Minnesota Twins prospect Edouard Julien is knocking on the Major League door

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By Tyson Shushkewich, Canadian Baseball Network, 18 mars 2023

Infielder Edouard Julien (Quebec, Que.) has been on the radar of Major League teams since he was a high school senior over five years ago.

Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 37th round in 2017, Julien decided to head south and honour his commitment to Auburn University, playing two years with the Tigers (a collective .266/.393/.501 slash line with 27 home runs and an .894 OPS through 443 at-bats) while also suiting up in the prestigious Cape Cod Summer League in both 2018 and 2019.

Prior to his university commitment, Julien was a prominent figure with the Canadian Junior National team, playing in various events across the globe with the national program.

Heading into the 2023 season, Julien finds himself ranked No. 4 on the Twins’ top prospect list by MLB Pipeline and was not only added to the Twins’ 40-man roster this offseason but was also named to Team Canada for the World Baseball Classic.

Julien represents Canada

Few wore ‘Canada’ across their chest better than Julien at the World Baseball Classic earlier this month. He really showcased his hit tool to a broader audience in Pool C. As the team’s lead-off batter, Julien led the squad in home runs (two), slugging (1.154), and OPS (1.821).

While the sample size is small given Canada did not advance out of round-robin play, Julien went 7-for-13 with five walks in the tournament with not only four extra-base hits but clutch hits as well, most notably producing a home run to right field on the first pitch in the Canada-Great Britain contest.

Before heading Phoenix to represent his country, the second baseman went 4-for-16 with two home runs and four RBIs in big league spring training with the Twins, although he also struck out eight times, something that hampered the lefty batter last season (24.6% of the time).

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