Andrew Bechtold #74

Andrew Bechtold (pronounced BECK-told)...Twitter: @Bechtold5...Instagram: @a_bechtold5...graduate of Garnet Valley High School in Garnet Valley, PA...was the 2014 AAA Pennsylvania Player of the Year and was selected an All-Atlantic Honorable Mention by Perfect Game USA...his father, Scott, played football at Syracuse University and baseball at the University of Delaware...younger brother, Michael, pitched for James Madison University from 2017-20...rated the fifth-best third baseman in the draft by Baseball America...hit .419 (88-for-210) with 16 doubles, 12 home runs, 24 stolen bases and 65 RBI in 60 games for Chipola College in 2017...helped lead Chipola to the 2017 NJCAA Division I Baseball World Series championship, going 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI in the championship game...played two seasons at the University of Maryland, including a redshirt freshman season in 2016, and transferred to Chipola for the 2017 season...is a big Philadelphia Eagles fan.

2022

Began season with Double-A Wichita before being promoted to Triple-A St. Paul on Aug. 11....At both levels combined, played 47 games (46 starts) at third base, 47 games (46 starts) at catcher, 16 games (15 starts) at first base and 10 games (nine starts) at second base...had not caught in college or professionally until transitioning to catcher in the Arizona Fall League in 2021....Tied career-high with four hits on July 14 against Arkansas (third career four-hit game)....Promoted to Triple-A St. Paul on Aug. 11....Tied a career high with two home runs and four RBI on Sept. 13 vs. Louisville....Combined to hit .233 (102-for-438) with 16 doubles, 19 home runs, 59 RBI, 60 runs scored, a .329 on-base percentage, a .400 slugging percentage and a .728 OPS in 123 games between Wichita and St. Paul...hit .284 (31-for-109) with an .818 OPS against left-handed pitching and .216 (71-for-329) with a .698 OPS vs. right-handed pitching.

2021

Played 99 games with Double-A Wichita, hitting .239 (84-for-351) with 55 runs scored, 23 doubles, 18 home runs, 48 RBI and 45 walks... led team in doubles (23), ranked second in walks (45) and home runs (18), and third in games (99) and runs (55)...played 64 games (63 starts) at third base for Wind Surge, 27 games (25 starts) at first base and one game at second base...played for the Scottsdale Scorpions in the Arizona Fall League, hitting .237 (14-for-59) with seven runs scored, four doubles, eight RBI and nine walks in 16 games.

2020

Did not play professionally due to minor league season cancellation (COVID-19)...was not in Twins Player Pool or at alternate site in St. Paul, MN.

2019

Played 125 games between Low-A Cedar Rapids and High-A Fort Myers, combining to hit .261 (103-for-395) with 50 runs scored, 22 doubles, two triples, seven home runs, 63 walks and 51 RBI...made first career pitching appearance, tossing 1.0 scoreless inning in a 9-4 defeat on May 29 at Burlington...set career-highs in several categories including hits, runs scored, doubles, triples, home runs, RBl and walks...played 87 games (all starts) at third base, 26 games (23 starts) at first base and eight games (6 starts) at second base.

2018

Spent second professional season with Low-A Cedar Rapids...ranked second on Kernels in games (106)...hit .272 (25-for-92) vs. left-handed pitching and .197 (54-for-274) vs. right-handed pitching...played 79 games (all starts) at third base, 23 games (22 starts) at second base and two games (1 start) at first base for Kernels.

2017

Made professional debut with Rookie-Elizabethton, hitting .299 in 43 games...hit first professional home run on July 10 vs. Johnson City.