MANHATTAN, Kan. – Former K-State All-American and Minnesota Twins’ No. 4 prospect Kaelen Culpepper has been selected to play on the American League team in the 2025 All-Star Futures Game. Culpepper, who was taken 21st overall by the Twins in the 2024 MLB Draft, was the organization’s only prospect selected for the event.
The 2025 All-Star Futures Game will take place on Saturday, July 12 at 3 p.m. CT at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, showcasing some of baseball’s top prospects. The game will air live on MLB Network and will be simulcast on MLB.TV, MLB.com and via the MLB app. Melanie Newman, Yonder Alonso, Jonathan Mayo and Sande Charles will be on the call.
Following a strong start to the season with High-A Cedar Rapids, the 6-foot shortstop was quickly promoted to Double-A Wichita Surge. A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Culpepper is slashing .333/.412/.433 with an .845 OPS for Wichita. He went 2-for-4 in his Double-A debut and homered in both his third and fourth games.
In his final season at K-State, Culpepper earned Second Team All-American honors by D1Baseball, capping a standout campaign as one of the Big 12’s top offensive performers. He ranked fifth in RBI (59), sixth in hits (80), and led the league in triples (6). He also recorded 15 doubles and a career-best 11 home runs, while leading the team with a .328 batting average and .574 slugging percentage.
In 2023, Culpepper became the third Wildcat in school history to be selected to the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team. His .471 average led Team USA, while he totaled two triples, three home runs and seven RBI. He achieved a team-leading .853 slugging percentage with a .526 on-base percentage.
The three-time All-Big 12 selection finished his Wildcat career slashing .314/.402/.531 with 32 doubles, six triples, 26 home runs and 122 RBI. His 26 career home runs ranks 10th all-time in school history.
