Gary Sanchez from the Yankees on Sunday, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.
Impact Jeffers briefly appeared poised to serve as the Twins' top catcher after the team traded Mitch Garver to the Rangers on Saturday, but Sanchez should now be in the mix for playing time as well. Although Sanchez was productive earlier in his career, he's lost out on playing time to Kyle Higashioka in recent seasons. As a result, Nightengale reports that Sanchez will serve as a backup catcher and designated hitter to begin the year, meaning that Jeffers should still have the chance to carve out a significant amount of playing time behind the dish.
MARCH 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Yanks get Donaldson from Twins in trade for Sánchez, Urshela

The New York Yankees have acquired former AL MVP Josh Donaldson and shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa and backup catcher Ben Rortvedt from the Minnesota Twins for catcher Gary Sánchez a...
MARCH 14, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Atop depth chart Jeffers may head into the season as Minnesota's clear top backstop, following Saturday's trade that sent Mitch Garver to Texas.
Impact This move was a big boost for Jeffers' fantasy value, barring any other moves to bring in a catcher. The Twins' only other catchers on the 40-man roster are Ben Rortvedt and Tomas Telis. Jeffers hit .273 in 2020 but regressed in 2021, hitting .199 with a 36.9 K%. Even so, he had nothing but success in the minors and is a great defensive catcher, so the playing time will likely be there.
MARCH 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Back to No. 2 role Jeffers will start at catcher and bat seventh Wednesday against the Cubs.
Impact Though he'll get the starting nod behind the dish in the series finale in Chicago, Jeffers is expected to see a drop in playing time over the final week and a half of the season after No. 1 backstop Mitch Garver was reinstated from the injured list Tuesday. While Garver was on the shelf, Jeffers slashed .156/.206/.281 with two home runs, seven runs and five RBI over a stretch of 21 games.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
On bench Sunday Jeffers is not starting Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.
Impact An 0-for-4, three-strikeout performance Saturday lowered Jeffers' average to .233 with two doubles, a home run and four RBI in his last 10 games. Ben Rortvedt is catching and batting ninth Sunday.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Carries offense in win Jeffers went 3-for-3 with a double, a home run, two runs scored and four RBI during a 6-3 win over Cleveland in the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader.
Impact After getting the Twins on the board with a two-run double in the fourth inning, Jeffers capped the scoring on the night with a two-run blast to center field off Trevor Stephan. It was the 24-year-old catcher's first multi-hit performance since Aug. 4, while the multi-RBI effort was his first since July 31. Jeffers has supplied some power this season with 13 homers and 34 RBI through 76 games, but his .202/.275/.408 slash line limits his usefulness to deep fantasy formats.
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
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