Michael Helman #8

Michael James Helman...X: @theHELM...Instagram: @mj_helman01...Wife, Allie...The couple has a son, Beckham (born in July of 2023)...Has two cousins, Jeff and Joel Makovicka, who played in the NFL...Played at Hutchinson Community College (Kan.) from 2016-17 and was named National Junior College Athletic Association Player of the Year as well as an American Baseball Coaches Association Gold Glove second baseman, All-NJCAA First Team, All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) All-Region 6 First Team and KJCAA Western Division Most Valuable Player...Set the single-season school record for hits (111) and led the nation with a .487 batting average and 103 runs scored as a junior in 2017...Played in the Texas Collegiate Summer League for Brazos Valley in 2017...Transferred to Texas A&M and named 2018 All-SEC Second Team and SEC All-Tournament Team as a junior.

2023

Named 26th best prospect in Twins organization to start 2023 by Baseball America...Was an invite to Twins Spring Training, the first of career but was limited during exhibition season battling left hamstring strain...Began season on Triple-A St. Paul’s seven-day injured list with a left hamstring strain...Played in five games for Low-A Fort Myers on rehab assignment from April 19-23 and reinstated April 24...Made Triple-A debut on April 25 at Rochester, hitting second career grand slam and recording fifth professional multi-homer game with Minor League career-high six RBI...Hit .359 (23-for-64) with a .468 on-base percentage, a .703 slugging percentage and a 1.171 OPS in 17 games between Fort Myers and St. Paul before landing on injured list...Reached safely in 16 of those 17, including 15-straight from April 20-May 11...Placed on seven-day IL on May 12 with dislocated left shoulder (subluxation)...Transferred to 60-day IL on June 21...Played in six games for Double-A Wichita on rehab assignment and reinstated from IL on Sept. 3...A Made return in September and finished season playing in 15 games for Saints from Sept. 5-24, hitting .270 (17-for-63) with 12 RBI, 12 runs scored and a .721 OPS...Hit third professional grand slam and second of season on Sept. 22 vs. Toledo...Hit .313 (10-for-32) vs. left-handed pitching and .299 (35-for-117) vs. right-handed pitching...Defensively at both levels combined during season played 10 games (all starts) at shortstop, six games (five starts) at third base, five games (all starts) in left field and four games (all starts) in center field...Played in 15 games for Licey in Dominican Winter League, following the season, where one of his hitting coaches was Twins’ Minor League coordinator of instruction Edgar Varela.

2022

Began season with Double-A Wichita...Hit safely in season-long 11-straight games for Wind Surge from May 1-20....A Promoted to Triple-A St. Paul on May 31...was slashing .278/.367/.472 for Wind Surge at time of promotion and ranked ninth in the Texas League in runs scored (34)....Tied a career high with three walks July 3 vs. Omaha....Stole 13th base with Saints on July 9, breaking a St. Paul franchise record, passing Royce Lewis’ previous record of 12 in 2022....Recorded a career-high five hits (five PA), career-high-tying two home runs and four runs, finishing a triple shy of the cycle Aug. 2 at Omaha...Stole a Triple-A season-high-tying and franchise record four bases Aug. 27 at Iowa....Combined to hit .258 (132-for-512) with 23 doubles, three triples, 29 home runs, 60 RBI, 101 runs scored and 40 stolen bases in 135 games between both levels....Ranked tied for eighth in the International League in stolen bases (30), despite just 96 games played for Saints....Led all Twins Minor Leaguers in games (135), runs scored (101), second in hits (132), third in stolen bases (40) and fifth in home runs (20)....Named 28th-best prospect in Twins organization by MLB.com

2021

Named Twins minor league Player of the Week on Aug. 1, after hitting .423 (11-for-26) with one double, one triple, two home runs, three RBI, four walks and a 1.269 OPS for High-A Cedar Rapids...played 16 games for Scottsdale Scorpions in the Arizona Fall League, hitting .216 (11-for-51) with seven stolen bases and nine walks.

2020

Did not play professionally; minor league season cancelled due to COVID-19.

2019

Spent entire season with High-A Fort Myers...placed on 7-day Injured List July 22 with right forearm fracture and did not return...ranked fourth on Mighty Mussels in games (82) and fifth in at-bats (284).

2018

Began professional career with Rookie-Elizabethton and played in 12 games for the E-Twins before being promoted to Low-A Cedar Rapids August 6...combined to hit .361 (53-for-147) with a .919 OPS in 39 games between both levels...named Twins MiLB.com organizational All-Star.