Kohl Stewart

Kohl, a first-round draft selection (fourth overall), has seen major league action in two of the last three seasons, both with the Minnesota Twins...he has made 17 total major league appearances, including six starts, going 4-3 with a 4.79 ERA (33 ER/62.0 IP)…he signed with the Cubs as a free agent on January 28, 2021...He made his major league debut in 2018 after working his way up from Double-A...has his contract selected by Minnesota on August 12, making his debut that same day in a 4.1 inning start at Detroit...took loss after allowing three runs and eight hits with a walk and one strikeout...Has two career All-Star nods; 2016 Florida State League mid-season and 2014 Midwest League mid-season...Graduated from St. Pius X High School in Houston, TX...named Gatorade's 2013 Texas High School Player of the Year...was recruited to pitch and play quarterback at Texas A&M...Originally selected in the first round of the 2013 First-Year Player Draft (No. 4 overall) by the Minnesota Twins...As a Type 1 Diabetic, he plans to start a foundation to support those with that particular disease.

2020

After being signed by Baltimore on December 29, 2019, trained at Orioles Alternate Training Site before being placed on the 60-day injured list on July 31.

2019

A Spring Training invitee to big league camp with the Twins for the first time in his career... Made seven stints with the Twins throughout the season (4/24, 5/11-12, 6/20-21, 7/5-6, 7/18-24, 8/7, and 9/1-end of season)... Made his Twins season debut in his hometown of Houston, Tex. on 4/24 (GS, 6.0 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 2 HR, 3 BB, K)... Made nine appearances for the Twins on the season, with his first two being starts and his final seven all being in relief... Made 19 starts (20 appearances) for Triple-A Rochester, going 8-6 with a 5.14 ERA (52 ER/91.0 IP) and 80 strikeouts... Went 3-0 with a 2.55 ERA (7 ER/24.2 IP) and 20 strikeouts in five May games (four starts) for Triple-A Rochester.

2018

Started the season with Double-A Chattanooga, was 3-4, 4.76 ERA (68.0 IP, 36 ER) in 14 starts...Named Twins minor league Pitcher of the Week April 8-14, winning his only start of the week, allowing one run on three hits with nine strikeouts over 5.0 innings...Promoted to Triple-A Rochester on June 24...Named Twins minor league Pitcher of the Week again July 15-21, went 0-2 over two starts after allowing two runs on 10 hits and four walks with 10 strikeouts over 12.0 innings...Contract selected by Twins on August 12 and made his major league debut at Detroit, suffering the loss after allowing three runs on eight hits and one walk with a strikeout over 4.1 innings...Made four starts for Twins before transitioning into a primary pitcher role...earned first major league win on September 11 vs. New York-AL after allowing three runs on two hits and five strikeouts over 3.1 innings...As a starter with Twins went 0-1, 6.61 ERA (16.1 IP, 12 ER) over four starts; as a Primary Pitcher went 2-0, 1.33 ERA (14.1 IP, 3 ER) in four appearances...Combined to go 5-8, 4.27 (145.1 IP, 69 ER) with 51 walks and 125 strikeouts in 29 games (23 starts) between Minnesota, Rochester and Chattanooga.