The Minnesota Twins purchased the contract of outfielder Graham Brown from the Frontier League's Washington Wild Things and assigned him to Low-A Fort Myers on Tuesday. Brown, 24, hit .395 (15-for-38) with two home runs, two doubles, six RBI and seven stolen bases with Washington this season.
"Graham was everything you could ask for as a manager: he worked extremely hard, was a great teammate and just an overall joy to have in the clubhouse," Wild Things manager Tom Vaeth said.
Last year, Brown played for the Frontier League's Evansville Otters, slashing .279/.345/.453 with 12 homers, 26 doubles, 53 RBI and 15 stolen bases across 94 games. Dating back to 2025, the outfielder has a 21-game on-base streak between Evansville and Washington.
Before playing professional baseball, Brown played for WVU Potomac State College for two seasons and the Sun Belt Conference's Coastal Carolina for three seasons. In 54 games with the Catamounts, Brown slashed .459/.543/.724 with six homers, 20 doubles, five triples and 63 RBI. In 177 games with the Chanticleers, the outfielder hit .310/.408/.571 with 36 homers, 57 doubles, 176 RBI and 22 stolen bases. The 6-foot, 200-pound outfielder's college accolades include:
- Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week (April 10, 2023)
- Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week (April 11, 2023)
- Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week (May 10, 2022)
- 2021 NJCAA Division I Third-Team All-American
- 2021 NJCAA All-Region XX Division I First Team
Brown joins utilityman Quinn McDaniel (Southern Maryland Blue Crabs), utilityman Henry Kusiak (Long Island Ducks) and right-handed pitcher Nick McAuliffe (Evansville Otters) on the list of Independent League players signed by Minnesota in 2026.
Twins' acquisition of Brown is low-risk, high-reward move
As a 24-year-old outfielder in Single-A with an organization abundant with young, talented outfielders such as Walker Jenkins, Emmanuel RodrÃguez and Gabriel Gonzalez, Brown's odds of reaching the majors with the Twins one day are low. However, his strong collegiate stats and recent hot stretch in the Frontier League prove he has big-league potential. Who knows? Maybe Brown is the Twins' next Chris Colabello.
The Twins made a smart move by obtaining Brown from the Wild Things. At the worst, the outfielder will struggle to climb the minor-league ranks and eventually be released. At best, he'll surpass expectations and reach the majors wearing a Twins uniform. Essentially, signing Brown is a low-risk, high-reward move. As a minor leaguer, Brown won't cost the Twins much, relatively speaking.
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