Luke Trevor Keaschall (pronounced key-shawl)...X: @LKeaschall...Instagram: @lukekeaschall...proposed to his fiancée, Maddie, in Dec. 2025...attended Aptos High School in Aptos, Calif., graduating in 2020...was a multi-sport letter winner at Aptos, earning all-league accolades in both baseball and wrestling...two-time all-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League honoree (first team, 2019; second team, 2018)...earned Third Team All-CIF Central Coast Section honors as a junior...began collegiate career at University of San Francisco, playing for two years from 2021-22...transferred to Arizona State University, where he played one year in 2023...played under manager and former big leaguer, Willie Bloomquist...grew up watching Derek Jeter, Mike Trout and Dustin Pedroia — his favorite being Jeter...participated in 2025 and 2026 TwinsFest at Target Field...enjoys playing golf but admits that he’s quite bad at it...claims that one of his hidden talents is that he can do a backflip...walk-up song is the Rocky theme song/”Gonna Fly Now” and even was dressed up as a boxer for the Twins’ Rookie Dress-up trip - a costume thought up by Pablo López...participated in 2026 Twins Winter Caravan, along with Alan Roden, Glen Perkins and Kris Atteberry, visiting Mankato (MN), Sioux Falls (SD) and Fargo (ND).
2025
Ranked as 61st-best prospect in baseball by MLB.com entering 2025...ranked third-best prospect in Twins system by MLB.com and Baseball America entering 2025..Was invite to Twins spring training and reassigned to Minor League camp on Mach 16...Began season with Triple-A St. Paul and played in 14 games, from March 28-April 16...Named Twins minor league Player of the Week on April 6, hitting .417 (5-for-12) with one doubles, one RBI, two walks and a .533 on-base percentage for Saints...Contract selected by Minnesota on April 18...Made first career start and major league debut on April 18 at Atlanta at designated hitter and went 2-for-4 with one RBI...singled in the second inning for first career hit off Bryce Elder, driving in Ryan Jeffers...also stole first base in that same game...he became the fourth Twin in club history (since 1961) to record a hit, an RBI and a stolen base in his debut, joining Jake Cave (5/19/18), Matt Macri (5/24/08) and César Tovar (4/12/65)...additionally, he became the first player in Twins/Senators franchise history (since 1901) with two hits, an extra-base hit, an RBI, a stolen base and a run scored in his debut...Stole two bases in consecutive games on April 22-23 vs. Chicago-AL...at the time had five steals (all successful) in first five games... that mark tied for most by a player in his first five games in AL/NL history, matching Luis Castillo (1996), Ced Landrum (1991), Donell Nixon (1987) and Vince Coleman (1985)...Hit safely in each of first six Major League games, from April 18-24...Hit by pitch in right wrist/forearm on April 25 vs. Los Angeles-AL, by Kyle Hendricks...left game after the one plate appearance...Placed on 15-day Injured List on April 26 with a right forearm fracture; transferred to 60-day IL on May 18 (Carson McCusker contract selected)...played in 14 games on rehab assignment with Triple-A St. Paul from July 18-Aug. 3 and was reinstated on Aug. 5...Hit safely in each of first five games in return from IL, hitting .455 (10-for-22) with 10 RBI and a 1.318 OPS in those games...Recorded first career walk-off hit on Aug. 10 vs. Kansas City, a two-run home run in the bottom of the 11th inning off Carlos Estévez... also his first career three-hit game...Went 0-for-3 on Aug. 11 at New York-AL, snapping his on-base streak at 12 games to begin his career, the second-longest in Twins history (Glenn Williams - 13 in 2005)...additionally, the hitting streak was snapped at 11 games, also second-longest behind Williams’ 13. Named American League Player of the Week on Aug. 11, hitting .455 (10-for-22) with two home runs, 10 RBI three doubles, two runs scored and an .864 slugging percentage and a .455 on-base percentage in five games...Recorded first career four-hit game on Sept. 4 vs. Chicago-AL...Recorded second career-walk off RBI with sacrifice fly on Sept. 12 vs. Arizona...Hit safely in season/career-high eight-straight games twice: Aug. 31-Sept. 8 and Sept. 10-20...Placed on 10-day Injured List on Sept. 25 with left thumb sprain, an injury he sustained sliding into second base on Sept. 23 at Texas, ending his season...Of his 49 games played with Twins on season, he reached base in 44 of those games...finished with a .382 on-base percentage, the third-highest for a rookie in baseball (minimum of 200 plate appearances) and seventh-highest in club history among same parameters...Finished with 14 stolen bases (17 attempts), most for a Twins rookie since Danny Santana stole 20 in 2014...tied for 10th-most in a single-season by a rookie in Twins history...Named second baseman on MLB Pipeline’s 2025 All-Rookie Team...Finished in ninth place for AL Rookie of the Year voting, totaling three voting points, one fourth place vote and one fifth place vote...Named second baseman on Baseball Digest’s 2025 MLB Rookie All-Star team...Named winner of Bill Boni Award as Twins Rookie of the Year, an award voted on by the Twin Cities Chapter of the BBWAA.
2024
Entered 2024 season as No. 12 prospect in the Twins system per both MLB.com and Baseball America...Began season with Single-A Cedar Rapids...Stole three bases in one game on April 13 vs. Dayton...reached base all three times via walk...Reached base safely in 38 straight games from May 4-June 15, a streak that spanned both levels (Cedar Rapids and Wichita); posted a .469 on-base percentage in that span (55 hits/23 walks in 177 plate appearances)...Recorded second career two-homer game on May 18 vs. Quad Cities...Named Twins Minor League Player of the Month and Texas League Player of the Month for May, hitting .375 (39-for-104) with eight doubles, five home runs, 16 RBI, six stolen bases, 15 walks, a .468 on-base percentage, a .596 slugging percentage and a 1.065 OPS in 27 games...Promoted to Double-A Wichita on May 27...Set single-game professional career-high with four hits on June 13 vs. Midland...Named Texas League Player of the Week on June 16, slashing .435/.500/.696 with four extra-base hits, two stolen bases and five walks...Played in the SiriusXM Futures Game at Globe Life Field in Texas as a reserve and played second base, going 0-for-1 with a strikeout in lone at-bat...Named Twins Minor League Player of the Month for July, hitting .290 (22-for-76) with two doubles, five home runs, 12 RBI, a .426 on-base percentage, a .513 slugging percentage and a .939 OPS in 20 games...Diagnosed with UCL tear in right elbow in early August and was placed on 7-day IL on Aug. 9...had Tommy John surgery next day, ending his season, a procedure performed by Dr. Kenneth Akizuki in San Francisco, CA...Hit .327 (16-for-49) with two outs and runners in scoring position for Kernels and Wind Surge combined...Defensively at both levels combined, he played 20 games (all starts) at second base and 16 games (all starts) in centerfield...also played 53 games at designated hitter...Combine to hit .303 (115-for-379) with 21 doubles, one triple, 15 home runs, 48 RBI, 80 runs scored, 23 stolen bases (29 attempts), a .420 on-base percentage, a .483 slugging percentage and a .903 OPS in 102 games between Cedar Rapids and Wichita...hit .310 (90-for-290) with a .929 OPS against right-handed pitching and .281 (25-for-89) with an .820 OPS against left-handed pitching...Named winner of Sherry Robertson Award as Twins minor league Player of the Year...Ranked by both Baseball America and MLB.com as Twins' third-best prospect entering 2025...later ranked by same publication as 45th overall prospect in baseball.
2023
Made professional debut with FCL Twins on July 27...recorded first professional hit, a single, on July 31...promoted to Low-A Fort Myers on August 1 and hit first career home run on August 18...promoted to High-A Cedar Rapids on August 28 and finished season with Kernels...recorded first career two-homer game on September 10 at Wisconsin...hit .333 (6-for-18) with three RBI, five walks, five runs scored and an .833 OPS in six playoff games for Cedar Rapids.
