Walker Clay Jenkins...X: @WalkerJenkins6...Instagram: @walkerjenkins...he and his wife, Lexi, got married in the 2025-26 offseason... hit .417 with two home runs, 33 runs scored, a .632 on-base percentage and a .633 slugging percentage in 24 games his senior season at South Brunswick High School, walking in 32 of his 95 plate appearances and leading the Cougars to the Round of 16 in the NCHSAA Class 3A state playoffs...his performance earned him the Gatorade North Carolina Baseball Player of the Year award for the second-consecutive season, after taking home the honor in 2022...named the Coastal Preps Offensive Player of the Year for the second-straight season, becoming the first repeat winner since former Major Leaguer Cameron Maybin did so from 2004-05...over four seasons for South Brunswick, Jenkins slashed .487/.598/.921 (74-for-152) with 20 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs, 53 RBI, 78 runs scored, 35 walks and a 1.519 OPS in 49 games...hit .527 with 10 home runs, 40 RBI, 49 runs scored, a .628 on-base percentage and a 1.032 slugging percentage as a junior in the 2022 season, earning Mideastern 3A/4A Conference Player of the Year honors for his performance...was a longtime participant in USA Baseball’s National Team programs, partaking in the 2021 16U/17U National Team Development Program, the 2021 18U National Team and was an invite to the 2022 18U National Team Training Camp...used walk-up song of "Unwritten" by Natasha Bedingfield while at Cedar Rapids...works out with catcher Ryan Jeffers during the offseason near home in Carolina...participated in 2025 and 2026 TwinsFest at Target Field.
2025
Entered season as Twins No. 1 prospect by both MLB.com and Baseball America...also No. 3 overall in all of baseball by MLB.com, and No. 5 by both Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus...Began season with Double-A Wichita and played in two games before being placed on 7-day Injured List on April 9 with left ankle sprain...Played in one game on rehab assignment with FCL Twins on June 3 and eight with Low-A Fort Myers from June 5-15; reinstated on June 16...Following rehab assignment, returned to the Wind Surge lineup on June 18 and slashed .317/.436/.503, with seven HR, 24 RBI and 11 stolen bases in 50 games after being activated... the batting average led the Texas League from June 18-Aug. 24 and his .940 OPS ranked third (minimum 150 AB)...Reached safely in 21-straight from June 22-July 22, third-longest for Wind Surge player at time...Named Texas League Player of the Week and Twins Minor League Player of the Week on Aug. 3, slashing .500/.552/.958 (1.510 OPS) with three home runs during the week...Promoted to Triple-A St. Paul on Aug. 25...Made Saints debut on Aug. 26 at Toledo, becoming youngest player in the Saints Triple-A franchise history when he debuted at 20 years, six months, and seven days of age, also the youngest position player to appear in an International League game in 2025...Recorded first Triple-A hit, a double on Aug. 28 at Toledo. A Recorded Triple-A season-long six-game hitting streak from Sept. 2-7, hitting .520 (13-for-25) with five multi-hit games and a 1.356 OPS in that span...Recorded first Triple-A home run on Sept. 7 at Louisville...Defensively, at all levels combined during season, played 60 games (58 starts) in center field, six games (all starts) in right field and two games (both starts) in left field...Combined at all four levels to hit .286 (88-for-308) with 17 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs, 34 RBI, 56 runs scored, 17 stolen bases (four caught), 50 walks, a .399 on-base percentage and an .850 OPS in 84 games...Named top prospect in Twins system by Baseball America...also best hitter and best athlete in organization by same publication...Ranked 14th-best prospect in baseball by MLB.com entering 2026 and fifth-best by Baseball America.
2024
Entered 2024 season as No. 1 prospect in Twins organization per both MLB.com and Baseball America...also No. 10 overall prospect in baseball per MLB.com and No. 13 overall per Baseball America...named best overall athlete in Twins system by Baseball America...began season with Low-A Fort Myers...played in one game for Mighty Mussels before being placed on 7-day Injured List with a left hamstring strain on April 8... played in nine games on rehab assignment with FCL Twins and was reinstated on June 4...reached base safely in 28-straight games from June 5-July 24 while at Fort Myers, posting a .432 on-base percentage in that span...during the on-base streak, hit safely in 13-straight from June 29-July 24...promoted to High-A Cedar Rapids on July 29...named Twins minor league Player of the Month in August, hitting .310 (31-for-100) with 10 doubles, two triples, three home runs, 14 RBI and a .909 OPS in 25 games for the Kernels...named Twins Minor League Player of the Week on Sept. 1, hitting .375 (9-for-24) with three doubles, one triple, two home runs, five RBI, two walks and a. 10-15, going 4-for-25 (.160) with three walks...at all levels combined, defensively he played 35 games (all starts) in center field and two games (both starts) in right field...also played 45 games at designated hitter...combined to hit .282 (86-for-305) with 22 doubles, four triples, six home runs, 58 RBI and an .833 OPS in 82 games between all four levels combined...hit .289 (73-for-253) with an .863 OPS against right-handed pitching, compared to .250 (13-for-52) with a .688 OPS against left-handed pitching.
2023
Made professional debut for FCL Twins...went 2-for-4 with one double in first career game on Aug. 3...recorded multiple hits (2, 2, 2) in each of first three career games from Aug. 3-7...slugged first career home run and recorded four RBI on Aug. 7...promoted to Low-A Fort Myers on Aug. 23...had multiple hits in 14 of 26 games combined between the FCL and Fort Myers...combined to hit .362 (38-for-105) with a .989 OPS in 26 games at both levels combined.
