2025 Stats
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.087
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Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
After playing just 70 games in his first two seasons due to a myriad of injuries, including two torn ACLs, Lewis looked set to become a star. Alas after hitting a home run on Opening Day, he pulled up with a right quadriceps strain and missed 58 games. He returned on fire at the plate by hitting nine home runs with a .984 OPS in 23 games when he returned. He then missed two weeks with adductor strain. When he returned in late July, he slumped at the plate for the first time of his career and had an underwhelming second half of the season. He hit just .207 with six home runs and a .620 OPS over his final 56 games. Whether it was not being used to the wear of a long season or bad luck (.248 BABIP over that stretch), Lewis looked mortal at the plate for the first time. He also struggled at third base (-2 Defensive Runs Saved) with the Twins giving him some time at second base for a likely move there in 2025. Lewis also did not attempt to steal any bases due to injury concerns despite decent speed. Still, he hit 16 homeruns in 82 games and posted a 108 wRC+ and was well above average in most advanced batted-ball metrics. He could bounce back with some better luck and a move to second base as he's enter his prime as he'll turn 26 next season. Read Past Outlooks

On bench for second game of day
Lewis is out of the lineup for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Orioles.
ANALYSIS
Lewis is just over a week removed from returning from a long stint on the injured list due to a hamstring strain, so the Twins are seemingly just giving him some rest in the second half of the twin bill. He started at third base in the Twins' 6-3 win in Game 1, going 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
Lewis is just over a week removed from returning from a long stint on the injured list due to a hamstring strain, so the Twins are seemingly just giving him some rest in the second half of the twin bill. He started at third base in the Twins' 6-3 win in Game 1, going 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
+6%
OPS vs RHP
2025
+53%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2023vs Left | .764 | 164 | 5 | 17 | .271 | ||||
Since 2023vs Right | .808 | 425 | 26 | 83 | .253 | ||||
2025vs Left | .333 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .167 | ||||
2025vs Right | .217 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .059 | ||||
2024vs Left | .780 | 102 | 4 | 14 | .253 | ||||
2024vs Right | .732 | 223 | 12 | 33 | .224 | ||||
2023vs Left | .787 | 56 | 1 | 2 | .314 | ||||
2023vs Right | .962 | 183 | 14 | 50 | .307 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
+1%
OPS at Home
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Since 2023Home | .801 | 301 | 17 | 53 | .246 | ||||
Since 2023Away | .792 | 288 | 14 | 47 | .269 | ||||
2025Home | .269 | 19 | 0 | 1 | .111 | ||||
2025Away | .167 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
2024Home | .862 | 159 | 10 | 30 | .261 | ||||
2024Away | .639 | 166 | 6 | 17 | .207 | ||||
2023Home | .808 | 123 | 7 | 22 | .250 | ||||
2023Away | 1.041 | 116 | 8 | 30 | .371 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Royce Lewis compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.50BB Rate
8.0%K Rate
16.0%BABIP
.105ISO
.000AVG
.087OBP
.160SLG
.087OPS
.247wOBA
.126Exit Velocity
86.1 mphHard Hit Rate
15.8%Barrels/PA
0.0%Expected BA
.209Expected SLG
.242Sprint Speed
23.7 ft/secGround Ball %
57.9%Line Drive %
5.3%Fly Ball %
36.8%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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It took awhile amid a streak of injuries, but Lewis finally became a regular in the Minnesota lineup and showed he's a budding superstar. Lewis didn't play in his first major league game until May 29 due his rehab from a second torn right ACL in consecutive seasons. He immediately provided a jolt to the offense by hitting .326 with four homers and an .827 OPS in 26 games before being shelved by another injury. He missed six weeks due to an oblique injury but returned to hit .295 with 11 home runs and a .992 OPS in 32 games. He suffered his third serious injury in late September, a strained left hamstring, but was able to return for the playoffs where he hit four home runs with a 1.119 OPS in six games. When in the lineup, Lewis showed outstanding power as his max exit velocity was 55th overall and his barrels per plate appearances were 51st among hitters with his comparable playing time. He also hit four grand slams - the first player in MLB history with five slams among his first 16 career homers. He also has good plate discipline (8.6 BB/9 and just 23.0 K) which could make batting average an asset. Lewis is also fast on the basepaths, but his injury concerns could limit his stolen base attempts. He looks set to be Minnesota's everyday third baseman as the Twins have said he won't play in the outfield given his knee issues and Carlos Correa is entrenched at shortstop. Whether he'll be a premium defender at the hot corner remains to be seen, but staying healthy appears to be the only concern as he looks set to be a cornerstone of the Minnesota lineup.
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Breaks out of slump
Lewis went 2-for-5 with an RBI in Sunday's 7-6 win over San Francisco. He ended an 0-for-13 slump to begin the season.
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Out of lineup Friday
Lewis is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Giants.
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Batting fifth in season debut
Lewis will start at designated hitter and bat fifth in Tuesday's game against the Orioles.
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Activated ahead of season debut
The Twins activated Lewis (hamstring) from the 10-day injured list Monday.
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Expected to return Tuesday
Lewis (hamstring) is expected to be activated from the 10-day injured list Tuesday, Bobby Nightengale of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
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Not ready for rehab stint yet
Lewis is working his way back from a left hamstring strain but is not ready to begin a rehab assignment in the minors yet, Phil Miller of the Minnesota Star-Tribune reports.
ANALYSIS
Lewis was cleared for a running program over the weekend, three weeks after sustaining a moderate left hamstring strain. However, he's not ready to start a rehab assignment yet, meaning he's still a ways away from returning to the big leagues. That was always the scenario, though, as Twins President of Baseball Operations Derek Falvey told reporters Tuesday that Lewis' recovery process was always expected to take around 4-to-6 weeks.
Lewis was cleared for a running program over the weekend, three weeks after sustaining a moderate left hamstring strain. However, he's not ready to start a rehab assignment yet, meaning he's still a ways away from returning to the big leagues. That was always the scenario, though, as Twins President of Baseball Operations Derek Falvey told reporters Tuesday that Lewis' recovery process was always expected to take around 4-to-6 weeks.