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Busch Light Night is TOMORROW! The Kernels will wear special Busch Light corn can themed jerseys.
The first 1,000 fans in attendance will take a home a sweet Busch Light hat!
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The Kernels have signed a 10-year Player Development License with MLB to continue as a Minnesota Twins affiliate.
Scott Wilson, Kernels GM "This is an incredibly exciting day for the Kernels. We are very proud to be a part of the Minnesota Twins system"
#crkernels
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The Kernels have received an invitation from the Minnesota Twins to be an affiliate in the new alignment of the minor league teams. The Kernels are gratified and pleased to be selected by the Twins and we look forward to continuing to work out the details of this affiliation.
OFFICIAL:
#MNTwins
extend affiliate invitations to four minor league teams including
@StPaulSaints
,
@WindSurgeICT
,
@CRKernels
and
@MightyMussels
.
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BIG NEWS today. The
#1
overall pick joins the Kernels roster! 9 home games left including tonight and tomorrow.
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Minor League Baseball™ (MiLB™) today announced the August 9 game between the Quad Cities River Bandits and the Cedar Rapids Kernels will take place at the now-iconic MLB ballpark next to the historic Field of Dreams movie site near Dyersville, Iowa.
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#GoingGoingGone
- Royce Lewis with his first professional grand slam on his 19th birthday! 7-2
#CRKernels
in the 4th!
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He was Player of the Week, Player of the Month, and now PROMOTED! Good Luck in Wichita, Tanner!
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ROSTER MOVE:
@Gjax_22
placed on military leave list; Thank you for serving our country, Second Lieutenant Jax!
#KernelsBaseball
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SIX STRAIGHT PUNCHOUTS FOR POVICH!!!
He's retired 14 straight hitters, through 5.0 scoreless he's struck out eight while allowing just one hit and one walk!!!
How about that for the birthday?!?!
Top 6: Kernels 6, River Bandits 0
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The Kernels are excited to announce that Veterans Memorial Stadium will host the IHSAA Class 3A/4A State Baseball Tournament in 2024! This tournament will take place from July 22-26 and will be the first time Veterans Memorial Stadium will host this event.
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ICYMI yesterday, we've teamed up with 24 other teams in
@MiLB
for our "mystery" hat giveaway! The winner will be chosen on Friday.
Here's how to enter to win:
Follow Us & the 23 other teams this round
Like this tweet
RT this tweet
Reply Use
#FollowBackForAHat
&
#CRKernels
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Bottles are popping in Cedar Rapids tonight! Your Western Division Champs, everyone!
We're heading to Michigan to take on the Great Lakes Loons on Sunday, but we'll be back home on Tuesday for Game 2 of the Midwest League Championship! Get tickets now at !
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A win for
@Gjax_22
in his last
#KernelsBaseball
start before his active duty in the
@usairforce
. Thank you for serving our country, Griffin!
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With tonight's win, the Kernels have cliched the Western Division first half!
#PartyatthePark
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Welcome back Brian Dinkelman as he returns once again as the Kernels Manager in 2022!
#CRKernels
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Here’s an early look at the throwback uniforms that we will be wearing during next weeks game! 🐰🔥
#MiLBatFieldofDreams
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Kernels fans lets give a HUGE congratulations to Christian Encarnacion-Strand as he has been promoted to the
@WindSurgeICT
. Good luck!
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A big congratulations to Kernels pitcher Cade Povich and infielder Christian Encarnacion-Strand as they were awarded Kernels Pitcher and Player of the Month! Great job fellas!
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Trey Cabbage hits a pinch-hit GRAND SLAM in the the 8th inning, and the Kernels lead 8-1!
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Congrats to our All-Stars! Brian Dinkelman, Emmanuel Rodriguez, Miguel Rodriguez, Kala'i Rosario, and Tanner Schobel have been chosen as this year's Midwest League All-Stars. Rosario was also named Most Valuable Player, while Dinkelman was named Manager of the Year.
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Cade Povich strikes out a career-high nine over 4.2 innings of work today!
Bottom 5: Kernels 2, Chiefs 2
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FOUR. FOR. FOUR. Royce Lewis with a career-high four hits in his
#KernelsBaseball
debut! Score remains 5-1 Kernels!
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The Minnesota Twins have assigned 2022 first-round pick Brooks Lee to the Cedar Rapids Kernels. Drafted No. 8 overall this past July out of Cal Poly, the shortstop will wear No. 45 and is active for this evening’s game in Quad Cities.
Welcome to the Kernels!
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Congratulations to Cedar Rapids lefthander Brent Headrick who has been promoted to the
@WindSurgeICT
.
Headrick has gone 8-2 with a 2.34 ERA across 15 starts, striking out 77 with just 13 walks over 65.1 innings of work. Good luck!
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Your Midwest League June Player of the Month! Congratulations to Tanner Schobel!
In June, Schobel batted .323/.400/.613 and led the league in runs (25). He recorded 8 multi-hit games, hit safely in his last 9 games of the month, and carried on a 12-game hitting streak into July.
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BREAKING:
@baileyOB_17
is the
@Twins
Minor League Pitcher of the Week... again! Second week in a row with
#MNTwins
honors!
#CRKernels
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Travis Blankenhorn is 1st
@CRKernels
player to record double digits in homers, doubles, triples & stolen bases since Jean Segura in 2010!
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Kernels fans, let's give a big welcome to infielder Dalton Shuffield who will join the Cedar Rapids Kernels from FCL Twins.
Shuffield was drafted in the 2022 MLB draft by the Minnesota Twins with the 294th pick in the 10th round. Welcome to Cedar Rapids!
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Ben Ross is headed to Wichita! Congratulations and good luck, Ben!
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Kernels fans let's give a big welcome to Infielder Jake Rucker who has been promoted from the Class A
@MightyMussels
. Welcome to Cedar Rapids! Let's get to work! 💪
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Alex Isola (C) has been named the winner of the award representing Single-A Cedar Rapids. Isola volunteered with the local Horizon's Meals on Wheels chapter during the 2021 season, delivering meals to those in need in his free time and encouraging his teammates to do the same.
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WANDER! JAVIER!
The
#MNTwins
prospect hits a two-out, two-strike grand slam! 7-4
#CRKernels
in the 9th!
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Kernels fans please join us in welcoming Calvin Christoforo as our 2023 internet broadcaster.
Christoforo,
@Calchristo1
comes to us from New York and will broadcast all 132 games for the Kernels this season through our online streaming and on MiLB TV.
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Thank you
@CRKernels
fans for a great season! We appreciate all of the support! The Kernels were in the playoffs for the 6th straight year! Opening Day is April 4, 2019!
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Congratulations to Tanner Schobel for being named Midwest League Player of the Week! In the series against Beloit, Schobel slashed .421/.500/1.158 for a Midwest League-best 1.658 OPS. Read more about Schobel's amazing week at !
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#CABBAGE
is
#GoingGoingGone
!
First professional grand slam for
@treycabz
! 6-0
#CRKernels
, still no outs in the 1st!
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THE KERNELS ARE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES BOUND
Your Cedar Rapids Kernels have clinched the
#2
seed for the High-A Central Championship Series. The post-season series will begin in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, September 21st.
Tickets:
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Let's welcome our new manager Tommy Watkins back to Cedar Rapids! Check out the full story here:
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Tonight, we lit up our field from 8:00-8:20 pm in support of the spring-season athletes who are not getting the season they have waited for.
Until we can be back on the field again, everyone do their part to help flatten the curve.
#lightupIA
@IOWAHSADA
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The
@CRKernels
win 4-0 & advance to the Western Division Championship Series for the 5th straight season! The Kernels host Peoria tomorrow night in Game 1 at 6:35 pm!
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Hypothetically, if we were making a big announcement for the season, would you be free to check it out tomorrow? 👀
#CRKernels
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CHRISTIAN ENCARNACION-STRAND WITH A SOLO SHOT TO RIGHT AND HE HAS HIS 20TH RBI IN JUST SEVEN GAMES!!!
Bottom 7: River Bandits 4, Kernels 3
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LET'S GOOOO! 🌽💚
The Kernels return home for Game 2 of the 3-game Championship Series on Tuesday! Get your tickets for just $10 now at !
#CRKernels
#LetTheGoodTimesRoll
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BREAKING:
#CRKernels
right-handed pitcher
@FollowSchulfer
is the
#MNTwins
Minor League Pitcher of the Week!
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THIS JUST IN: The Kernels 2024 Opening Day Roster has been released! We are so excited to have them join us! Read the full release here:
Tickets are on sale and Opening Day is only 8 days away, so visit to purchase tickets now!
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BREAKING: Brian Dinkelman returns as Kernels Manager in 2021.
Remaining 2021 Staff:
Bryce Berg | Hitting Coach
Mark Moriarty & Richard Salazar | Pitching Coaches
Jairo Rodriguez | Coach
Tyler Blair | Athletic Trainer
Colin Feikles | S&C
Full Bios:
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It's official - Royce Lewis promoted to Fort Myers! You're getting a good one,
@MiracleBaseball
!
In a corresponding move,
@MiketheDavis3
joins the
#CRKernels
from
@ETwinsBaseball
!
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#StatOfTheDay
- Royce Lewis batted .524 (11-of-21) in the first week of May while starting a five-game hit streak and a four-game steal streak
#CRKernels
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Noah Cardenas has been named the winner of the 2023 Harmon Killebrew Award for the Cedar Rapids Kernels. This award is given to a player within the Twins organization who shows exemplary community service throughout the season. Congratulations, Noah!
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Congratulations Brian Dinkelman on being named Baseball America's 2023 Minor League Manager of the Year!
@BrDink
and the 23 Kernels won the Division in both halves of the season, led all of MiLB with an 86-52 record, & won the first Midwest League Championship for CR in 29 years!
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Tyler Skaggs, a pitcher for the 2010
#CRKernels
, died earlier today at the age of 27. Our hearts are with Tyler's family & friends along with the
@Angels
organization.
(original image from
@MLB
)
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Outfielder
@trevorlarnach
('18) will become the third top
#MNTwins
draft pick to play for the
#CRKernels
this season (Royce Lewis ('17),
@AKirilloff19
('16)!
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Keeping it 💯!
@FollowSchulfer
is now the first pitcher with 100 strikeouts in a single season for the
#CRKernels
since Felix Jorge in 2015!
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BREAKING:
#CRKernels
first baseman
@Gabe_Snyder
has been selected as a 2019 Midwest League Postseason All-Star
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FINAL:
#CRKernels
win, 4-3!
@theHELM_
hits a two-run walk-off double in the bottom of the 9th!
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FINAL: IT'S A WALK-OFF!
@TWEBB8
with a full-count, two-out, two-run double in the 9th!
#CRKernels
3, Burlington 2!
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We have another promotion to celebrate! Congratulations and good luck in Wichita, Jaylen!
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ROSTER MOVE:
@treycabz
is
#GoingGoingGone
Trey Cabbage promoted to
@WindSurgeICT
, Max Smith added to
#CRKernels
from
@MightyMussels
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We watched "Field of Dreams" to start our bus trip to Wisconsin, and we decided to check out the real thing!
#KernelsBaseball
#FieldofDreams
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KERNELS WIN, KERNELS WIN! DeShawn Keirsey, Jr. follows Webb with a walk-off single to center! The last five Kernels wins at home have now all come in walk-off fashion!
FINAL: Cedar Rapids 3,
@LumberKings
2
W: Ramirez (1-0)
L: Wolf (0-1)
Game 3 is tomorrow at 6:35 p.m.
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#GoingGoingGone
-
@treycabz
with an absolute blast to right field! Three-run home run gives the
#CRKernels
their first lead @ 3-2!
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The
@CRKernels
advance to the Western Division Championship Series for the 4th consecutive season!
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Former Kernel, Royce Lewis, smacked 2 home runs tonight to lead the Twins to a Game 1 win!
#WeBelieveinTC
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Cade Povich fires 6.0 scoreless, striking out 10 while scattering three hits and a walk!!!
59 of his 87 pitches were strikes with 18 whiffs as he worked to a 68% first-pitch strike rate!!!
Top 7: Kernels 10, Sky Carp 0
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#GoingGoingGone
X 2!
@Matt_Wallner
's second homer of the night - a three-run blast - gives the
#CRKernels
their first lead @ 6-5 in the 7th!
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Raya is headed to Wichita! Congratulations and good luck, Marco!
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ROSTER MOVE: Kevin Marnon promoted to
@MiracleBaseball
;
@kevin2tall
went 2-0 with one save, 1.46 earned run average, 14 strikeouts in 12.1 innings pitched over five outings with
#CRKernels
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#GoingGoingGone
-
@j_pearson2
clears the bases with his first professional grand slam! 6-2
#CRKernels
in the 7th!
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BREAKING: Royce Lewis is the 2018 Midwest League Prospect of the Year! Lewis &
@AKirilloff19
both named to the MWL Postseason All-Star Team!
#CRKernels
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THE KERNELS ARE HEADED TO THE MIDWEST LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES!
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Josh Winder tossed a 💎 tonight:
8.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 8 SO (
#PunchingTickets
)
#CRKernels
carry a 6-0 lead into the 9th!
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NO-HITTER! The
#CRKernels
defeat the Burlington Bees, 9-0, in a seven-inning no-hitter from
@FollowSchulfer
& Jose Martinez!
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OFFICIAL: The Kernels and Twins announce the 2018 Kernels Field Staff!
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Your Kernels have
#clinched
a playoff spot as the First Half Wildcard. The Kernels have made the playoffs for the 7th straight year. EVERY YEAR under the Twins affiliation!
The team is on break for the MWL All-Star Game and will return to Perfect Game Field on Tuesday, June 25th
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Jordan Carr is moving on up! Congratulations and good luck with the Wind Surge!
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NEW! The Kernels are now taking pre-orders for this special 2020 What the Shuck? t-shirt. Click below to pre-order your t-shirt online or stop by the Diamond Shop to pre-order in person. Store hours are M-F 10am-5pm.
Available in adult sizes Small to 3XL
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