MINNEAPOLIS – Top Twins prospect Walker Jenkins is going to be out for a while.
Jenkins, the No. 11 prospect in baseball according to MLB Pipeline, suffered a grade 2 AC joint sprain in his left shoulder when he ran into the outfield wall making a catch on Sunday. Jenkins will be re-evaluated in 10 days, at which point the club will have a clearer read on a timeline for the outfielder’s return.
It’s another in a list of setbacks for Jenkins, who has yet to play more than 84 games in a professional season. Jenkins got off to a slow start at the plate but had been coming on recently, and overall has a .256/.396/.389 line for Triple-A St. Paul in 111 plate appearances. He hit .286/.399/.451 across four levels (including lower-level rehabilitation assignments) in 2025.
In addition, a club official said that there will not be an update on injured ace Joe Ryan until Tuesday. Ryan was removed from Sunday’s win against the Blue Jays after two batters due to right elbow soreness. He did travel with the team to Washington for the start of its road trip, the official said.