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词条 Max Kepler
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  1. Early life

  2. Minnesota Twins

  3. References

  4. External links

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Maximilian Kepler-Różycki (born February 10, 1993) is a German professional baseball outfielder for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2015. Before signing with the Twins, he played for Buchbinder Legionäre Regensburg of Bundesliga. He is left-handed.

Early life

Kepler was born in Berlin, Germany. His parents, Kathy Kepler and Marek Różycki, were both professional ballet dancers; they met when they performed in the same ballet company in Berlin.[1] His mother is from San Antonio, Texas,[2] while his father is from Poland. He has one sister.[1] Kepler is {{convert|1.92|m}} tall[2] and weighs {{convert|98|kg}}.[2]

At the age of six, Kepler started baseball at the Little League level with the John F. Kennedy School in Berlin.[6] Though he received a scholarship at age seven to the Steffi Graf Tennis Foundation,[1] he decided he preferred baseball.[3] Kepler attended John F. Kennedy School,[2] and the St. Emmeram Academy in Regensburg in 2008, where he was able to train in baseball more than the average American teenager.[4][5] He played association football with Hertha BSC,[2] and played baseball for Buchbinder Legionäre Regensburg of Bundesliga, the highest baseball league in Germany.[2][6]

Minnesota Twins

Andy Johnson, an international scout working for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB), first noticed Kepler when he played in a junior national tournament at the age of 14.[1] At the age of 16, he signed with the Twins in 2009 for US$800,000, the largest signing bonus given by an MLB franchise to a European-born player.[7][4] Kepler made his American debut in the Rookie-level in 2010 Gulf Coast League (GCL) with the GCL Twins. He was promoted to the Elizabethton Twins of the Rookie-Advanced Appalachian League in 2011. He was assigned to Elizabethton for the 2012 season.[8] An elbow injury delayed the start of Kepler's 2013 season, when he was assigned to the Cedar Rapids Kernels of the Class A Midwest League.[9] Following the regular season, the Twins assigned Kepler to the Glendale Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League.[10]

After the 2013 season, the Twins added Kepler to their 40-man roster and he was invited to spring training.[11] Kepler played for the Fort Myers Miracle of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League in 2014, and opened the 2015 season with the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Class AA Southern League.[12] Kepler was selected to represent the Twins at the 2015 All-Star Futures Game,[13] though a sore shoulder prevented him from playing.[14] Kepler finished the 2015 season with a .327 batting average, nine home runs and 18 stolen bases. He was named Southern League Player of the Year.[15]

The Twins promoted Kepler to the major leagues on September 21, 2015 the night after the Lookouts won the Southern League championship.[16] He made his major league debut on September 27, 2015 and recorded his first hit on October 4, 2015.[17] After Donald Lutz, Kepler is the second German-developed player to play in the modern Major Leagues.[18]

The Twins assigned Kepler to the Rochester Red Wings of the Class AAA International League to start the 2016 season.[19] After playing in two games for Rochester, the Twins promoted him to the major leagues to replace the injured Danny Santana on April 10, 2016.[20] Fifteen days later, Kepler was optioned to Rochester.[21] On June 1, 2016 Kepler was recalled to replace the injured Miguel Sanó, and he began getting regular starts for the Twins in right field. The next day, Kepler had his first multi-hit game, and on June 12, Kepler swatted his first major league home run, a walk-off three-run shot in the 10th inning off of Matt Barnes of the Boston Red Sox.[22] On August 1 against the Cleveland Indians, Kepler became the first European-born MLB player to hit three home runs in one game and the 5th Twins player to do so after Bob Allison, Harmon Killebrew, Tony Oliva and Justin Morneau.[23] On August 8, 2016 Kepler was named co-American League Player of the Week, his first time receiving that honor, alongside teammate Joe Mauer.[24]

In 2017, as an everyday outfielder for the Twins, he set career highs with 147 games, an average of .243, and 19 home runs with 69 RBI.

In 2018, Kepler had a batting average of .224, hit 20 home runs, with 58 RBI, in 156 games. His 20 home runs and 156 games played were both career highs.

References

1. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090923&content_id=7117716&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb |title=Twins' Kepler-Rozycki is in his element | MLB.com: News |publisher=Mlb.mlb.com |date= |accessdate=July 26, 2012}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bz-berlin.de/archiv/wunderkind-vermisst-die-kaelte-und-die-s-bahn-article1014041.html |title=B.Z.-Besuch beim Berliner Baseball-Nachwuchsstar Max Kepler-Rozycki in Florida : Wunderkind vermisst die Kälte und die S-Bahn – B.Z. Berlin |publisher=Bz-berlin.de |language=German |date= |accessdate=July 26, 2012}}
3. ^1 {{cite web|author=ZEIT ONLINE GmbH, Hamburg, Germany |url=http://www.zeit.de/sport/2010-07/baseball-kepler-rozycki-minnesota-twins |title=Baseball: Die Ballet-Ikone mit Baseball-Stollen | Sport | ZEIT ONLINE |publisher=Zeit.de |language=German |date=August 13, 2010 |accessdate=July 26, 2012}}
4. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.mittelbayerische.de/index.cfm?pid=10855&pk=628435&p=1 |title=Schlagen für die große Baseball-Zukunft :: Homepage – Sport – Buchbinder Legionäre – Legionäre News :: Mittelbayerische Zeitung |language=German|publisher=www.mittelbayerische.de |date=January 26, 2011 |accessdate=July 26, 2012}}
5. ^{{cite web|last=Smith |first=Cameron |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/baseball-insider/2009/07/the_top_european_prospect_ever.html |title=Baseball Insider – The Top European Prospect Ever |publisher=Voices.washingtonpost.com |date=July 7, 2009 |accessdate=July 26, 2012}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.mister-baseball.com/european-top-prospect-max-keplerrozycki-sign-minnesota-twins/ |title=European Top Prospect Max Kepler-Rozycki to sign with Minnesota Twins – Europeans in the USA, News – German Baseball Leagues – Mister Baseball |publisher=Mister-baseball.com |date=July 4, 2009 |accessdate=July 26, 2012}}
7. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web|url=http://www.mittelbayerische.de/index.cfm?pid=10106&pk=547204 |title=Max Kepler-Rozycki: "Das ist wie bei der Bundeswehr" :: Homepage – Sport – Das MZ-Samstagsinterview :: Mittelbayerische Zeitung |language=German |publisher=www.mittelbayerische.de |date= |accessdate=July 26, 2012}}
8. ^{{cite news|first=Danny |last=Davis |work=Star Tribune |url=http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/161514685.html |title=Relearning game, nuturing talent in Tennessee |publisher=StarTribune.com |date= |accessdate=July 26, 2012}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/203861851.html?refer=y |title=Chart: Update on injuries to Twins' prospects |publisher=Star Tribune |date=April 20, 2013 |accessdate=November 20, 2013}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20131230&content_id=66238584&vkey=perspectives&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|title=Athletic Kepler boasts broad skill set|work=MLB.com|date=December 30, 2013|accessdate=April 23, 2015}}
11. ^{{cite web|last=Berardino |first=Mike |url=http://www.twincities.com/twins/ci_24564525/minnesota-twins-add-max-kepler-jorge-polanco-40 |title=Minnesota Twins add Max Kepler, Jorge Polanco to 40-man roster |publisher=TwinCities.com |date=November 20, 2013 |accessdate=November 20, 2013}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/sports/professional/story/2015/apr/07/half-twins-top-10-prospects-opening-lookouts/297247/|title=Half of Twins' top 10 prospects opening with Chattanooga Lookouts|first=David |last=Paschall |work=Chattanooga Times Free Press|date=April 7, 2015|accessdate=April 23, 2015}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://m.twins.mlb.com/news/article/132834428/twins-jose-berrios-max-kepler-in-futures-game|title=Twins Jose Berrios, Max Kepler in Futures Game|work=MLB.com|accessdate=July 12, 2015}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=http://m.twins.mlb.com/news/article/135977456/injured-max-kepler-to-miss-futures-game|title=Injured Max Kepler to miss Futures Game|work=MLB.com|date=July 10, 2015|accessdate=July 12, 2015}}
15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.chattanoogan.com/2015/9/4/307575/Lookouts-Max-Kepler-Named-Southern.aspx|title=Lookouts Max Kepler Named Southern League Player Of The Year|work=The Chattanoogan|date=September 4, 2015|accessdate=September 22, 2015}}
16. ^{{cite web|url=http://m.mlb.com/news/article/150905984/twins-call-up-german-born-prospect-max-kepler|title=Twins call up German-born Kepler for stretch run: Recently named Southern League MVP, outfielder ranks as club's No. 6 prospect|work=MLB.com|first=Rhett|last=Bollinger|date=September 21, 2015|accessdate=September 22, 2015}}
17. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20160209&content_id=163962648&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb|title=Kepler rides roller coaster to Minnesota: Twins prospect deals with disappointment, playoffs before first callup|first=Kelsie|last=Heneghan|work=MiLB.com|date=February 9, 2016|accessdate=February 9, 2016}}
18. ^{{cite web|last=Sheldon |first=Mark |url=http://m.reds.mlb.com/news/article/46326920/lutz-gets-first-big-league-start-in-finale/ |title=Lutz gets first big league start in finale |publisher=MLB.com |date=May 1, 2013 |accessdate=April 17, 2017}}
19. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20160325&content_id=169074566&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb|title=Twins option Kepler to Triple-A Rochester: Third-ranked prospect heads to International League for first time|first=Alex|last=Kraft|work=MiLB.com|date=March 25, 2016|accessdate=March 25, 2016}}
20. ^{{cite news|last1=Berardino|first1=Mike|title=Minnesota Twins: Top position prospect Max Kepler gets a surprise call|url=http://www.twincities.com/2016/04/10/minnesota-twins-top-position-prospect-max-kepler-gets-a-surprise-call/|accessdate=April 26, 2016|work=Pioneer Press|date=April 10, 2016}}
21. ^{{cite news|title=Twins send top prospect Byron Buxton, batting .156, to minors|url=http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/15355631/minnesota-twins-send-top-prospect-byron-buxton-minors-roster-shuffle|accessdate=April 25, 2016|agency=Associated Press|publisher=ESPN.com|date=April 25, 2016}}
22. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.startribune.com/kepler-s-first-career-home-run-is-a-walkoff-winner-over-boston/382627071/ |title=Kepler's first career home run is a walkoff winner over Boston |work=Minneapolis Star Tribune |first=Phil |last=Miller |date=June 12, 2016|accessdate=June 13, 2016}}
23. ^Twins vs. Indians - Game Recap - August 1, 2016 - ESPN
24. ^Max Kepler, Joe Mauer are Players of the Week | MLB.com

External links

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