Yunior Severino #52

Yunior Severino Guerrero...Instagram: @severino4827...has an older sister and younger brother...if he wasn't a baseball player, he'd be an engineer, just like his brother...enjoys playing basketball in his free time.

2024

Ranked as 19th best prospect in Twins organization by Baseball America entering 2024...Played in first official Spring Training with Twins and was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul on March 12, where he spent all season...Tied professional single-game career hit, reaching safely five times on May 22 at Buffalo, going 4-for-5 with a walk (the other time was 2019 with Cedar Rapids)...Hit third career professional grand slam on May 23 at Buffalo...Drove in 20 runs and hit six home runs in 24 May games...Recorded two multi-homer games on season: June 13 at Louisville and July 31 at Iowa...Named Twins Minor League Player of the Week on June 16, hitting .500 (10-for-20) with three home runs, seven RBI, nine walks, a .950 slugging percentage and a 1.605 OPS...Named Twins Minor League Player of the Month for June after hitting .425 (34-for-80) with three doubles, six home runs, 19 RBI and a 1.231 OPS in 23 games...Hit 21st home run of season on September 20 vs. Indianapolis, tying Saints single-season franchise record...Defensively for Saints, played 91 games (87 starts) at first base, 10 games (all starts) in rightfield and eight games (seven starts) at third base...Hit .292 (52-for-178) with six home runs and a .795 OPS against left-handed pitching and .232 (72-for-310) with 12 home runs and a .766 OPS vs. right-handed pitching...Finished with 79 RBI, second most in Saints single-season franchise history, trailing DaShawn Keirsey Jr's total of 81 (also in 2024)...Led Saints in games (128) and home runs (21), ranked second in runs (66), hits (124) and RBI (79), and tied for second in doubles (21)...Played for Licey in Dominican Winter League after season...Declared Minor League free agent on Nov. 4 and re-signed with Twins on Minor League contract on Nov. 17, with an invite to Twins Spring Training.

2023

Was a depth camp player at Twins Spring Training with no official spring invite, playing on the Major League side with Minnesota several times during exhibition season...Began season with Double-A Wichita, reaching safely in each of first 10 games, including three home runs in first six games...Hit multiple home runs five times on season: April 25 vs. Springfield, May 12 at Frisco, June 28 vs. Northwest Arkansas, July 29 vs. Frisco and Aug. 20 vs. Indianapolis...Named Texas League Player of the Week three times on season for Wind Surge: May 14, July 30 and Aug. 20...Named Twins Minor League Player of the Week twice for Wind Surge: May 14 and July 30...Hit second career grand slam on May 31 vs. Tulsa...Hit safely in season-long 12-straight games for Wind Surge from June 8-22...Homered in five straight games with Wind Surge from July 25-29, driving in 10 runs in those five...Named Texas League Player of the Month for July after hitting .342 (26-for-76) with four doubles, nine home runs, 19 RBI and a 1.182 OPS in 20 games during the month...Promoted to Triple-A St. Paul on Aug. 3...At the time of his promotion, was tied for first in Texas League in home runs (24), the ninth-most in Minor League baseball and the most by any switch-hitter in the minors...24 home runs with Wichita in 2023 were the most in Wind Surge history...Hit solo home run on August 19 vs. Indianapolis, clearing the batters eye in centerfield at CHS Field, the fourth Saints player to do so...Combined to hit .272 (127-for-467) with 17 doubles, three triples, 35 home runs, 84 RBI, 80 runs scored, a .352 on-base percentage, a .546 slugging percentage and an .898 OPS in 120 games between Wichita and St. Paul...Slashed .289/.366/.522 vs. left-handed pitching and .268/.349/.552 vs. right-handed pitching...Tied for first among all Minor Leaguers in home runs (35) and led entire Twins organization...Tied for 13th in all of MiLB in total bases (255)...Played 64 games (all starts) at third base, 21 games (all starts) at second base and 20 games (all starts) at designated hitter on season...Named to Texas League's Postseason All-Star team...Named Baseball America's Twins Minor League Player of the Year...Added to Twins' 40-man roster on Nov. 6...Played in 33 games with Licey in Dominican Winter League following the season...Named third baseman on Twins MiLB.com organizational All-Star team...Ranked as 19th best prospect in Twins organization by Baseball America entering 2024.