Jair Camargo #19

Jair David Camargo Alonso (JAH-eer cah-MAR-go)...X: @Camargo7Jair...Instagram: @ jaircamargoa7c...selected to play for Team Colombia in the 2025 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers.

2024

Was in Twins spring training for second time in career and optioned to Triple-A St. Paul on March 12...Played in 11 games for St. Paul and was recalled by Minnesota on April 13 (Carlos Correa - IL)...Named Twins Minor League Player of the Week on April 7, hitting .273 (6-for-22) with one double, one home run, three RBI and three walks...Made major league debut on April 16 at Baltimore, as a pinch hitter for Byron Buxton...drew a walk against Mike Baumann and came around to score first career run...Became second player in club history to wear uniform number 85 in a game (Charlie Barnes - 2021)...Appeared in one more game for Twins on April 20 vs. Detroit, going 0-for-4...was optioned April 22...Placed on St. Paul's 7-day Injured List on May 1 with a right forearm strain; played seven games on rehab assignment with FCL Twins and Low-A Fort Myers; reinstated on June 11...Played in 18 games for Saints from June 11-July 10 and recalled by Minnesota again on July 12 (Kyle Farmer - IL)...Played in three games for Twins during second stint, registering two hitless at-bats; optioned back to St. Paul on July 24...Recalled by Minnesota again on Sept. 9 when Christian Vázquez went on Paternity List...optioned on Sept. 11...Hit .235 (51-for-217) with a .754 OPS against right-handed pitching and .184 (18-for-98) with a .597 OPS vs. left-handed pitching at St. Paul...Ranked second on Saints in games caught with 45...posted a caught stealing percentage of 30% (17 caught in 56 attempts)...Stayed in St. Paul after conclusion of Saints' season and continued workouts to be ready for Major League club in final week of Twins' season...Recalled by Minnesota on Sept. 26...was on Twins roster for one game and optioned on Sept. 27...Ranked by Baseball America as Best Defensive Catcher in Twins system entering 2025.

2023

Was an invite to Twins Spring Training for first time in career...Reassigned to Minor League camp on March 22 and reported to Triple-A St. Paul, where he spent entire season...Hit first professional grand slam on May 28 vs. Omaha...Hit second career grand slam just four games later on June 6 vs. Iowa...Recorded sixth professional two-homer game on June 7 vs. Iowa...Named Twins Minor League Player of the Week on June 11, hitting .375 (6-for-16) with four home runs, 10 RBI and a 1.537 OPS...Recorded multiple hits in five-straight games from June 24-July 2...Set single-game season-high with six RBI on June 28 vs. Gwinnett (one short of career-high, done in 2018)...Game included his third career grand slam and third of season...Finished June hitting .318 (20-for-63) with four doubles, seven home runs, 24 RBI, a .714 slugging percentage and a 1.067 OPS in 16 games for the Saints...Set Minor League/professional career-high in hits (86), runs scored (56), home runs (21), RBI (63) and walks (29)...Led Saints in games caught...Played 72 games (71 starts) at catcher for Saints and four games (three starts) at first base...Posted a caught stealing percentage of 25% (16 caught, 65 attempts)...Tied for team-lead on Saints in home runs with Chris Williams (21)...Ranked third in RBI (63) and hits (86)...His 21 home runs were also tied for second-most among all Twins Minor Leaguers and fourth in slugging percentage (.503 - minimum 300 ABs)...Spent final two weeks of season catching for Twins rehabbing pitchers and participating in live at-bats for rehabbing position players prepping for postseason...Added to Twins' 40-man roster on Nov. 6...Ranked as 26th best prospect in Twins organization by Baseball America entering 2024.

2022

Began season with High-A Cedar Rapids....Went 4-for-5 with a double and two solo home runs in fifth game of season on April 16 at Quad Cities...four hits were season-high and tied career-high...two home runs marked first of three instances on season, also June 1 vs. Frisco and Sept. 22 at Tulsa....Promoted to Double-A Wichita on May 30....Placed on 7-day Injured List on June 3 with a left thumb sprain...reinstated on June 13 and played in only one game before re-aggravating his left thumb...placed back on IL on June 16....Played in three games on rehab assignment with FCL Twins from July 14-21 and reinstated on July 23, returning to Wind Surge roster...Hit seven home runs with 18 RBI and a .905 OPS in 22 August games...drove in 18 runs in 18 September games, totalling 36 RBI over 40 games in final two months to finish season....Ranked fifth on Wind Surge in home runs (12), despite joining the club in late May....Caught 58 games (57 starts) on season and played 19 games (all starts) at designated hitter...posted a 36% caught stealing percentage (25 caught in 69 chances).....Combined to hit .262 (79-for-302) with 11 doubles, one triple, 18 home runs, 50 RBI, 41 runs scored, a .310 on-base percentage and a .793 OPS in 77 games between FCL, Cedar Rapids and Wichita....Played in 23 games with Tigres del Licey in Dominican Winter League following the season.

2021

Spent the season with High-A Cedar Rapids, hitting .236 (62-for-263) with 32 runs scored, seven doubles, one triple, 13 home runs, 36 RBI, 12 walks and a .697 OPS in 71 games.

2020

The 2020 minor league season was cancelled due to Covid-19.

2019

Spent the season with Low-A Great Lakes in the Midwest League, his first full-season stint in the minors...recorded career highs in runs scored (38), doubles (18), RBI (41) and walks (21), while matching his single-season best in home runs (4)...ranked fifth on the team in doubles...played 65 games at catcher and 11 at third base, his most games played at third in a season in his career.

2018

Hit .257 (29-for-113) in 33 games between Rookie-Ogden (18 games) and the AZL Dodgers (15 games)...matched his career-high with a seven-game hitting streak from June 28-July 10...had a career-high four-game multi-hit game streak from June 30-July 5, during which he hit .500 (9-for-18) with two runs scored, two doubles, two homers and 14 RBI...recorded a career-high seven RBI (2-for-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR) July 5 at Grand Junction...overall, batted .356 (16-for-45) with four homers and 17 RBI in 13 games in July.