David Festa #48

X: @davidfesta13...Instagram: @DavFesta13...Attended Seton Hall Prep in West Orange, N.J...Two-year letter winner as a right-handed pitcher...Helped lead the Pirates to a 50-8 record over two years and a conference championship his senior year...Named to the All-Super Essex Conference Team as a senior...Dean’s List member eight times...Member of the National Chinese Honor Society...Member of Knights of Setonia and Wounded Warrior Project...Is a fan of New York Rangers hockey, Tennessee Volunteers football, Indianapolis Colts football and New York Knicks basketball...Also a fan of tennis and professional golfer Brooks Koepka.

2023

Ranked as 11th-best prospect in Twins organization entering 2023, per MLB.com...Began season with Double-A Wichita and was the club's number two starter, making first start on April 7 at Springfield, pitching 5.0 shutout innings, with one hit allowed, no walks and eight strikeouts...Named Twins Minor League Pitcher of the Month for April, going 1-1, 3.79 ERA (19.0 IP, 8 ER) with five walks and 27 strikeouts in four starts for the Wind Surge...Named to SiriusXM Futures Game representing the American League...Pitched the fifth inning, tossing 1.0 scoreless inning with one hit allowed, no walks and one strikeout...Promoted to Triple-A St. Paul on Aug. 28...Made Triple-A debut on Aug. 30 vs. Columbus in a start and earned the win, allowing one run on four hits in 5.0 innings pitched, with one walk and seven strikeouts...Named Twins Minor League Pitcher of the Month for August, marking his second honor of season after going 2-0, 1.33 ERA (20.1 IP, 3 ER) with seven walks and 27 strikeouts in five games (four starts) for the Wind Surge and Saints...Combined to go 4-4, 4.19 ERA (92.1 IP, 43 ER) with 42 walks, 119 strikeouts and a 1.39 WHIP in 24 games (22 starts) at Wichita and St. Paul combined...Held right-handed hitters to a .238 average, compared to .253 vs. left-handed hitters...Ranked No. 4 prospect in Twins organization entering 2024 by Baseball America.

2022

Split the season between Low-A Fort Myers and High-A Cedar Rapids, going 9-4, 2.43 ERA (103.2 IP, 28 ER) with 34 walks and 108 strikeouts in 21 games (18 starts)...struck out professional career-high 11 batters in 6.0 innings pitched on May 10 vs. Palm Beach...named FSL Pitcher of the Week on May 15...named Twins minor league Pitcher of the Week three times on season: May 15 with Fort Myers, June 19 with Cedar Rapids and Sept. 18 with Cedar Rapids...won seven-straight decisions from May 10-July 14, posting a 1.66 ERA (54.1 IP, 10 ER) in 10 starts for Cedar Rapids.