Former Kansas State shortstop Kaelen Culpepper is expected to make his Major League Baseball debut.
The Minnesota Twins called up the organization’s No. 2 prospect ahead of its weekend series at Milwaukee. As of press time Friday, the Twins had not released a starting lineup for the series opener against the Brewers.
Culpepper, the No. 29 overall prospect in baseball according to MLB Pipeline, has spent the season at Triple-A St. Paul, where he is batting .271 with 14 home runs and an .844 OPS in 78 games. The 23-year-old also represented the Twins in the MLB All-Star Futures Game for the second straight season earlier this summer.
The Twins selected Culpepper with the 21st overall pick in the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft, making him the first position player in K-State history to be chosen in the first round.
