Luke Keaschall

Baseball player
Luke Keaschall
Minnesota Twins
Second baseman
Born: (2002-08-15) August 15, 2002 (age 21)
Watsonville, California
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Luke T. Keaschall (born August 15, 2002) is an American professional baseball second baseman in the Minnesota Twins organization.

Amateur career

Keaschall started his career at San Francisco where he played at for two years earning first team all conference twice in 2021 and 2022 while additionally being named the conferences co-freshman of the year in 2021. In 2021 and 2022, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star in 2022.[1][2] Keaschall transferred to Arizona State for his junior season where he had a .351 batting average with 18 home runs and 18 stolen bases. For his efforts in his junior season he was named all Pac-12 and All American.[3][4]

Professional career

Keaschall was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the second round with the 49th pick in the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.[5][6] On July 21, 2023, he signed with the Twins for $1,500,000.[7]

References

  1. ^ "#9 Luke Keaschall". pointstreak.com. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  2. ^ "#9 Luke Keaschall". pointstreak.com. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  3. ^ Seimas, Jim (10 July 2023). "Ex-Aptos baseball talent Luke Keaschall chosen in second round of MLB Draft". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  4. ^ Cameron, Jamie (10 July 2023). "Twins Select Luke Keaschall at #49 in the 2023 MLB Draft". Twins Daily. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  5. ^ Hamm, Jordan (10 July 2023). "ASU INF Luke Keaschall Drafted By Minnesota Twins". Sports360AZ. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Twins' Luke Keaschall: Drafted 49th overall". CBS Sports. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Twins have signed 18 of 21 2023 Draft picks". MLB.com. July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.