Kyle DeBarge had a successful first full season of professional baseball. The 22-year-old was the 33rd overall pick in July 2024 out of Louisiana-Lafayette. 

Recently Twins Daily named him as the Twins Minor League All Star at second base. On Sunday, he was named a 2025 Rawlings Minor League Gold Glove winner for his work at second base. 

Drafted as a shortstop approximately a dozen picks the Twins selected shortstop Kaelen Culpepper, DeBarge smoothly made the transition over to the other side of the infield. In 73 games at second base, he had just six errors. From the eye test, he appears capable of making all the plays at second base. He charges the ball well. He’s very good on the backhand side. He has a strong arm and knows where to be. No surprise since he has been a shortstop most of his playing days. 

As impressive, he played 24 games at shortstop without committing an error. He played 17 games in center field without an error. 

Even while moving around a big defensively, he remained consistent with the glove. He also filled out a stat line quite well with his bat. In 121 games, he hit .237/.347/.362 (.709) with 23 doubles, five triples and eight home runs. In addition, he led the organization with 66 stolen bases in 74 attempts. 

The most recent Twins prospect to win a minor-league Gold Glove was 2023 when Kernels shortstop Noah Miller won the award. In 2019, outfielder Mark Contreras won a minor-league Gold Glove. A couple of years earlier, Max Murphy received a Gold Glove as well. 

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