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Kaelen Culpepper
Minnesota Twins
Infielder
Born: (2002-12-29) December 29, 2002 (age 21) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Kaelen Kenneth Culpepper (born December 29, 2002) is an American professional baseball infielder in the Minnesota Twins organization.

Amateur career

Culpepper attended Saint Benedict at Auburndale in Cordova, Tennessee. As a senior, he hit .394 with six home runs, 30 runs batted in (RBI) and 13 stolen bases. He committed to Kansas State University to play college baseball.

Prior to his freshman season at Kansas State, he played for the Norwich Sea Unicorns of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League in 2021. As a freshman in 2022, he started 48 of 51 games at third base and hit .283/.356/.428 with five home runs and 22 RBI. After the season he played for the Bluefield Ridge Runners. As a sophomore in 2023, Culpepper started 40 games, hitting .325/.423/.576 with 10 home runs and 41 RBI.^[1] After the season, he played for the United States national baseball team and in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Harwich Mariners.^[2]^[3]

Culpepper entered his junior season as a top prospect for the 2024 Major League Baseball draft.^[4]^[5] He moved from third base to shortstop.^[6]^[7]

Professional career

Culpepper was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round, with the 21st overall selection, of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft. On July 30, 2024, Culpepper signed with the Twins on a $3.9 million contract.^[8]

References

^ "K-State's Culpepper, Neighbors listed among top MLB draft prospects". The Mercury. 10 October 2023.
^ "Neighbors, Culpepper reflect on season, Team USA". WIBW 13. 3 August 2023.
^ "Kaelen Culpepper". pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
^ "K-State's Culpepper projected as 1st round pick". The Mercury. 20 December 2023.
^ "NEW: Top 100 Draft prospects for '24". MLB.com.
^ "No. 28 Draft prospect Culpepper powers K-State in desert finale". MLB.com.
^ "Kansas State's Kaelen Culpepper continues to shine bright". 247 Sports.
^ "Twins sign 2024 first-round pick Kaelen Culpepper to $3.9 million deal". si.com. Retrieved July 31, 2024.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Kansas State Wildcats bio

2024 Major League Baseball draft first round selections

Minnesota Twins first-round draft picks

1965: Leon
1966: Jones
1967: Brye
1968: Rowell
1969: Powell
1970: Gorinski
1971: Soderholm
1972: Ruthven
1973: Bane
1974: Shipley
1975: Sofield
1976: Allen
1977: Croft
1978: Faedo
1979: Brandt
1980: Reed
1981: Sodders
1982: Oelkers
1983: Belcher
1984: Bell
1985: Bumgaurner
1986: Parks
1987: Banks
1988: Ard
1989: Knoblauch
1990: Ritchie, Cummings
1991: McCarty, Stahoviak
1992: Serafini
1993: Hunter, Varitek, Barcelo, Mucker
1994: Walker, Miller
1995: Redman
1996: T. Lee
1997: Cuddyer, LeCroy
1998: Mills
1999: Garbe
2000: Johnson, Heilman
2001: Mauer
2002: Span
2003: Moses
2004: Plouffe, Perkins, Waldrop, Fox, Rainville
2005: Garza, Sanchez
2006: Parmelee
2007: Revere
2008: Hicks, Gutiérrez, Hunt
2009: Gibson, Bashore
2010: Wimmers
2011: Michael, Harrison, Boyd
2012: Buxton, Berríos, Bard
2013: Stewart
2014: Gordon
2015: Jay
2016: Kirilloff
2017: Lewis
2018: Larnach
2019: Cavaco
2020: Sabato
2021: Petty, Miller
2022: B. Lee
2023: Jenkins
2024: Culpepper

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