Jovani Moran #64

Jovani Moran Moreno (joe-vah-nee mo-ran)...Twitter: @JovaniPG...Instagram: @jmoran4240... was rated as the second-best prospect out of Puerto Rico, and the 300th overall prospect, by Baseball America entering the 2015 Draft...attended the Carlos Beltrán Baseball Academy in Puerto Rico and was recruited to play at the University of South Florida...has a cat...his favorite Puerto Rican foods are rice, pigeon beans and pork...if he wasn't a baseball player, would have become an electrical mechanic...currently ranked as the 24th-best prospect in the Twins organization, per MLB.com.

2021

Began the year with Double-A Wichita, going 2-1, 1.91 ERA (37.2 IP, 8 ER), 14 walks, 64 strikeouts and a .112 opponent batting average (14-for-125) in 20 games for the Wind Surge...17 of his 20 Double-A outings lasted more than 1.0 inning, including 11 appearances of at least 2.0 innings...Promoted to Triple-A St. Paul on July 16 and made his first career appearance at that level July 17 vs. Columbus, tossing 2.2 scoreless innings (1 H, 1 BB, 5 K)...Matched his career-high with six strikeouts in 2.2 innings Aug. 28 at Toledo...went 2-1, 3.03 ERA (29.2 IP, 10 ER), 18 walks and 45 strikeouts in 15 relief appearances for the Saints...Went 4-2, 2.41 ERA (67.1 IP, 18 ER), 32 walks and 109 strikeouts in 35 relief outings between Double-A and Triple-A...his ERA ranked fifth in the Twins' system (minimum 50.0 IP)...Had his contract selected by the Twins on Sept. 11 and made his major league debut Sept. 12 vs. Kansas City, tossing 1.1 scoreless innings (2 H, 2 BB, 2 K)...entered in the fifth and fanned Nicky Lopez for his first career strikeout...Made five appearances for Minnesota, all in relief...entered games once in the fourth inning, twice in the fifth and twice in the sixth...Worked a career-high 2.0 innings and recorded a career-best four strikeouts on Sept. 25 vs. Toronto...Named reliever on Twins MiLB.com organizational All-Star team...Ended the season ranked as the 24th-best prospect in the Twins' system, per MLB.com.