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High-A Affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. Join us for a party at the park all season long. 🌽
Joined January 2009
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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POV: Walker Jenkins getting ready for his first at-bat as a Kernel
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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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Behold: Kaelen Culpepper's first Kernels hit. The Twins top pick in this year's draft doubles for his first high-A hit! . #MNTwins
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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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HUGE news. Walker Jenkins is officially a Kernel! Welcome to Cedar Rapids, Walker!. Kernels tickets:
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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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He was Player of the Week, Player of the Month, and now PROMOTED! Good Luck in Wichita, Tanner!
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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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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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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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Kaelen Culepper blasts his first home run of the year and the Kernels retake the lead!!!. #CRKernels | #CRWIS
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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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Welcome back Brian Dinkelman as he returns once again as the Kernels Manager in 2022! #CRKernels
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With tonight's win, the Kernels have cliched the Western Division first half!.#PartyatthePark
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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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#MNTwins No. 1 prospect Walker Jenkins collected three hits, scored three runs and had a pair of RBIs in his first series at High-A. @USAFRecruiting #AimHigh
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Once you’re a Kernel, you’re always a Kernel in our eyes 🥹 Jay Harry was traded yesterday, but stuck around for the game and sang the stretch with us!
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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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Congrats to Luke Keaschall on being promoted to Double-A! Luuuuuuuke has crushed it at the plate this season. The #CRKernels wish you luck in Wichita! #TwinsTerritory
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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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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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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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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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Congratulations to our manager Brian Dinkelman on becoming the franchise's winningest manager in our modern era
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I can’t wait to show my boss that I got footage of Walker Jenkins loading the bus!!!
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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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KYLE DEBARGE WOW.WILL THIS BALL EVER LAND.KERNELS TAKE THE LEAD INTO THE NINTH. #CRKernels | #CRSB
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Congrats to pitcher Zebby Matthews on being promoted to Double-A! Matthews was just named as the Twins Minor League Pitcher of the Month for April. The #CRKernels wish you luck in Wichita! #TwinsTerritory
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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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This at bat had a little extra heat to it 🌶️ Kaelen Culpepper, the top draft pick for the Twins this year, hit his first Kernels home run tonight #MNTwins
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Good news! We heard it’s going well!
When we opened up our DMs, I thought you guys were going to ask us questions about the game
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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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Kernels home run number one for Twins prospect number one! Walker Jenkins hit his first High-A home run tonight! #MNTwins #TwinsTerritory
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John Klein has been selected as the Kernels recipient of the Harmon Killebrew Community Service Award. Klein volunteered at HRFH. He also participated in social media outreach, kids programs at games, & a skills clinic. Thank you for everything you do on and off the field, John!
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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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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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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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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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Big time players make big time plays. Kyle DeBarge is your #KwikStarStarOfTheGame!. 5 AB.2 R.3 H.3 RBI.1 WALK-OFF HOME RUN! 🚀
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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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BREAKING: #CRKernels right-handed pitcher @FollowSchulfer is the #MNTwins Minor League Pitcher of the Week!
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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FINAL: #CRKernels win, 4-3! @theHELM_ hits a two-run walk-off double in the bottom of the 9th!
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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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ROSTER MOVE: @treycabz is #GoingGoingGone. Trey Cabbage promoted to @WindSurgeICT, Max Smith added to #CRKernels from @MightyMussels.
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We know some of you have been waiting for this news. Kaelen Culpepper has been called up to Cedar Rapids! Welcome to the Kernels, Kaelen! #TwinsTerritory
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Making memories like this is one of the best parts of the MiLB 🫶
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We have another promotion to celebrate! Congratulations and good luck in Wichita, Jaylen!
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It's 90s Night at the Kernels, but can our Gen Z baseball players figure out how to play a cassette tape? 📼
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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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