Tristan Gray#8

St. Paul Saints·BBRef

RSFree agentFLBFree agent

Pos: 1B, 3B, 2B

B/T: L / R

Born: Mar 22, 1996 (30)

Height: 6' 1"

Weight: 215 lbs

Owned: 0.2%

From: Houston, TX

Drafted: 2017

Tristan Gray

#8

St. Paul Saints BBRef

RSFree agentFLBFree agent

Position: 1B, 3B, 2B

Bats/Throws: L / R

Born: Mar 22, 1996 (30)

Height: 6' 1"

Weight: 215 lbs

Owned: 0.16%

From: Houston, TX

Drafted: 2017

G	AB	H	HR	RBI	R	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	K%	BB%
66	173	39	4	29	16	2	.225	.267	.324	.591	31.9%	5.3%

The Twins optioned Gray to Triple-A St. Paul on Friday.

Aug 7Rotowire

With top prospect Kaelen Culpepper promoted for his major-league debut, Gray will head back to the minors after slashing .225/.267/.324 with four homers, 29 RBI, 16 runs scored, two stolen bases and a 10:60 BB:K across 188 trips to the plate with the Twins this season. Culpepper should get a long runway at shortstop in Minnesota.

The Twins recalled Gray from Triple-A St. Paul on Wednesday.

Jul 29Rotowire

Gray will give Minnesota's bench an extra bat following Byron Buxton's (hip) move to the injured list. Gray has slashed just .232/.271/.333 across 182 plate appearances with the Twins this season, but his ability to play any infield position will help his chances of occasionally cracking the starting lineup.

The Twins optioned Gray to Triple-A St. Paul on Monday.

Jul 20Rotowire

Gray had started just one of the last four games and four of the past 11 contests. He'll head to St. Paul, while Ryan Kreidler assumes the bulk of the starts at shortstop for the Twins. Gray's demotion frees up a spot on the active roster for the return of Byron Buxton (hip) from the injured list.

Gray is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.

Jul 12Rotowire

Though he had started against three straight right-handed pitchers, Gray will give way to Ryan Kreidler on Sunday against Angels righty Jose Soriano. Gray could still rank as the Twins' preferred option at shortstop coming out of the All-Star break, as Kreidler has fizzled at the plate of late. Since churning out back-to-back three-hit performances June 20 and 21, Kreidler has slashed .167/.200/.250 over his subsequent 15 games.

Gray is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.

Jul 5Rotowire

Following a four-game absence due to a hip impingement, Byron Buxton returned to center field in Saturday's 11-4 win, which resulted in Ryan Kreidler shifting back to shortstop and Gray hitting the bench. Gray started at shortstop in all four games Buxton was out, going 0-for-14 to bring his batting average down to .226 for the season.

Poor

Below Avg

Average

Above Avg

Elite

Batting

xwOBA

.263

xBA

.218

xSLG

.322

Avg Exit Velo

88.5 mph

Barrel %

6.0%

Hard-Hit %

37.6%

LA Sweet-Spot %

86

38.5%

Bat Speed

72.7 mph

Squared-Up %

15.8%

Chase %

39.3%

Whiff %

33.9%

K %

31.9%

BB %

5.3%

Fielding

Range (OAA)

13

-4.00

Arm Strength

45

83.8 mph

Running

Sprint Speed

22

26.2 ft/s

Tristan Gray#8

Tristan Gray

2026 Season

Player News

The Twins optioned Gray to Triple-A St. Paul on Friday.

The Twins recalled Gray from Triple-A St. Paul on Wednesday.

The Twins optioned Gray to Triple-A St. Paul on Monday.

Gray is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.

Gray is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.

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vs Pitchers: Left-Handed

vs Pitchers: Right-Handed

Year	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2023TB	2	5	5	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.400	.400	1.000	1.400
2024TOT ▼	15	31	28	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	16	.107	.194	.143	.337
2025TB	30	86	78	18	5	0	3	9	0	6	19	.231	.282	.410	.692
2026MIN	66	188	173	39	5	0	4	29	2	10	60	.225	.267	.324	.591
Career	113	310	284	62	11	0	8	39	2	19	95	0.218	0.266	0.342	0.608
Year	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS