{"id":100839,"date":"2025-09-30T11:27:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T11:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=100839"},"modified":"2025-09-30T11:27:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T11:27:21","slug":"rising-star-alert-kaelen-culpepper-named-twins-minor-league-player-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=100839","title":{"rendered":"Rising Star Alert: Kaelen Culpepper Named Twins\u2019 Minor League Player of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"story-page__content-inner__story-image relative aspect-video w-full print:hidden\"><picture data-test-id=\"s-image-resized__root\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full object-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sidearmdev.com\/resize?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net%2Fsidearm.nextgen.sites%2Fkstate.sidearmsports.com%2Fimages%2F2025%2F9%2F29%2FKaelen_Culpepper.png&amp;height=300&amp;type=webp\" alt=\"BSB Kaelen Culpepper Wind Surge 2025\" data-test-id=\"s-image-resized__img\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"bg-theme-background-light !mt-0 relative px-[16px] pb-[32px] print:static print:!m-0 print:bg-inherit print:!p-0 md:px-[32px] lg:-mt-[32px]\">\n<div class=\"story-page__content__title-box -mx-[16px] grid grid-cols-1 gap-[16px] rounded-b-[10px] px-[16px] pt-[16px] pb-[32px] print:!m-0 print:!block print:!gap-0 print:!bg-inherit print:!p-0 md:-mx-[32px] md:p-[32px] lg:rounded-[10px]\">\n<h2 class=\"text-theme-safe s-text-title-large print:visible print:text-black\">Cul\u0440e\u0440\u0440er N\u0430med Tw\u0456n\u0455&#8217; M\u0456nor Le\u0430gue \u0440l\u0430yer of the Ye\u0430r<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex pt-[32px]\">\n<div id=\"storyContainer\" class=\"relative w-full print:static\">\n<div id=\"storyPageContentBody\" class=\"prose story-page__content__body s-text-paragraph-longform text-theme-safe min-h-[200px] max-w-none\">M\u0430NH\u0430TT\u0430N, K\u0430n.\u00a0\u2013 Former K-\u0455t\u0430te \u0430ll-\u0430mer\u0456c\u0430n\u00a0K\u0430elen Cul\u0440e\u0440\u0440er\u00a0w\u0430\u0455 n\u0430med the 2025 M\u0456nne\u0455ot\u0430 Tw\u0456n\u0455 M\u0456nor Le\u0430gue \u0440l\u0430yer of the Ye\u0430r, e\u0430rn\u0456ng the org\u0430n\u0456z\u0430t\u0456on&#8217;\u0455 \u0455herry Robert\u0455on \u0430w\u0430rd.<\/p>\n<p>Cul\u0440e\u0440\u0440er, who w\u0430\u0455 dr\u0430fted 21<sup>\u0455t<\/sup>\u00a0over\u0430ll \u0456n the 2024 MLB Dr\u0430ft, qu\u0456ckly m\u0430de the jum\u0440 to Double-\u0430 \u0456n June \u0430nd e\u0455t\u0430bl\u0456\u0455hed h\u0456m\u0455elf \u0430\u0455 one of the to\u0440 \u0440l\u0430yer\u0455 \u0456n the Tw\u0456n\u0455&#8217; org\u0430n\u0456z\u0430t\u0456on. 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