Matt Wallner
RF/DH MIN
Sat 8/9/25 2:58 PM

The Twins placed Wallner on the paternity list Saturday.
EDGE Analysis
Wallner will miss at most three games while he welcomes a new addition to his family. Carson McCusker was recalled from Triple-A St. Paul to replenish the Twins' outfield depth and could see time in right field until Wallner returns.

Matt Wallner
RF/DH MIN
Sat 8/9/25 12:50 AM

Wallner went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's 9-4 win over the Royals.
EDGE Analysis
Wallner put the Twins on the board with a 434-foot blast off a Seth Lugo sinker in the first inning, marking his 16th homer of the year and his fifth in the last 11 games. The 27-year-old has been consistent at the plate during that stretch, going 11-for-36 (.306) with seven RBI and nine runs scored. Wallner will look to continue this power surge as Minnesota rolls through the second half of the season.

Matt Wallner
RF/DH MIN
Mon 8/4/25 8:59 PM

Wallner went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk in Monday's 6-3 loss at Detroit.
EDGE Analysis
The Minnesota outfielder opened the game's scoring with a 420-foot blast to center off Tigers starter Casey Mize in the first. This marks his second long ball since the All-Star break, as Wallner has found a groove in the second half, hitting .267 (12-for-45) with 11 RBI, 10 runs scored and 11 walks across 16 games. In 259 total plate appearances, the 27-year-old is now slashing .217/.324/.493 with 30 runs scored and 26 RBI over 71 games.

Matt Wallner
RF/DH MIN
Sat 8/2/25 7:46 PM

Wallner went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Guardians.
EDGE Analysis
Wallner has homered three times over his last six games, but he is batting just .225 (9-for-40) since the All-Star break. That's a little better than his .208 average for the season, though he should have little trouble holding a starting role in right field the rest of the way after the Twins' fire sale at the trade deadline. Wallner has added a .778 OPS, 14 homers, 24 RBI, 28 runs scored and no stolen bases over 251 plate appearances (69 games) this season.

Matt Wallner
RF/DH MIN
Mon 7/28/25 2:07 AM

Wallner went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Sunday's 7-2 loss to Washington.
EDGE Analysis
Wallner went yard in his first plate appearance Sunday, tagging Jake Irvin for a solo shot in the second inning. The homer snapped a streak of 11 straight hitless at-bats. Wallner has a dozen homers this season, and he's slashing .203/.300/.450 over 233 plate appearances.

Matt Wallner
RF/DH MIN
Sat 7/12/25 6:05 PM

Wallner went 2-for-5 with a solo home run during Saturday's 12-4 win over the Pirates.
EDGE Analysis
Wallner became the fifth Twin to join the double-digit homer club, launching a 434-foot bomb for the 10th of his season in the sixth inning. The 27-year-old has been incredibly boom-or-bust at the plate this season; he has a .207 batting average and a 29.6 percent strikeout rate but also a .756 OPS. He's still a long ways off from the .894 OPS he had in 75 games last season, so the power-hitting outfielder has some work to do to get his season more in line with his numbers in the past.

Matt Wallner
RF/DH MIN
Thu 7/3/25 3:11 PM

Wallner went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Thursday's 4-1 loss to Miami.
EDGE Analysis
Wallner broke the Marlins' shutout attempt in the seventh inning, when he took Cade Gibson deep to center field for a solo home run. It was Wallner's eighth home run of the season, six of which have come since the beginning of June. That hasn't masked the 27-year-old outfielder's struggles at the plate this season, as he sports a .199/.295/.444 slash line with 14 RBI and a 28.9 percent strikeout rate in 173 plate appearances.

Matt Wallner
RF/DH MIN
Sun 6/29/25 4:00 PM

Wallner is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.
EDGE Analysis
Wallner had started in each of the Twins' last 11 games, but he'll take a seat along with fellow left-handed hitters Trevor Larnach and Kody Clemens while Minnesota adds more right-handed bats to the lineup to counter Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal. With Wallner and Larnach on the bench, Ryan Jeffers will get a day off from catching to serve as the Twins' designated hitter, and Harrison Bader and Willi Castro will pick up starts at the corner outfield spots.

Matt Wallner
RF/DH MIN
Sat 6/21/25 12:15 AM

Wallner went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 17-6 defeat to the Brewers.
EDGE Analysis
Wallner blasted homer No. 6 for the campaign and his fourth of the month. The 27-year-old has held onto a fairly regular role in the Twins' outfield since coming off the injured list on May 31, and he's been a strong source of pop in spite of a paltry batting average. Although Wallner is hitting .155 over his last 58 at-bats, he's ripped five homers and two doubles with seven RBI during that period.

Matt Wallner
RF/DH MIN
Tue 6/17/25 2:20 PM

Wallner is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game in Cincinnati.
EDGE Analysis
The left-handed-hitting Wallner started each of the Twins' previous two games versus southpaws, but he'll take a seat Tuesday as the Reds send lefty Andrew Abbott to the hill. Willi Castro will patrol right field.