Alex Kirilloff is a serious guy. The left fielder is focused on his work and trying to get better, he told reporters before Monday’s game at Camden Yards. The rookie is enjoying all of the experiences that come with playing professional baseball: the travel, the outfield reps and raking against opposing pitchers.

On Sunday, Kirilloff recorded his first three-hit game, also reaching base with a walk in the 6-3 loss to the Royals. He leads all rookies in OPS (.926) since April 26, and has recorded a hit in 10 of his last 13 games.

“On and off the field, Alex is basically the same human being every single day,” manager Rocco Baldelli joked of the rookie’s demeanor. “He’s just kind of ... he’s there and he’s hitting. That works pretty well.”

The outfielder has a veteran presence to him, according to Baldelli. When Kirilloff arrives at the ballpark, he’s focused on the task at hand and has one goal; to be consistent.

“It’s just always about learning and growing,” Kirilloff said when asked about what he’s learned in his first 20 games in the big leagues. “Anytime you have more experience, you can just form kind of a better approach. As you go, other guys are going to adjust, too. So it’s just learning how other people are going to adjust based upon what you’re doing as well is important.”

At the plate, the rookie has been able to make hard contact with the ball -- his 52.6 hard-hit percentage ranks among the 20 highest in MLB (of players with at least 50 plate appearances).

“Focusing on the point of contact and not worrying about much after that,” Kirilloff said regarding what makes him so successful at the plate. “Being able to focus on the end result, hitting the ball hard and not thinking about the rest that happens after that, is one thing that I like to think about that helps me [slow the game down].”

His skipper noted that Kirilloff’s cool, calm and collected presence doesn’t apply while he’s in the batter’s box -- in fact, he’s aggressive.

“I think he goes up there intent on being ready to attack every pitch, and I think he attacks pitches in different parts of the zone very well,” Baldelli said.

Baldelli went on to say that Kirilloff isn’t trying to be someone he’s not; from his hitting approach to his Zoom presence, Kirilloff is who he is. The Twins’ manager did joke, however, that he swears he saw the rookie smile when he hit his first Major League homer on April 30.