Walker Jenkins placed on 7-day injured list with sprained ankle

Jenkins missed time in spring training due to an ankle injury

Walker Jenkins is the top prospect in the Twins' organization and the No. 3 prospect in all of baseball. | Bryan Green, MiLB.com

Twins star prospect Walker Jenkins was placed on the 7-day injured list Wednesday.

Jenkins, 20, started the season with the Twins' Double-A affiliate, the Wichita Wind Surge, and the injury has knocked him out of action after two games and eight at-bats. The Twins' top prospect suffered a left ankle sprain — it's the same ankle that he sprained early during spring training.

Jenkins was ruled out for the past two Wind Surge games and Double-A manager Brian Dinkelman said Jenkins is just dealing with some discomfort.

Walker Jenkins (ankle; day-to-day) was ruled out for the second straight game

Brian Dinkelman says his injury has been a "nagging discomfort" and they'll play it safe

"If it means sitting out a few days to be good for the next four months, that's hopefully where we're at" pic.twitter.com/O6KgXeimyE

— Noah Sacco (@NoahSaccoTV) April 9, 2025

In 2024, Jenkins slashed .282/.394/.439 with six home runs and 58 RBIs across Rookie, Single-A, High-A and Double-A.

#MNTwins top prospect Walker Jenkins was placed on the Double-A Wichita injured list with a left ankle sprain.

Same ankle injury Jenkins was sidelined by during spring training. He played two games for Wichita.

— Aaron Gleeman (@AaronGleeman) April 9, 2025

Minnesota selected Jenkins with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft. He is currently the No. 1 prospect in the Twins' farm system and is ranked as the No. 3 prospect in all of baseball, according to the rankings from MLB Pipeline.