Walker Jenkins keeps surging at Triple-A, fueling Twins call-up buzz

Walker Jenkins has turned Triple-A St. Paul into a stage for a real breakout, piling up five hits and four extra-base hits over two games and punctuating the surge with a towering seventh-inning homer that only strengthened the noise around Minnesota’s top prospect.

The stretch started with a May 1 performance that tied a Saints franchise record. Jenkins hammered three doubles in one game, then watched St. Paul’s offense build to five total doubles through four innings before the Iowa Cubs escaped with a 6-5 win at CHS Field in front of 4,396. That night made the 21-year-old center of attention even in a loss, because it showed how quickly he was controlling at-bats against Triple-A pitching.

One day later, Jenkins answered with more impact. He launched his second homer of the season on May 2, another sign that his early Triple-A run is not just about spraying line drives into the gaps. The power was expected, but the consistency is what has changed the conversation. Over the past two games alone, Jenkins has looked like a hitter who can punish mistakes to all fields and keep stacking extra bases without losing his edge on the bases.

That blend has been visible throughout his St. Paul stint. On April 12, Jenkins went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, another reminder that his value goes beyond the barrel. He brings the kind of offensive profile that has him ranked as MLB Pipeline’s No. 11 prospect and as the Twins’ No. 1 prospect: left-handed bat, right-handed arm, 6-foot-3, 210 pounds, and the ability to hit the ball hard while also taking the extra base.

Minnesota drafted Jenkins No. 5 overall in 2023 out of South Brunswick High School in Southport, North Carolina, and he has moved fast ever since. He reached Triple-A from Double-A Wichita on Aug. 24, 2025, before turning 21, and his adjustment has only sharpened the expectation that the next stop could be Minneapolis. MLB Pipeline’s description of him as a hitter who routinely finds the barrel and hits the ball hard has held up at St. Paul, where every loud swing now pushes the same obvious question: how long can the Twins keep waiting before Jenkins forces the issue?