Patrick Winkel...also goes by Pat...X: @patrick_winkel...attended Amity Regional High School and was four-year letter winner...was a two-time member of Connecticut Baseball Class LL State Championship teams and a three-time CHSCA All-State selection...named 2018 Connecticut Baseball Gatorade Player of the Year...CHSCA 2018 Player of the Year...Collegiate Baseball Newspaper 2018 First Team High School All-American...participated twice in Area Code Games in Long Beach, CA, featuring the top high school players in the country...member of National Honor Society and earned first honors every semester in high school...favorite food is steak, favorite music genre is country and favorite movie is Lord of the Rings.
2024
Was an invite to Twins Spring Training for first time in career...Was reassigned to Minor League camp on March 6 and assigned to Triple-A St. Paul, where he spent entire season...Recorded season-high three hits four times: April 5 at Nashville, July 20 at Toledo, July 25 vs. Omaha and Sept. 2 vs. Iowa...Hit first professional grand slam on April 30 vs. Louisville...Hit .360 (18-for-50) with two doubles, three home runs, 11 RBI and a .976 OPS in 14 July games...Hit .237 (49-for-207) with six home runs and a .680 OPS against right-handed pitching, compared to .203 (14-for-69) with one home run and a .529 OPS vs. left-handed pitching...Ranked sixth on Saints in games (78) and doubles (16)...Led Saints in games caught (68) and threw out 17% of runners attempting to steal (85 SB/18 CS)...additionally, played one game at first base (July 4 vs. Gwinnett).
2023
Was in Twins Minor League Spring Training but appeared on Major League side with Twins for several exhibition games as depth camp player...Spent entire season with Double-A Wichita...Hit safely in professional-high 10-straight games from June 10-25...Reached base safely in professional-high 13-straight games from Aug. 1-20, posting a .458 on-base percentage in that span (18 hits, nine walks)...Recorded at least one RBI in eight-straight games from Aug. 4-16 (10 in that span)...Hit .333 (23-for-69) with seven doubles, four home runs, 16 RBI and a 1.023 OPS in 19 August games for Wind Surge...Hit .272 (73-for-268) with a .798 OPS against right-handed pitching and .222 (8-for-36) with a .703 OPS vs. left-handed pitching...Caught 79 games (77 starts) for the Wind Surge, posting a caught stealing percentage of 19% (84 steals, 20 caught)...Led club in games caught...Ranked sixth on Wind Surge in games (88)...Set professional career-highs in games (88), hits (81), doubles (16), RBI (48), walks (45) and runs scored (43).
