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Rodriguez Homers in First at-Bat as Twins Beat Guardians
Rodriguez became the seventh Twin to homer in his first big league at-bat, and Minnesota held off Cleveland after scoring four runs in the fourth.
- On Saturday, Minnesota Twins prospect Emmanuel Rodriguez homered in his first career at-bat, sparking a four-run fourth inning that carried the team to a 4-3 victory over the Cleveland Guardians at Target Field.
- Rodriguez's major league promotion followed a season significantly impacted by a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb, an injury that sidelined the 23-year-old outfielder for three months starting in May.
- Luke Keaschall, Brooks Lee, Kody Clemens, and Royce Lewis added RBI singles during the fourth-inning rally, while Victor Caratini forced in a run after being hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.
- With Byron Buxton set for hip surgery, the Twins are using these final weeks to evaluate their future core of Rodriguez, Walker Jenkins, and Kaelen Culpepper at the major league level.
- Minnesota sits 4.5 games behind in the American League wild card race, providing Rodriguez a low-pressure opportunity to gain experience before he runs out of minor league options next year.
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Twins call up Emmanuel Rodriguez, one of their top prospects
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Twins’ Rodriguez belts solo shot in first-ever MLB plate appearance
Watch as Minnesota Twins outfielder Emmanuel Rodríguez, in the first at-bat of his MLB career, goes deep to left centre field off of the Cleveland Guardians’ Franco Aleman in the third inning for his first career home run.
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