2026 has been an up and down season for the Minnesota Twins, but Derek Shelton’s team enjoyed a bright moment on Thursday night.
Minnesota fans left Target Field happy despite watching their team trail all game long thanks to one swing of the bat from Kody Clemens.
Because after entering the bottom of the ninth inning down 3-0, the Twins managed to stack the bases in front of Clemens, who then delivered in heroic fashion as Minnesota beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3.
Kody Clemens was the Twins’ hero for the day
Clemens, the son of legendary pitcher and seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens, belted a walk-off grand slam off an 0-2 count and with two outs on the board. Clemens’ epic blast made history in multiple ways.
Of the 17 walk-off grand slams down three runs since pitch counts started being tracked (1988), Clemens’ is the first to occur off an 0-2 count.