Ryan Jeffers

Jeffers attended Sanderson High School in Raleigh, North Carolina.[1] In 2016, his senior year, he hit .398 with two home runs.[2] Undrafted in the 2016 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington where he walked-on their baseball team.

In 2017, Jeffer's freshman year at UNCW, he appeared in only 13 games, but hit .348 with one home run and five RBIs.[3] That summer, he played in the Coastal Plain League for the Wilmington Sharks.[4] As a sophomore in 2018, he started 52 of 53 games and batted .328 with ten home runs and 32 RBIs,[5] earning First-Team All-CAA honors.[6] After the season, he played for the Upper Valley Nighthawks of the New England Collegiate Baseball League[7][8] where he earned All-Star honors.[9] In 2018, Jeffer's junior season at UNCW, he slashed .315/.460/.635 with 16 home runs and 59 RBIs over 62 starts,[10] earning a First-Team All-CAA selection for the second consecutive year.[11] Following the season, he was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the second round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

Jeffers signed with the Twins and made his professional debut with the Elizabethton Twins[19] and was promoted to the Cedar Rapids Kernels in July.[20][21] Over 64 games between the two clubs, he slashed .344/.444/.502 with seven home runs and 33 RBIs.[19][22] In 2019, he began the year with the Fort Myers Miracle, with whom he was named a Florida State League All-Star,[23] before being promoted to the Pensacola Blue Wahoos in July, with whom he finished the season.[24][25] Playing in 103 total games with both teams, Jeffers batted .264/.341/421 with 14 home runs and 49 RBIs.

On August 20, 2020, Jeffers’ contract was selected by the Twins to the active roster.[26] He made his major league debut that day against the Milwaukee Brewers, getting two hits including one RBI in three at-bats in a successful 7-1 win.[27]

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)