Three of the top hitters in the majors for the past two-plus weeks play for the Twins.
Since April 22, Ryan Jeffers and Max Kepler have the two-f9highest OPS marks in baseball .Kepler - .434/.492/.755 Those are the two highest OPS marks in baseball in that span among hitters with at least 40 PA.Kepler returned from injury on April 22 and he has been red-hot ever since. Over the last 15 days, he is second in the entire league with a .434 batting average. Believe it or not, Ryan Jeffers is not too far behind, ranking 12th with a .357 mark.
Jeffers leads the entire league with 17 RBI since April 22 and the next closest is a group of players at 14, including Kepler. The 26-year-old catcher is currently playing the best baseball of his career and it's helping the Twins in the win-loss column.Since April 22, the Wins Above Replacement leaders in the majors include Jeffers in the top spot followed by three players at 1.3: Kepler, Kansas City's Bobby Witt Jr. and Minnesota's Willi Castro.
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