Twins rookies shining in September

By foxsports
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Minnesota Twins rookie Max Kepler has cooled off a bit since his power surge in early August, but he remains one of the most productive first-year players in the American League.

Only Houston Astros infielder Alex Bregman has more RBI than Kepler since the All-Star break.

AL, Most RBI by Rookie, Post 2016 All-Star Game

RBI Player Team
32 Alex Bregman Astros
26 Max Kepler Twins
24 Gary Sanchez Yankees
22 Ryon Healy A's

Kepler ranks first among all AL rookies with 72 RBI on the season, while has 16 home runs rank second.

Thanks to an offensive explosion during his most recent call-up, fellow rookie Byron Buxton is climbing the ranks as well.

Buxton was batting just .193 heading into September, but through 10 games since Sept. 1 Buxton is batting .405, raising his season average to .226, while his 13 RBI this month rank third in the majors.

His whopping .919 slugging percentage is the best in the AL.

Statistics courtesy of Baseball-Reference and STATS, LLC