D-backs Agree To Terms with Max Kepler
The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with OF Max Kepler on a 1-year contract, who remains on the restricted list. The D-backs’ 40-man roster remains at 40.
OF Max Kepler │ 33 years old │ L / L │ 6-4, 225 │ MLB Bio
- Full name is Maximilian Kepler-Rozycki.
- Native of Berlin, Germany.
- Attended John F. Kennedy School, an American school in Berlin, the St. Emmeram Academy in Regensburg in 2008, where he trained in baseball, and Fort Myers (Fla.) South High School starting as a junior.
- Has played 11 seasons and 1,199 career games with the Twins (2015-24) and Phillies (2025).
- Defensively, has played 963 games in right field, 161 in center field, 101 in left field, 15 at DH and 3 at first base.
- From 2016-24, ranked among AL outfielders in games (1st, 1069), doubles (1st, 205), hits (3rd, 892), extra-base hits (3rd, 382), RBI (3rd, 508), homers (T-3rd, 161) and walks (4th, 412).
- From 2016-25, his 67 outs above average ranked fourth in MLB, behind Kevin Kiermaier (91), Harrison Bader (77) and Byron Buxton (73), while his 51 defensive runs saved ranked fourth, behind Mookie Betts (138), Steven Kwan (63) and Jackie Bradley Jr. (55).
- In 2025, played 127 games with the Phillies, hitting .216 (90-for-217)/.691 OPS with 19 doubles, 18 homers, 52 RBI and 48 walks.
- Spent his first 10 seasons with the Twins, hitting a career .237 (893-for-3761)/.746 OPS with 205 doubles, 16 triples, 161 homers, 508 RBI and 412 walks.
- Signed by the Twins as a non-drafted free agent in 2009.