The Minnesota Twins announced that they have acquired first baseman Eric Wagaman from the Miami Marlins in exchange for minor league left-handed pitcher Kade Bragg.
Wagaman, 28, played in 140 games for the Marlins last season, hitting .250 (119-for-476) with 28 doubles, three triples, nine home runs, 53 RBI, 56 runs scored and 32 walks. He ranked second among the National League rookies in hits, doubles and extra-base hits (180); was tied for third in triples; tied for fourth in runs scored and RBI; sixth in walks; seventh in batting average; tied for seventh in home runs; eighth in on-base percentage (.296); ninth in slugging percentage (.378) and stolen bases (4); and 10th in OPS (.674). He became the fourth rookie in Marlins history to record at least 20 doubles before the All-Star Break and led Miami with a .328 batting average (20-for-61) during the month of September.
The 6-foot-4, 210-pounder appeared in 117 games (94 starts) at first base, 19 games (13 starts) in leftfield, 10 games started as a designated hitter, three games (1 start) in rightfield and three games at third base. He has played in parts of two major league seasons with the Los Angeles Angels (2024) and Marlins (2025), appearing in 158 games and hitting .250 (137-for-548) with 33 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs, 63 RBI, 62 runs scored and 34 walks. The Mission Viejo, California native was originally selected by the New York Yankees in the 13th round of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California.
Bragg, 24, was selected by the Twins in the 17th round of the 2023 First-Year Player Draft and spent parts of two seasons in Minnesota’s minor league system.
To make room on the 40-man roster for Wagaman, the Twins have designated infielder Ryan Fitzgerald for release or assignment. Fitzgerald, 31, played in 24 games for Minnesota last season, hitting .196 (9-for-46) with four home runs, nine RBI, 10 runs scored and seven walks.
(info courtesy of Twins)
