KODY CLEMENS NEWS

Set up as primary first baseman Twins president of baseball operations Derek Falvey has indicated that Clemens is in line to be the team's primary first baseman next season, Aaron Gleeman and Dan Hayes of The Ath...

Impact Clemens was traded to the Twins in late April and went on to slash .216/.284/.442 with 19 home runs over 112 contests. He split most of his reps between first base (47 starts) and second base (34 starts) during his time in Minnesota but also saw some action in the outfield (12 starts). Clemens is just a .206/.263/.403 career hitter and will turn 30 in May, but he took significant strides in his batted-ball metrics in 2025, sporting a 48.3 percent hard-hit rate and 12 percent barrel rate. Fellow left-handed hitter Edouard Julien is likely Clemens' primary competition for the first base job against righties, and neither player has minor-league options remaining.

NOVEMBER 26 • ROTOWIRE

Rangers and Twins meet in series rubber match

The Texas Rangers and Minnesota Twins meet on Thursday with the winner claiming the three-game series

SEPTEMBER 25 • Associated Press

Rangers get strong finale from deGrom and top Twins 4-2 to stop 8-game skid

Josh Smith homered, Billy McKinney singled home the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and the Texas Rangers beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2 to end a season-worst eight-game losing st...

SEPTEMBER 25 • Associated Press

Rangers bring 8-game losing streak into matchup against the Twins

The Texas Rangers look to break their eight-game losing streak when they play the Minnesota Twins

SEPTEMBER 24 • Associated Press

Rangers eliminated from playoff chase with 8th straight loss, 4-1 to the Twins

Zebby Matthews allowed his only run on a leadoff homer while pitching seven innings for the Minnesota Twins in a 4-1 win at Texas

SEPTEMBER 24 • Associated Press

Rangers host the Twins to begin 3-game series

The Texas Rangers host the Minnesota Twins to start a three-game series

SEPTEMBER 23 • Associated Press

Twins stop Guardians' 10-game win streak, keep Cleveland from tying for AL Central lead with 6-2 win

Brooks Lee hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth, pinch-hitter Royce Lewis had a three-run shot in the seventh and the Minnesota Twins ended the Cleveland Guardians’ 10-game w...

SEPTEMBER 21 • Associated Press

Pablo López departs after four innings because of injury as Twins fall to surging Guardians, 6-2 MINNEAPOLIS - Pablo López grabbed the loose baseball and shoveled it to first baseman Kody Clemens i...

SEPTEMBER 20 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM

Guardians take 7-game win streak into game against the Twins

The Cleveland Guardians are looking to continue a seven-game win streak with a victory against the Minnesota Twins

SEPTEMBER 19 • Associated Press

Not in Minnesota lineup Clemens is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.

Impact The Yankees are sending righty Luis Gil to the bump, marking the first time over the last six contests versus righties that Clemens has been out of the lineup. Edouard Julien will handle first base and bat eighth in the series finale.

SEPTEMBER 17 • ROTOWIRE

Twins and Yankees meet, winner takes 3-game series

The Minnesota Twins and New York Yankees meet on Wednesday with the winner claiming the three-game series

SEPTEMBER 17 • Associated Press

Yankees survive another bullpen meltdown, beat Twins 10-9 after nearly wasting 9-run lead

David Bednar just held on to get the final three outs, and the New York Yankees held on to beat the Minnesota Twins 10-9 after nearly wasting a nine-run lead

SEPTEMBER 17 • Associated Press

Idle against southpaw Clemens is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees.

Impact The left-handed-hitting Clemens had started in each of the last four games while the Twins went up against right-handed hurlers, but he'll hit the bench Monday as Minnesota matches up with southpaw Carlos Rodon. Edouard Julien will replace Clemens at first base and will bat ninth.

SEPTEMBER 15 • ROTOWIRE

Moreno's tiebreaking single keys 3-run 10th as Diamondbacks top Twins 5-2

Gabriel Moreno’s infield single drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Minnesota Twins 5-2

SEPTEMBER 14 • Associated Press

Twins rally to tie game but fall in 10th inning to Diamondbacks A day after he hit three home runs and had 14 total bases, tying a team record, Kody Clemens followed up one of the best single-game perform...

SEPTEMBER 14 • TWINCITIES.COM

Twins take on the Diamondbacks following Clemens' 3-home run game

The Minnesota Twins take on the Arizona Diamondbacks after Kody Clemens hit three home runs on Friday in a 9-8 win over the Diamondbacks

SEPTEMBER 13 • Associated Press

Twins' Kody Clemens on the first 3 homer game of his MLB career: 'You kind of just black out'

Kody Clemens got doused not once but twice by teammates during his postgame interview

SEPTEMBER 13 • Associated Press

Kody Clemens hits 3 homers to help the Twins outlast the Diamondbacks, 9-8

Kody Clemens hit his third homer of the game to start a ninth-inning rally, Luke Keaschall ended it with a sacrifice fly and the Minnesota Twins edged the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-8...

SEPTEMBER 13 • Associated Press

First career multi-homer game Clemens went 4-for-4 with three home runs, five RBI, a double and an additional run scored in a 9-8 win over Arizona on Friday.

Impact It was the first career multi-homer game for Clemens, who also established a career high in RBI. The lefty-hitting Clemens should continue to see the bulk of the reps at first base for the Twins to wrap up the campaign, especially if he continues to perform well. While he's hitting just .236 over his last 17 outings, Clemens has six big flies, one double and 10 RBI over this stretch to improve his OPS to .740 for the season.

SEPTEMBER 13 • ROTOWIRE

Kody Clemens hits three home runs as Twins survive wild ninth inning for walk-off 9-8 victory over Diamondbacks Arizona scored four runs in the top of the ninth off Cole Sands, but Kody Clemens led off the bottom of the inning with another home run to...

SEPTEMBER 13 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Twins rally after bullpen surrenders ninth-inning lead Kody Clemens started the rally with his third home run of the night, and Luke Keaschall ended it with a bases-loaded sac fly.

SEPTEMBER 13 • TWINCITIES.COM

Resting Tuesday Clemens isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Angels.

Impact Clemens will grab a seat on the bench Tuesday after beginning September 4-for-21 with two homers and an additional RBI and run scored through seven games. His absence will allow Edouard Julien to pick up a start at first base while batting eighth.

SEPTEMBER 9 • ROTOWIRE

Ober, Buxton, Clemens leads Twins to 5-1 win, drop Royals 2 back for last AL wild card

Byron Buxton and Kody Clemens homered and the Minnesota Twins beat Kansas City 5-1 to drop the Royals two games back for the last AL wild card

SEPTEMBER 7 • Associated Press

Bryon Buxton hits 30th home run as Twins end six-game skid with 5-1 victory over Royals Kody Clemens added a two-run homer and Bailey Ober pitched into the sixth inning to beat Kansas City for the first time in his career.

SEPTEMBER 7 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Reaches 15-homer mark Clemens went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Thursday's 11-8 loss to the White Sox.

Impact Clemens has seen his playing time slip early in September. He's gone just 6-for-31 (.194) at the plate over his last 11 games, with his ninth-inning homer Thursday being his first extra-base hit in that span. For the season, he's at a .210/.280/.427 slash line with 15 homers, 41 RBI, 39 runs scored and two stolen bases across 101 games between the Twins and the Phillies. Clemens and fellow left-handed hitter Edouard Julien have been competing for most of the playing time at first base lately.

SEPTEMBER 5 • ROTOWIRE