May 6, 2025
Minnesota Twin third baseman
Royce Lewis (hamstring) is serving as the designated hitter and is batting fifth for the Twins in his 2025 debut on Tuesday against the visiting Baltimore Orioles and left-hander
Cade Povich. Lewis strained his left hamstring in spring training and missed the start of the regular season, but he was activated from the injured list on Monday and will make his season debut in the series opener against Baltimore. While the 25-year-old former first-rounder has had trouble staying on the field since debuting in the big leagues in 2022, he has demonstrated his ability for high-end power by hitting 33 home runs and driving in 104 in 152 total games over 152 big-league games. Eventually, Lewis will move to an everyday role at third base, but for now, he will be eased in as the DH. Lewis is hitless in just two career at-bats versus Povich.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
May 5, 2025
The Minnesota Twins announced on Monday that they reinstated infielder
Royce Lewis (hamstring) from the 10-day injured list and optioned utility man
Mickey Gasper to Triple-A St. Paul in a corresponding move. Lewis strained his left hamstring in spring training and opened the 2025 campaign on the injured list. But the 25-year-old right-handed power hit is back now and will make his season debut in Tuesday's series opener against the Baltimore Orioles. Even though he went just 4-for-23 with six strikeouts on his minor-league rehab assignment, fantasy managers that have kept Lewis stashed this whole time will want to get him back into their lineups this week. The former first overall pick in 2017 has never played in over 82 games in a season since debuting in the big leagues in 2022, but he has high-end power when he's healthy and is a lineup regular for Minnesota.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Minnesota Twins
April 29, 2025
Minnesota Twins third baseman
Royce Lewis (hamstring) will play 10 innings as the team's designated hitter during a doubleheader for Triple-A St. Paul on Tuesday, and then he'll play a full game at third base on Wednesday. Lewis could be an option to come off the injured list and play in Friday's series opener in Boston against the Red Sox, but The Athletic's Dan Hayes thinks it's likelier that he'll play a few more rehab games over the weekend and return when the Twins open a homestand on Tuesday, May 6, against the Baltimore Orioles. In two rehab games to this point, the 25-year-old right-handed power bat has gone 3-for-6 with a double and an RBI for St. Paul. Lewis initially strained his left hamstring in March 16 in spring training while running to first base, but he's on the cusp of his 2025 debut. He should be rostered in all fantasy formats for his high-end power stroke.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - Dan Hayes
April 24, 2025
The Athletic's Dan Hayes reports that Minnesota Twins third baseman
Royce Lewis (hamstring) will begin his minor-league rehab assignment on Friday with the Triple-A St. Paul Saints. Things were trending this way after Lewis didn't have any setbacks after sprinting on Monday and running the bases on Tuesday. Because the oft-injured 25-year-old has been out of action since the middle of March in spring training with a left-hamstring strain, his rehab assignment could be longer than normal, but there's also a chance he'll come off the injured list to rejoin the big-league roster at some point later next week. When Lewis does make his 2025 debut for Minnesota, young infielder
Brooks Lee will head back to a bench role for the Twins. Lewis, the former first overall pick in 2017, has yet to reach the 20-homer mark since debuting in 2022, but he also hasn't played in more than 82 games in a season due to injuries.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - Dan Hayes
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