Luke Trevor Keaschall (pronounced kee-shawl)...X: @LKeaschall...Instagram: @lukekeaschall...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 Twinsfest at Target Field in January...enjoys playing golf but admits that he’s quite bad at it.
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.
