Travis Adams #45

Travis Michael Adams...X: @T\_Adams\_jarvis...Instagram: @travisadams25...grew up in Desert Hot Springs, Calif...attended Palm Desert High School...pitched collegiately at Sacramento State University from 2019-21, going 10-5, 3.67 ERA (147.0 IP, 60 ER) with 25 walks and 129 strikeouts in 32 games (26 starts)...named Academic All-WAC in 2020 as sophomore...in March 2024, during Spring Training and alongside his housemate fellow Twins Minor Leaguer Jaylen Nowlin, helped rescue an elderly man from a burning building; the pair heard a loud boom in their neighborhood and ran to help, pulling the man from the house with several others...participated in 2025 and '26 TwinsFest at Target Field.

2025

Spent first career Major League Spring Training with Minnesota and was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul on March 9...Spent most of time with Saints in bullpen...Posted a 2.08 ERA (17.1 IP, 4 ER) with two saves, one walk, 15 strikeouts and a .238 opponent batting average in first five appearances for Saints from April 1-22...Recalled by Minnesota on June 6 and did not appear in a game...Optioned back to St. Paul on June 8...Recalled again on July 5 by Minnesota and made Major League debut that same day as "bulk guy" for bullpen day, allowing five runs on nine hits in four innings pitched vs. Tampa Bay...recorded first career strikeout, fanning Josh Lowe in the sixth inning...Earned first Major League win in next start as "bulk guy" on July 12 vs. Pittsburgh, allowing two runs on two hits in four innings pitched, with one walk and three strikeouts...Optioned to St. Paul on July 19 and had two more stints between the Saints and Twins in late July, until being recalled again by Minnesota on Aug. 1...Made first career start on Aug. 4 at Detroit, allowing two runs on four hits in five innings pitched, with no walks and seven strikeouts...was 14th pitcher in Twins history (since 1961) to record seven-or-more strikeouts in their first career start...also first since Louis Varland did so on Sept. 7, 2022...induced 16 total whiffs, tied for 11th-most by a Twins pitcher on season...had a whiff rate of 48.5 percent, the highest by any Twins starter this season (next highest, Joe Ryan, 46.4)...struck out five-straight hitters over first and second innings, second pitcher in club history to strikeout five-straight in first career start; the other was Mike Trombley vs. the Tigers in 1992...Optioned back to St. Paul on Aug. 17 (Twins short on relievers at time, recalled Génesis Cabrera)...After four appearances with Saints, was recalled by Minnesota again on Sept. 1, where he spent remainder of season...Pitched out of Twins bullpen to finish season, making 10 appearances in September...Combined to go 5-8, 5.10 ERA (102.1 IP, 58 ER) with 40 walks, 95 strikeouts and a .262 opponent batting average in 41 games (34 starts) between St. Paul and Minnesota.

2024

Began season at Double-A Wichita and spent almost entire season in starting role, making 19 starts for Wind Surge and three relief appearances...Placed on Wichita's 7-day Injured List with right elbow impingement on May 10; reinstated on May 18...Named Texas League Pitcher of the Week on Aug. 25; made the start on Aug. 22 at Midland, pitching 6.0 scoreless innings with one hit allowed, one walk and a season-high 10 strikeouts, one short of his professional career high in strikeouts...Named Twins Minor League Pitcher of the Month for August, going 1-0, 0.70 ERA (25.2 IP, 2 ER) with seven walks and 28 strikeouts in five games (4 starts)...In final six games for Wind Surge, went 1-1, 0.85 ERA (31.2 IP, 3 ER) with opponents hitting .139 from July 30-Aug. 27...Promoted to Triple-A St. Paul on Aug. 30, where he mostly pitched as starter...Made four appearances (3 starts) for Saints in September, allowing 11 runs in 19.0 innings (5.21 ERA) with a .239 opponent batting average...Combined to go 5-9, 3.90 ERA (127.0 IP, 55 ER) with 35 walks and 118 strikeouts in 26 games (22 starts), setting single-season professional career high in innings pitched...held left-handed batters to a .215 average, compared to .253 vs. right-handed batters...Finished third among all Twins Minor Leaguers in strikeouts (118), fourth in innings pitched (127.0) and fifth in starts (22)...Added to Twins 40-man roster on Nov.19.

2023

Spent duration of third professional season with Double-A Wichita...ranked second in the Twins’ system in starts (25), was fourth in innings pitched (109.2) and tied for ninth in strikeouts (97)...also was tied for third in the Texas League in starts...tossed a professional career-high 6.2 innings on August 16 vs. Springfield.

2022

Split the season between Low-A Fort Myers and High-A Cedar Rapids, going 6-8, 3.93 ERA (100.2 IP, 44 ER) with 26 walks and 108 strikeouts in 22 games (22 starts)...fanned a career-high 11 batters on August 23 at Lake County.

2021

Played for FCL Twins, appearing in one game (start), going 0-1, 20.25 ERA (1.1 IP, 3 ER) with two walks and three strikeouts.